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

Typically, when the union decides matters like accepting a new collective bargaining agreement, 38 major leaguers carry a vote — the eight players on the subcommittee, and 30 representatives from each individual team. —Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024

There is also the issue of matching salaries per the trade rules of the league’s collective bargaining agreement. —Rahat Huq, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

The collective bargaining agreement has a myriad of additional earnings opportunities on top of base pay. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024

Workers at nine of Volkswagen’s 10 plants in Germany are striking, according to IG Metall, with one site subject to a separate collective bargaining agreement excluded. —Hanna Ziady, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024

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