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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In weighing the kind of long-term commitment Tucker will be seeking, Hoyer acknowledged the Cubs have operated cautiously while approaching the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, which runs through the 2026 season.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Team Sales The economics of owning an NBA team have evolved significantly over the past 15 years, thanks to multiple rounds of more owner-friendly collective bargaining agreements and revenue growth via media, sponsorships and ticketing.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles' spending habits may have an impact with the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players' Association set for this offseason.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Even so, the publication reported that 12% of the factories assessed had at least one freedom of association or collective bargaining violation (44 out of 381 factories), and documented 17 cases where workers were prevented from forming or joining a union freely.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Team Sales The economics of owning an NBA team have evolved significantly over the past 15 years, thanks to multiple rounds of more owner-friendly collective bargaining agreements and revenue growth via media, sponsorships and ticketing.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles' spending habits may have an impact with the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players' Association set for this offseason.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Even so, the publication reported that 12% of the factories assessed had at least one freedom of association or collective bargaining violation (44 out of 381 factories), and documented 17 cases where workers were prevented from forming or joining a union freely.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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