How to Use collective bargaining in a Sentence

collective bargaining

noun
  • The next round of collective bargaining is scheduled for September.
  • All are now facing the prospect of collective bargaining for the first time in decades.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • The union claimed that once he was added to the list, the rankings fell within collective bargaining.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 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 | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The terms of the collective bargaining agreement for next season, which were were drawn up in 2019, remain in place.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • For the first time in 30 years, the league changed its playoff format due to a new collective bargaining agreement.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 25 May 2021
  • The next round of collective bargaining should do more to help teams retain their young talent.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 2 June 2022
  • The union is now the largest collective bargaining unit in the Democratic Party.
    — Monica Dunn, ABC News, 10 May 2022
  • There is also the issue of matching salaries per the trade rules of the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
    — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The league and its players recently agreed to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement, which will keep labor peace in the NWSL through the end of the decade.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The mandate was part of collective bargaining talks with unions.
    — Gray Rohrer, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • In 2022, the sides agreed to collective bargaining agreements that pay both teams equally.
    — CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Togiai’s contract will run for four years per the terms of the league’s collective bargaining agreement.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 21 May 2021
  • When the first week of the season was postponed for MLB and the player’s union to complete the collective bargaining agreement, a three-game series against the Rockies was moved to the end of the slate.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The election was won by the Teamsters Union, which was named to represent the workers in collective bargaining.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2021
  • 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
  • Some or all of those changes could find their way into MLB in the course of the next collective bargaining agreement, which would go into effect next year.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • 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
  • There was a lot of uncertainty at a point in time when there's a lot of uncertainty in the world — sort of the way the process of collective bargaining works sometimes.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 10 Mar. 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
  • The commissioner can add legends to the All-Star Game due to a new clause in the collective bargaining agreement between the players and the owners.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022
  • 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 players' union opted out of the current collective bargaining agreement to try to secure higher salaries in 2024.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • However, the league's current collective bargaining agreement may force teams into trying to capitalize on shorter windows rather than extended dynastic runs.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

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