How to Use collective bargaining in a Sentence

collective bargaining

noun
  • The next round of collective bargaining is scheduled for September.
  • As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the union and the owners agreed to expand the postseason field from 10 teams to 12.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The league and players’ union need to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The company and the union have not met for any collective bargaining sessions since the return to work.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Terms were not disclosed, but the new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to sign picks to three- or four-year deals.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2023
  • Notably, the terms of the agreement must be governed by a collective bargaining agreement.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In Sweden, two-thirds of working adults belong to a union, and around 90% work in places with collective bargaining agreements.
    Jonas Ekblom, Fortune Europe, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The win kept the men's team alive, and due to a new collective bargaining agreement, the women's team will also benefit from the victory.
    Christopher Brito, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Biden praised the deal after it was reached in July and emphasized the power of collective bargaining.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The next step for the union is to engage in collective bargaining negotiations with the studio to draft a union contract.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In Pennsylvania, Democrats have passed bills in the state House to raise the minimum wage and enshrine the right to collective bargaining in the state constitution.
    Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Su, who has relationships with both sides in the ports dispute, was able to help break a yearlong stalemate on a collective bargaining agreement.
    Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
  • The structure of contracts for first-round picks are largely pre-determined by the collective bargaining agreement.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
  • This will be a substantive issue in the new collective bargaining agreement.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Unions that do not submit the 30% signatures or that fail the ensuing election lose their collective bargaining rights.
    Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • On Tuesday, Alexandria’s City Council agreed to fund the first collective bargaining agreement since a 1977 state supreme court ruling banned those union contracts.
    Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The unions have had ample opportunity for collective bargaining, and the agreement includes a 24% pay raise over five years.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The two sides reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Saturday.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Then, if the majority of people vote in favor of a union, collective bargaining can begin.
    Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But unlike those leagues, the company did not have a collective bargaining agreement with players and team owners.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Under their collective bargaining agreement signed in 2020, union workers are not allowed to engage in any kind of strike or lockout.
    Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2023
  • However, that is just the first in a series of steps toward a union’s ultimate goal: a collective bargaining agreement that results in a fair contract.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • But no location has come close to a collective bargaining agreement with Starbucks yet.
    Amelia Lucas, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The league and its players came to an agreement early Saturday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, the NBA announced.
    Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The collective bargaining agreement also limits the number of full-pads practices.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Krejci returns briefly to Czechia, playing 24 games for Pardubice HC, before the league and the players’ union agree to a new collective bargaining agreement.
    Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The legal tool, which has roots in collective bargaining during an era when union labor was more robust, emerged in public contracting during the 1930s.
    Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The draft lottery was established in the sport’s latest collective bargaining agreement.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2022
  • These no-trade clauses are a byproduct of the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the players association.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023

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