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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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Workers at one of the plants elected the union as their bargaining agent last April, while workers at the second location across the street opted against union representation a month later.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2023

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

From The Guardian Apr. 5, 2020

Johnson said he wanted the players to recognize that their union could be more than a collective bargaining agent.

From New York Times Apr. 17, 2014

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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