Collective bargaining

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A method of negotiation in which employees negotiate as a group with their employers, usually via a trade union. uncountable

    "Educators in a Washington state school district went on strike Friday because the teachers’ union and the Ridgefield School District (RSD) remain at loggerheads following months of collective bargaining negotiations."

  2. 2
    negotiation between an employer and trade union wordnet

Etymology

Coined by Beatrice Webb in 1891.

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