collective bargaining

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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 of collective bargaining

First recorded in 1890–95

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Contemporary Examples of collective bargaining

In other words, many swing voters who rejected the collective-bargaining reform also voted against the individual mandate.
Election Day Backlash
John Avlon
November 9, 2011
The rejection of the personhood amendment and collective-bargaining reform reflects a pushback against ideological overreaches.
Election Day Backlash
John Avlon
November 9, 2011
At issue in the U.S. are the collective-bargaining rights of unionized public employees.
16 States Going to War on Unions
The Daily Beast
February 23, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for collective bargaining

collective bargaining

noun

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 in Culture

collective bargaining

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