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exclusive representation

American

noun

Labor.

the right of a union, chosen by a majority of the employees in a plant, craft, industry, or department of a shop or business, to represent all the employees in the unit, regardless of whether they are members of the union or not.

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exclusive representation

Unions’ customers are their members, but because of exclusive representation, they don’t face the same competitive pressure.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022

Richman: The structure is a trap, and exclusive representation is part of that.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2018

If you can win that exclusive representation election, you should win it, and you should also be saddled with the burdens of DFR.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2018

“If exclusive representation is not confined to true employees, where does it end?”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2015

They desire to maintain the essential characteristic of the present system—the exclusive representation of the majority in each constituency—and make no attempt to remedy any of the other evils associated with single-member constituencies.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.

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