grievance

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Contract negotiations, which began in September, have focused on the use of artificial intelligence, pay raises and “basic protections” including grievance procedures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

There was no recalibration nor hint of strategic retreat, only chest-thumping and grievance.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Instead there is always about him, in his public presentation, an air of grievance, of resentment, and a feeling of superiority—if you were a little brighter, you’d see it my way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The system, he added, shifts control "decisively away from users", with "grievance processes and appeals operate on slower clocks", Gupta added.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

It should synthesize a particular grievance into a succinct and pithy phrase, while mobilizing the people to combat it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela