a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
British Dictionary definitions for sweetheart agreement
sweetheart agreement
noun
an industrial agreement made at a local level between an employer and employees, often with clauses advantageous to the employer, such as no strikes, but without the recognition of the national union representing the employees
Australianan industrial agreement negotiated directly between employers and employees, without resort to arbitration
