How to Use collective bargaining in a Sentence

collective bargaining

noun
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  • The next round of collective bargaining is scheduled for September.
  • Our collective bargaining agreement is very complex compared to other places.
    — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
  • As part of March’s new collective bargaining agreement, MLB assigns its top six draft picks via lottery.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Notably though, the collective bargaining agreement that ended the lockout this season established new playoff rules.
    — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Some, particularly those in low-wage roles, have changed jobs or are looking towards unionization or other forms of collective bargaining and self-organization.
    — Martin Whittaker, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2022
  • As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the union and the owners agreed to expand the postseason field from 10 teams to 12.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The league and players’ union need to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The company and the union have not met for any collective bargaining sessions since the return to work.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Terms were not disclosed, but the new collective bargaining agreement allows teams to sign picks to three- or four-year deals.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2023
  • When the team has to travel, more day games will need to make their way into the A’s schedule, as required by the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
    — Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 19 July 2024
  • In those leagues, players have agreed to receive that share of the revenue by way of collective bargaining agreements.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • Notably, the terms of the agreement must be governed by a collective bargaining agreement.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In Sweden, two-thirds of working adults belong to a union, and around 90% work in places with collective bargaining agreements.
    — Jonas Ekblom, Fortune Europe, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The win kept the men's team alive, and due to a new collective bargaining agreement, the women's team will also benefit from the victory.
    — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Biden praised the deal after it was reached in July and emphasized the power of collective bargaining.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Earlier this year, the company agreed to work with one of its main unions to try to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The next step for the union is to engage in collective bargaining negotiations with the studio to draft a union contract.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That travel time counted against the hours teams are allowed to practice and meet under terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
  • In Pennsylvania, Democrats have passed bills in the state House to raise the minimum wage and enshrine the right to collective bargaining in the state constitution.
    — Raina Lipsitz, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Su, who has relationships with both sides in the ports dispute, was able to help break a yearlong stalemate on a collective bargaining agreement.
    — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
  • The structure of contracts for first-round picks are largely pre-determined by the collective bargaining agreement.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
  • This will be a substantive issue in the new collective bargaining agreement.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Unions that do not submit the 30% signatures or that fail the ensuing election lose their collective bargaining rights.
    — Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
  • On Tuesday, Alexandria’s City Council agreed to fund the first collective bargaining agreement since a 1977 state supreme court ruling banned those union contracts.
    — Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The unions have had ample opportunity for collective bargaining, and the agreement includes a 24% pay raise over five years.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The two sides reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Saturday.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Then, if the majority of people vote in favor of a union, collective bargaining can begin.
    — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2022
  • But unlike those leagues, the company did not have a collective bargaining agreement with players and team owners.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This major change could come before the current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2030 season.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 24 July 2024
  • But instead of tempering these efforts, one agency, the EPA, has written the policy into its collective bargaining agreement with their employees’ union.
    — Curtis Schube, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024

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