Appropriate bargaining unit
An appropriate bargaining unit is the group of employees determined by the NLRB to be an appropriate unit for collective bargaining purposes. After a bargaining unit is identified, the employees of that unit have the right to select their bargaining representative, usually a labor union.
Definitions
According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),
- Appropriate bargaining unit. The group of employees determined by the NLRB to be an appropriate unit for collective bargaining purposes. After a bargaining unit is identified, the employees of that unit have the right to select their bargaining representative, usually a labor union.
Related concepts
- Labor relations. The systematic study of attitudes, motivations, and behaviors which two or more job-market actors assume toward each another.
