bargaining table
Where deals happen
The bargaining table is where negotiations happen—literally or figuratively, the place where parties come together to work out terms.
Labor unions and management meet at the bargaining table to hash out contracts.
They finally brought the issue to the bargaining table.
To come to the bargaining table is to agree to negotiate; to walk away from the bargaining table is to abandon talks.
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- give and takeMutual concession between parties
- dealAgreement or distribution
- agreementShared position between parties
good faith · summit · diplomacy · back and forth · leverage · power play · concession · common ground · high stakes · handshake · mediator · contract · demands · final offer · last ditch · union · strike · settlement
- unionslabor unions, labor union, trade union, union locals, credit union
- labor disputesstrikes, strike, labor strike, walkout, walkouts
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
bargaining tablebattlefield
Combat engagement area
armed conflict · combat · warfare · violence · courtroom
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