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exclusive representation

American  

noun

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

From Seattle Times Sep. 4, 2022

The prevalence of these independents is a long running problem that existed before and after exclusive representation, and it exists when there are agency fees and when there are not.

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

The claim to exclusive representation is not an empirical one; it is always distinctly moral.

From The Guardian Sep. 2, 2016

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 John H. Humphreys

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