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 league has no salary cap, and heading into negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement ahead of a 2026 deadline it is expected that owners will take a firm position against the players’ union in trying to secure one.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
This level of visibility couldn’t have come at a better time for a group of players in the midst of contentious negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, as FanSided Mets writer Stephen Parello pointed out on Monday, Boras may also be failing to take into account another factor working against Alonso — the expiration of baseball's collective bargaining agreement, which happens following next season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
With the owners expected to lock out the players and pursue a salary cap after the collective bargaining agreement expires after next season, the Dodgers serve as an easy foil.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
This level of visibility couldn’t have come at a better time for a group of players in the midst of contentious negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
In addition, as FanSided Mets writer Stephen Parello pointed out on Monday, Boras may also be failing to take into account another factor working against Alonso — the expiration of baseball's collective bargaining agreement, which happens following next season.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
With the owners expected to lock out the players and pursue a salary cap after the collective bargaining agreement expires after next season, the Dodgers serve as an easy foil.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for collective bargaining
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“Collective bargaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collective%20bargaining. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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