collective bargaining

American  

noun

1. 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.

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collective bargaining British  

noun

1. 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 Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of collective bargaining

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Boeing’s BA -0.54%decrease; red down pointing triangle unionized machinists ratified a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, ending a nearly 15-week strike that took a toll on workers responsible for producing jet fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You should look at it in absolute numbers in terms of what they're making. They are going to get a big increase in this cycle of collective bargaining. And they deserve it."

From Barron's

They are expected to push for a salary cap in next year’s collective bargaining negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times

The union’s collective bargaining agreements with Kaiser Permanente expired Sept. 30.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the New Deal stabilized the financial system, created Social Security, legalized collective bargaining and built public infrastructure, blazing the path for another capitalist boom during and after World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal