collective agreement

/kəˌlɛktɪv əˌgrimənt/
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Other forms: collective agreements

Definitions of collective agreement
  1. noun
    contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
    synonyms: labor agreement, labor contract
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    types:
    yellow-dog contract
    a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
    type of:
    contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
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