The phrase "request for concession" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is formally asking for a concession or compromise in negotiations or discussions.
Example: "In our meeting, I will submit a request for concession regarding the terms of the contract."
Alternatives: "appeal for concession" or "demand for concession."
But the union has resisted granting concessions and in fact rejected US Airways' request for concessions before it filed for bankruptcy.
US Airways machinists had turned down the airline's original request for concessions -- a factor in US Airways' decision to seek bankruptcy.
In his State of the State address, Mr. Rowland said state employees had been misled by union negotiators who had misconstrued his request for concessions.
AFSCME Local 207 President John Riehl, who represents 1,000 city workers has been defiant against the mayor's request for concessions.
For years she has watched as high-end sellers spurned requests for concessions.
As recently as March 2011 he noted that the Syrian leader had often responded to his requests for concessions.
The unions have resisted Verizon's requests for concessions on scores of issues because the company has been very profitable overall, with net income of $6.9 billion in the first six months of this year.
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The American Guild of Musical Artists, which represents the Met's singers, dancers and production workers, recently refused a request for contract concessions, saying it wanted to see the company's books.
It was this alleged letter, supposedly sent to Mr. Richard A. Ballinger when he was secretary of the interior, by Richard Ryan, an Alaskan railroad promoter, that was said to contain the information that prompted the president to refuse Mr. Ryan's request for Alaskan concessions until Charles Taft's influence had been invoked.
Eclipsed by the bold tax proposals that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined in his budget address this week was a request for $600 million in concessions from the city's labor unions.
