as in compromise
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
it will take some negotiation, but I think we can get each side to agree to a cease-fire
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Workers at 77 King Soopers stores across the Denver metro area started a strike Thursday after months of negotiations between the union and the company and the expiration of their contract last month.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Fact-finding is an advanced step in labor contract negotiations in which a third-party law arbitrator reviews briefs submitted by the union and Chicago Public Schools and then makes recommendations on ways two sides can agree.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan, a Democrat who chairs the Council’s Finance Committee and co-leads the budget negotiations, argued that just like in the past few cycles, the city has enough money to avert cuts.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Personally, this has been an exhausting conversation and negotiation.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Fact-finding is an advanced step in labor contract negotiations in which a third-party law arbitrator reviews briefs submitted by the union and Chicago Public Schools and then makes recommendations on ways two sides can agree.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan, a Democrat who chairs the Council’s Finance Committee and co-leads the budget negotiations, argued that just like in the past few cycles, the city has enough money to avert cuts.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
Personally, this has been an exhausting conversation and negotiation.
—Will Sammon, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
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