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collective bargaining

American  

noun

  1. the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents.

collective bargaining British  

noun

  1. negotiation between one or more trade unions and one or more employers or an employers' organization on the incomes and working conditions of the employees

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
collective bargaining Cultural  

  1. Negotiations by representatives of a group of employees, often a labor union, pertaining to conditions of employment, such as wages and working conditions.

Etymology

Origin of collective bargaining

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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The sport’s collective bargaining agreement expires after this season, and the entire industry is bracing for missed games for the first time in more than three decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

The league sent over a new collective bargaining agreement proposal on Friday containing a provision that it would eventually stop paying for housing for all players.

From MarketWatch

Although the collective bargaining agreement does not expire until Dec. 1, Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week he expected talks on a new deal to start soon after opening day.

From Los Angeles Times

With collective bargaining, workers could demand transparency about the use of enterprise AI and demand fair compensation for the knowledge it gathers.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We will continue the fight to the end," farm trade unionist Costas Tzelas told a crowd of a few thousand at central Syntagma Square, including workers opposed to a new collective bargaining law.

From Barron's

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