Call it a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or a Collective Labour Agreement (CLA). Still, throughout Europe, its fundamental goal is always the same: setting the legal framework for workers and employers to co-exist and function in harmony. It may even be the most complex and intense dialogue social partners may have throughout time. Yet, just like any other contract, a CBA is the place where employees and employers can find common ground for ensuring their interests – which are most often different – are accepted by the other side and implicitly respected. (....)