the negotiating table
noun[S]
MEETINGSukusasituationorplacein whichpeopleformallydiscusssomething inordertoreachanagreement:
across/around/at the negotiating tableWe werecompletelyunsuccessfulat thenegotiatingtable.
Unions aretryingto get allpartiesback to thenegotiatingtableasrapidlyaspossible.