# Bargaining unit

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{{Short description|Unit of labor representation}}
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A '''bargaining unit''', in [labor relations](/source/labor_relations), is a group of employees with a clear and identifiable community of interests who are (under US law) represented by a single [labor union](/source/labor_union) in [collective bargaining](/source/collective_bargaining) and other dealings with management.<ref>{{cite book|pages=2, 6, 58, 71|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YVArEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=%22Bargaining+unit%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=|title=The NLRB and the Appropriate Bargaining Unit|first=John E.|last=Abodeely|year=2015|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|isbn=9781512813944|access-date=26 March 2026}}</ref>

Examples are non-management professors, law enforcement professionals, blue-collar workers, and clerical and administrative employees.  Geographic location and the number of facilities included in bargaining units may be issues during representation cases.

The size of a company does not relate to the size of a bargaining unit. Bargaining units must consist of at least three employees, and must have the support of a majority of employees in the bargaining unit. However, the bargaining unit can be a small portion of a large company if no other employees are members of a union.

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