bargaining

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That leaves ranchers with fewer buyers, weaker bargaining power and less reliable access to processing capacity — especially as more imported beef competes for space in the same supply chain.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

I worked at the first Trader Joe’s store to unionize, and when I attended a bargaining session in 2023, I was shocked by what I saw and heard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Before the 1970s, courts were extremely skeptical of the uneven bargaining power and information between the government and defendant, and voided plea bargains, if they even had to consider them at all.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

The city’s police union said Wednesday that the city failed to meet and confer with it over any of the proposals at the LAPD, as required under the collective bargaining process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The challenge, as he saw it, was to somehow convince North Vietnam to make concessions at the bargaining table.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin