Posts tagged monopoly bargaining power

    Research ● Labor Unions

    UPS Is the Symptom, Not the Disease: How Labor Policy Shapes Long-Run Worker Outcomes

    February 18, 2026 // The question, then, is not whether the gains are real, but how the trade-offs unfold. Why do headline-grabbing contracts so often coincide with downsizing, automation, and job losses in sectors governed by exclusive, monopoly bargaining arrangements? When short-run wage gains are secured through monopoly bargaining power, where do the adjustments occur—and who ultimately bears the costs?

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    Press Release ● Labor Unions

    Employee Advocate Supports Repeal of Biden-Backed Union Power Scheme Over Temporary Agricultural Workers

    September 5, 2025 // National Right to Work Foundation comments: Biden DOL lacked authority to impose pro-union boss regulation over temporary agricultural workers

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