collective bargaining

noun

: negotiation between an employer and a labor union usually on wages, hours, and working conditions

Examples of collective bargaining in a Sentence

The next round of collective bargaining is scheduled for September.

Recent Examples on the Web

Unlike Major League Baseball, which doesn’t enforce a salary floor, the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement calls for all teams to spend 89% of the available cap per year and 95% on average over a four-year period. —Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025

Reese is set to renegotiate her contract in 2028, while the WNBA’s players are currently negotiating with the league for higher salaries as part of its new collective bargaining agreement. —Sean Neumann, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved a collective bargaining agreement that year to pay minor league players more money. —Gray Rohrer, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025

Cloud is just the latest veteran in a mass exodus from Connecticut this offseason as the league braces for the impacts of a new collective bargaining agreement with three more expansion teams on the way. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

collective bargaining

noun

: discussion between an employer and union representatives over wages, hours, and working conditions

Legal Definition

collective bargaining

noun

: negotiation between an employer and a labor union usually on wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions see also bargaining agent at agent, bargaining unit, Labor Management Relations Act