pattern bargaining

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Like the writers, actors have stressed that they won’t be governed by other unions’ contract deals, a practice known as pattern bargaining.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Airline unions negotiate their contracts in a pattern bargaining process where a deal at one carrier acts as a benchmark for other companies.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2023

Chevron said that in Richmond, "the union’s demands exceeded what the company believes to be reasonable and moved beyond what was agreed to as part of the national pattern bargaining agreement."

From Fox News • Mar. 21, 2022

Chevron said that in Richmond, “the union’s demands exceeded what the company believes to be reasonable and moved beyond what was agreed to as part of the national pattern bargaining agreement.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

How many unions are engaged in pattern bargaining and setting contract standards across an industry or openly organizing toward a master agreement?

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2018