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collective agreement

noun

  1. the contract, written or oral, made between an employer or employers and a union on behalf of all the employees represented by the union.
  2. the schedule of wages, rules, and working conditions agreed upon.


collective agreement

noun

  1. a negotiated agreement, which is not enforceable at law, between an employer and employees' representatives, covering rates of pay or terms and conditions of employment, or both
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of collective agreement1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

The federal mandate also doesn’t violate the collective agreement, Lynn said, as it supports the agreement’s goal of ensuring safety and efficient operations.

Social policy (1) Restore national collective agreement on minimum wage.

In this field a beginning had been made in 1886 when the coal operators and the union entered into a collective agreement.

The terms of all such systems, however, should be made the subject of collective agreement.

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