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English translation: by representatives of a majority of the work force

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12:45 Jul 26, 2010

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Bus/Financial - Human Resources / trade unions

English term or phrase: by majority representation

"Does your company recognise collective bargaining by majority representation?"

I'd like to understand what this means exactly. Thanks for your help!

Mikhail Kropotov KudoZ activity Questions: 387 (none open) Answers: 4442 Russian Federation
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English translation:by representatives of a majority of the work force

Explanation:
"Does your company recognise collective bargaining by majority representation?"

This is probably about trade unions. though the wording does not limit it to that. Representatives of the majority of the work force negotiate collectively with the management, and the result is binding on the entire work force, including the minority not represented or opposed.