noun phrase · academic

collective bargaining

UK/kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ/US/kəˈlɛktɪv ˈbæɡənɪŋ/co·LLEC·tive BAR·GAIN·ing

Band 7+task2speaking

Negotiations between an employer and a group of employees (often represented by a union) over pay and conditions.

Examples

The union entered into collective bargaining with management to improve wages.

Collective bargaining agreements can set standards across an entire sector.

Some governments encourage collective bargaining as a way to reduce industrial disputes.

Band 8 sentence

Effective collective bargaining can raise industry standards and reduce the frequency of strikes.

Collocations

  • collective bargaining agreement
  • enter into collective bargaining

Word family

collective adjectivebargain verb/nounbargaining noun

Common mistakes

collective bargaining means each worker negotiates separatelycollective bargaining means employees negotiate together as a group

Say it for a higher band

5union talks6labour negotiations7+collective bargaining

Synonyms

union negotiations

labour negotiations

Easily confused

individual negotiation

He preferred individual negotiation over collective bargaining in his case.

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