collective bargaining
nounUK /kəˈlɛk.tɪv ˈbɑː.ɡɪ.nɪŋ/
US /kəˈlɛk.tɪv ˈbɑːr.ɡɪ.nɪŋ/
When a group of workers talks together with their boss to agree on pay and rules.
The teachers used collective bargaining to get a better salary.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process where a union speaks for all its members in talks with management.
Collective bargaining gave the factory workers a safer workplace.
3. A formal meeting where two sides discuss and agree on working conditions.
The collective bargaining session lasted all night.
4. The legal right of employees to negotiate as a group.
The new law protects collective bargaining for nurses.