procedural agreement

noun

1. regulations agreed between the parties to collective bargaining, defining the bargaining units, bargaining scope, procedures for collective bargaining, and the facilities to be provided to trade union representatives

Example Sentences

It’s not a big deal, mind you, just a procedural agreement to postpone budget wrangling for three months.

From Washington Post

The House and the Senate could, through a procedural agreement, basically do this through unanimous consent and they can have the fights that they want to have when they get back.”

From BusinessWeek

An administration official emphasized that including TAA in the implementing legislation for one of the trade deals "was still a likely outcome" if a procedural agreement is not reached to protect the program from Republican attacks.

From Reuters

Nevertheless, the most likely outcome of the current battle is either a cosmetic or procedural agreement to address longer- term fiscal issues; no one argues there’s a near-term crisis.

From BusinessWeek

Nevertheless, the most likely outcome of the current battle is either a cosmetic or procedural agreement to address longer-term fiscal issues; no one argues that there’s a near-term crisis.

From New York Times