What is Collective Bargaining?
The right to Collective Bargaining allows workers to freely negotiate their working conditions with their employers. These rights apply to all workers, regardless of their race, religion, gender, occupation, nationality, or political opinion.
Collective bargaining is the process of all negotiations between an employer or an employers’ organization and one or more trade unions with the aim of developing a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) (Also called a Collective Labour Agreement or CLA).
CBAs outline work conditions at factory/workplace, regional, national, or sectoral level. These are written, legally binding contracts requiring employer and company compliance.