good faith bargaining
good-faith bargaining. Labor law. Negotiations between an employer and a representative of employees, usu. a union, in which both parties meet and confer at reasonable times with open minds and with a view to reaching an agreement. • The National Labor Relations Act requires good-faith bargaining, and failure to bargain in good faith is considered an unfair labor practice. 29 USCA §§ 151–169. See UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE. [Cases: Labor Relations 388. 2.]