Pattern bargaining
Pattern bargaining is a collective bargaining practice in which a national union strives to establish equal wages and benefits from several employers in the same industry. The union uses the negotiated contract of one company to serve as a model contract for the entire industry.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Pattern bargaining. A collective bargaining practice in which a national union strives to establish equal wages and benefits from several employers in the same industry. The union uses the negotiated contract of one company to serve as a model contract for the entire industry.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
