bargaining table

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“Local 99 members are struggling to make ends meet. After two years at the bargaining table, the District is still coming up short.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"The goal is to bring the rest of the companies to the bargaining table," said Sean Sullivan, professor at the University of Washington and London School of Economics.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Warner may have been forced back to the bargaining table by its lawyers or big shareholders who have multiple fingers in the wind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Unions also have been experimenting with new models of negotiating that bring union, business and government representatives together to the bargaining table to set wages and other labor standards for an industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Opening up the bargaining table to a would-be congregation.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver