national agreement

British  

noun

1. written formal agreements covering rates of pay and other terms and conditions of employment that are the result of collective bargaining at national level between one or more trade unions and employers in a sector of the economy

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Example Sentences

Rather than passing a law, the government opted for a national agreement with schools, parents and teachers, arguing this would secure buy‑in and bring in the rules quickly without a lengthy legislative battle.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

President Gustavo Petro called on the country’s political groups to seize the “historic responsibility” to reach a broad national agreement to achieve peace.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023

UPS CEO Carol Tomé in January told investors that the two sides are not far apart and that she expects a national agreement before the deadline.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

The union said it had negotiated a national agreement for oil workers on wages and working conditions, but about 200 individual bargaining units still had to negotiate local issues.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

In the official letter which accompanied it to the State Legislatures, they confessed that the business of coming into the national agreement had been attended with uncommon embarrassment and delay.

From The United States of America, Part 1 by Sparks, Edwin Erle