pattern bargaining

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a collective bargaining technique in which contract terms in one settlement are used as models to be imposed on other negotiating parties within an industry.

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Words nearby pattern bargaining

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How to use pattern bargaining in a sentence

And in so many of these events, the pattern of “blame the victim” was quickly in evidence.
In 2015, Let’s Try for More Compassion|Gene Robinson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I would have told them, ‘Do not get into a pattern in which you’re intimidated by these kinds of criminal attacks.
Should the U.S. Really Pay a Kim’s Ransom?|Kevin Bleyer|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It invites dictatorial and rogue regimes to use Americans serving overseas as bargaining chips.
Aging Cuban Exiles And Their Lawmakers Bypassed by White House|Romina Ruiz-Goiriena|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although the Brits would capture New York City a few weeks later, a pattern had been set.
The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle Site|Justin Jones|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The endpaper features a “pattern of marbleized paper” that has been “individually designed.”
Rand Paul’s Many Leather-Bound Books|Olivia Nuzzi|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Her eye fastened on a circular portion of the wall-paper pattern, and she felt that the whole room was revolving about her.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
Antonius and Hieronymus conjointly built a number of large pattern violins, which are of high finish and beautiful wood.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
It is a matter of regret that some one pattern has not been agreed on by all the builders concerned.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Another of the same set in the same hands is a splendid Stradiuarius of the large pattern with a magnificent tone.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce