Collective Bargaining Agreement - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: collective bargaining agreementcollective bargaining agreement
collective bargaining agreement : an agreement between an employer and a labor union produced through collective bargaining : labor contract at contract ...
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
bargaining unit
bargaining unit : the group of employees for whom a labor union negotiates a collective bargaining agreement called also collective bargaining unit ...
Bargaining unit
Bargaining unit, means a group of employees for whom a labour union negotiates a collective bargaining agreement, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 45....
collective bargaining
collective bargaining : negotiation between an employer and a labor union usually on wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions see also bargaining agent at agent, bargaining unit Labor Management Relations Act in the Important Laws section ...
collective bargaining unit
collective bargaining unit : bargaining unit ...
collective bargaining agent
collective bargaining agent see agent ...
bargain
bargain often attrib [Old French bargaigne negotiation, haggling, from bargaignier to haggle] 1 : an agreement between parties that settles what each gives or receives (as a promise or performance) in a transaction between them compare contract 2 a : something acquired by or as if by bargaining b : something whose value considerably exceeds its cost [a purchase] vi 1 a : to negotiate over the terms of an agreement (as a contract) b : to engage in collective bargaining [the employer must with the union] 2 : to agree to certain terms or conditions : come to terms [plaintiff ed with the store for a lower price] vt : to convey according to a bargain [does hereby grant, , sell, alien and confirm to the party of the second part, the following described property] often used with sell in deeds to indicate that the conveyor is receiving consideration in exchange for the property ...
strike
strike struck struck also: strick·en strik·ing vi 1 : to remove or delete something 2 : to stop work in order to force an employer to comply with demands vt 1 : to remove or delete from a legal document and esp. from the record of a trial [it struck that part of [the] injunction "National Law Journal"] 2 : to remove (a prospective juror) from a venire 3 : to engage in a strike against (an employer) n 1 : the removal of a potential juror from a venire compare challenge 2 : a concerted work stoppage, interruption, or slowdown by a body of workers to enforce compliance with demands made on an employer see also rent strike Labor Management Relations Act in the Important Laws section compare job action economic strike : a strike that is brought against an employer because of a dispute regarding economic benefits or conditions (as wages) NOTE: Workers engaged in an economic strike can legally be replaced permanently. No-strike clauses in collective bargaining agreements ...
cost of living clause
cost of living clause : a clause in an agreement (as a collective bargaining agreement) that provides for increase of payments (as wages) made under the agreement in some proportion to the increase in the cost of living ...
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