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bargaining agent

British  

noun

  1. an organization, usually a trade union, that acts or bargains on behalf of a group of employees in collective bargaining

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The restrictions lifted include a requirement that the Little Rock School Board not hire or fire superintendents without the state’s approval, and a prohibition on recognizing any bargaining agent for teachers without state approval.

From Seattle Times Jul. 8, 2021

He refuses to create a central bargaining agent, arguing the federal government is “not a shipping clerk”.

From The Guardian Apr. 5, 2020

The union was decertified as the controllers’ bargaining agent and ceased to exist, eventually succeeded by a new union for a rebuilt force of controllers.

From New York Times Mar. 6, 2017

US Airways said in a statement that it plans to resume contract talks with the mechanics' bargaining agent.

From Reuters Aug. 12, 2013

The union had been decertified as the bargaining agent for the air traffic controllers.

From Washington Post

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