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national agreement

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noun

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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A 2024 national agreement on the policy, external said people experiencing mental health crises should not be left without support.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

A national agreement signed with North America’s Building Trades Unions covers contractors working on those projects and future ones, with no termination date on the project labor agreement.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

In 1906 the employing lithographers discontinued their national agreement with the lithographers' union.

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Selig Perlman

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