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bargaining agent

British  

noun

  1. an organization, usually a trade union, that acts or bargains on behalf of a group of employees in collective bargaining

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If the Beaumont employees approve a decertification, it would remove the USW as their bargaining agent.

From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2021

The restrictions lifted include a requirement that the Little Rock School Board not hire or fire superintendents without the state’s approval, and a prohibition on recognizing any bargaining agent for teachers without state approval.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2021

He refuses to create a central bargaining agent, arguing the federal government is “not a shipping clerk”.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2020

The union was decertified as the controllers’ bargaining agent and ceased to exist, eventually succeeded by a new union for a rebuilt force of controllers.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2017

The union will serve as the workers’ bargaining agent with the Trump company, said Boardman, who expects contract negotiations to begin “very soon.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2017