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Wage Determination by Collective Bargaining
In workplaces with union representation, wages are not set unilaterally by the firm's human resources department. Instead, they are the outcome of a negotiation process between the trade union, which represents the workers, and the employer's representatives. This collective bargaining process results in a formal contract that specifies wages and other employment terms.
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