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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Also on the labor front, while at Precision, Schwenz worked on labor rights for the NBA Players Association, leading their communications strategy around their recent collective bargaining agreement with the NBA.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
In that role, Schwenz additionally worked with the NBA Players Association, the union for professional basketball players, to guide communications around a collective bargaining agreement.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Manfred has telegraphed the likelihood of the owners once again voting to lock out the players when the current collective bargaining agreement expires after next season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee’s success comes at a time when smaller-market owners are trying to level the playing field by evenly sharing all of their local television money and seeking a salary cap in collective bargaining negotiations with the players next year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
In that role, Schwenz additionally worked with the NBA Players Association, the union for professional basketball players, to guide communications around a collective bargaining agreement.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
Manfred has telegraphed the likelihood of the owners once again voting to lock out the players when the current collective bargaining agreement expires after next season.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee’s success comes at a time when smaller-market owners are trying to level the playing field by evenly sharing all of their local television money and seeking a salary cap in collective bargaining negotiations with the players next year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Collective bargaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collective%20bargaining. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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