Jared Bernstein and David Madland Majorities of Americans say their top political issue is affordability. That means we can expect policymakers to increasingly focus on cost-of-living issues. As we ...

The United States currently lags behind peer nations. Countries that rely on sectoral bargaining consistently achieve much higher coverage rates than the U.S. workplace-based system.

While we come from different sides of the federal bargaining table—one a Democrat and former union president, and one a long-time management advocate at that table, as well as a political appointee in ...

RICHMOND — The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed competing versions of legislation to repeal a ban on collective bargaining for public employees. But the bills each exclude different types ...

Collective bargaining remains one of the most important processes governing labor–management relations in the United States. For organizations preparing for negotiations in 2026 and beyond, the key to ...

January 20, 2026 - One might think that labor negotiations in professional sports involve two parties: leagues versus players' unions. However, the 2026 cycle is shaping up to look a bit different.

A recent article in the publication Government Executive dated Aug. 29 titled “Federal Collective Bargaining is in the U.S National Interest” is one of the best-written and most powerful pieces I’ve ...

New statistical modeling suggests that sectoral bargaining could more than double collective bargaining coverage in the United States and generate big gains in union density.

More than 445,000 government workers at more than 20 federal agencies lost their government union collective bargaining privileges last month. This came after a federal appeals court in California ...

The WNBA and its players' union agreed to extend collective bargaining agreement negotiations until January 9, 2026. This extension temporarily avoids a work stoppage, which would have been the first ...