Wage growth is cooling but workers still have bargaining power

Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images The pace of wage growth seems to be decelerating, according to the February jobs report issued Friday — but workers still have bargaining power in a cooling...

Kyrie Irving Trade Is Tipping Point For NBA Collective Bargaining Talks

Kyrie Irving’s frustrated look mirrors his view of the Brooklyn Nets which led him to demand a trade … [+] (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) MediaNews Gr...

Nations Trading Their AI As Geopolitical Bargaining Chips Raises Angst For AI Ethics And AI Law

Nations are moving toward trading AI, which raises a slew of thorny questions and qualms. getty Share and share alike. There’s plenty to go around for everyone. Some believe that those longstanding pe...

Expanding Public-Sector Collective Bargaining In Illinois Would Restrict Worker Freedom And Increase The Cost Of Government

Welcome to Illinois sign along the state border getty Several issues are on state ballots next week, including gun control laws, tax increases, cannabis legalization, and alcohol delivery. In Illinois...

Opinion: Stock market bulls have a new story to sell you. Don’t believe them — they’re just in the ‘bargaining’ stage of grief

Might the bear market’s losses at its recent low have gotten so bad that it was actually good news? Some eager stock bulls I monitor are advancing this convoluted rationale. The outline of their argum...

How NBA Expansion Could Impact Collective Bargaining Agreement Negotiations

OAKLAND, CA – JUNE 01: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before Game 1 of the 2017 … [+] NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena on June 1, 2017 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: Use...

Labor market is surprisingly strong, but quitting jobs has slowed in these sectors — why that could hurt workers’ bargaining power

Friday’s jobs report showed surprising strength in the labor market, but there are signs that all may not be well for all workers. Quitting in low-wage sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality ...

The cofounder of a $4 billion VC firm says the bear market has Silicon Valley somewhere in the 5 stages of grief. ‘We’re probably somewhere between anger and bargaining’

The venture capital market is slowing, and some VCs are having trouble accepting the news. At least that’s what Josh Wolfe, the co-founder of the $4 billion VC firm Lux Capital, had to say in an inter...

Striking Railway Workers Should Cease Using Disabled Passengers As A Bargaining Chip

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – JUNE 23: The biggest rail strikes in 30 years started on Monday night continuing … [+] this Thursday, with trains cancelled across the UK for much of the week. (Photo b...

This is exactly how much income homebuyers are bringing to the bargaining table

How much income do homebuyers usually come to the table with? Getty Images/iStockphoto The median household income in America is about $68,000, according to the Census Bureau — but that may not be eno...

Bitfinex hack, arrested for plea bargaining- The Cryptonomist

One of the two arrested for laundering Bitcoins from the hack at Bitfnex could ask for a plea bargain and avoid trial. That would bring to an early close the legal case that saw the largest Bitcoin se...