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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Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

They've forgotten that exclusive representation is the model that they wanted — we didn’t, necessarily — in the 1940s and 1950s.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2018

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

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2015

Harrison alleges that Carroll is in breach of his exclusive representation contract signed in March 2009.

From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2011

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.