collective bargaining

noun
the process by which wages, hours, rules, and working conditions are negotiated and agreed upon by a union with an employer for all the employees collectively whom it represents.

Origin:
1890–95

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collective bargaining
 
n
negotiation between one or more trade unions and one or more employers or an employers' organization on the incomes and working conditions of the employees

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collective bargaining definition


Negotiations by representatives of a group of employees, often a labor union, pertaining to conditions of employment, such as wages and working conditions.

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Example sentences
Contingent faculty have made strides in collective bargaining, but the
  management of their unions is one realm beyond their reach.
US law allows a new owner to renegotiate existing contracts after a purchase,
  even to reopen collective bargaining.
Some graduate students at elite universities fight the push for collective
  bargaining.
Although collective bargaining is not the only reason for the governments'
  woes, it has been a factor.
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