1. involving or relating to multiple employers, especially in labor relations or benefit plans
Usage: business; labor relations

Examples

• The union negotiated a multiemployer pension plan covering workers from several companies.
• Multiemployer bargaining allows smaller companies to negotiate collectively.
• The multiemployer health fund provides benefits to workers across the industry.
• Construction workers often participate in multiemployer benefit programs.
• The multiemployer agreement standardized wages across competing firms.
• Federal regulations govern multiemployer retirement plans differently than single-employer plans.