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labour relations

British  

plural noun

    1. collective relations between the management of an organization and its employees or employees' representatives

    2. a set of such relations in a wider context, such as in an industry, or in a national economy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Both sides at least agreed on the importance of the case for labour relations.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

The bigger question now is whether other workers will follow suit and reverse a decades-old decline in industrial action that has seen employers gain the upper hand in labour relations.

From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022

To understand labour relations in the US is impossible without looking at healthcare.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021

MLB has enjoyed relatively placid labour relations since 1995, when a devastating players’ strike caused the World Series to be cancelled for the first time since 1904.

From Economist ● Feb. 25, 2018

Maintenance of fair incomes requires extensive labour relations and social security laws.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Thomas Colignatus

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