| 释义 |
reˈopener, n. Industr. Rel. (orig. U.S.).
[f. reopen v. + -er1.]
More fully, reopener clause: a clause in a contract between union and management which allows for the reopening of negotiations within the term of the contract; = reopening clause.
1960Monthly Labor Rev. May 516/2 Both increases, negotiated under wage reopeners of contracts signed..were expected to set the wage pattern for other woolen..workers. 1975Business Week 8 Sept. 25/2 Recently, it won a 28{pcnt} wage increase over three years..and a 1976 wage reopener. 1979Times 24 Nov. 1/7 The management resisted union demands for..a reopener clause entitling the unions to apply for more money before the expiry of the 12-month agreement. 1989Oil & Gas Jrnl. 10 July 19/1 Many of the new, longer term contracts also contain reopeners, which are clauses that allow periodic renegotiation of the contract if certain aspects become unrealistic. |