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’s roster rules are curated to maintain competitive parity, and include facets like salary caps, international slots and a hard limit on how many players can earn above the annual senior maximum salary (as negotiated with its players union in collective bargaining).
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Relevant Policy: The Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order (March 2025) ends collective bargaining for certain federal employees.
—Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Trump also issued an executive order eliminating collective bargaining to negotiate work conditions for agencies with national security missions, leading to a lawsuit from the union representing foreign service workers.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Two years ago, the Illinois Labor Relations Board dismissed a union petition by the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, finding the workers were excluded from collective bargaining under existing state law.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Relevant Policy: The Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order (March 2025) ends collective bargaining for certain federal employees.
—Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Trump also issued an executive order eliminating collective bargaining to negotiate work conditions for agencies with national security missions, leading to a lawsuit from the union representing foreign service workers.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
Two years ago, the Illinois Labor Relations Board dismissed a union petition by the Illinois Legislative Staff Association, finding the workers were excluded from collective bargaining under existing state law.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Collective bargaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collective%20bargaining. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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