bargaining

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Wages are growing more slowly, and workers have little bargaining power in an period marked by slow hiring and the rise of artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

UMG and WMG said in statements that they are in negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement with AFM.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“With features like AI Overviews rapidly reshaping online search, it is crucial that content publishers, including news organizations, have appropriate bargaining power over how their content is used,” CMA Chief Executive Sarah Cardell said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Scurrying hurrying buying selling luggage trundling porter paying children shitting people spitting coming going begging bargaining reservation-checking.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy