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.
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The 49ers were prohibited from increasing Purdy’s salary because of the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Somewhat surprisingly, the owners actually offered to do away with qualifying offers late in the 2022 collective bargaining negotiations with the players in exchange for an international draft, but the union flatly rejected it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
To do this will require cooperation with the NFL Player’s Association during the next negotiation for a new collective bargaining agreement.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
Bills related to elections, daylight saving time and collective bargaining rapidly made their way through the Utah Legislature during Week 3 of the session.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Somewhat surprisingly, the owners actually offered to do away with qualifying offers late in the 2022 collective bargaining negotiations with the players in exchange for an international draft, but the union flatly rejected it.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
To do this will require cooperation with the NFL Player’s Association during the next negotiation for a new collective bargaining agreement.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
Bills related to elections, daylight saving time and collective bargaining rapidly made their way through the Utah Legislature during Week 3 of the session.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Collective bargaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collective%20bargaining. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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