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

SAG-AFTRA and WGA will reconvene with the studios for bargaining in 2030, as they all signed four-year contracts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Also Tuesday, the House passed legislation that would force employers to quickly begin bargaining with newly unionized workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

His look-alike brother, John, did not seem like a bad person when I questioned him in his cell—bargaining his life for Day’s, bargaining hidden money for Eden’s freedom.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu