collective bargaining

English

Etymology

Coined by Beatrice Webb in 1891.[1]

Noun

collective bargaining (uncountable)

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

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References
  1. “A Timeline of Events in Modern American Labor Relations”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (United States), 2010 August 18 (last accessed): “1891: The term “collective bargaining” is first used by Mrs. Sidney Webb, a British labor historian.”
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