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Dismal Job Market Drives Chinese Youths to State Firms
By Bloomberg
Upstart Amazon Union Pauses NYC Campaign as Momentum Fades
By Matt Day / Bloomberg
The U.S. Unemployment Rate Held Steady in June Amid Robust Job Market
By Reade Pickert / Bloomberg
Activision Blizzard Agrees to Union Negotiations
By Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg
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What Happens If You Don't Get Your Hotel Room Cleaned Daily
The practice is being scaled back in the name of sustainability and guest privacy, but there's a price to pay
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Anita Snow / AP
May 26, 2022
Apple Faces In-Store Labor Drive as Union Amps Up Pressure
Workers at an Apple Inc.store in Atlanta became the first in the U.S. to file for a union election Wednesday
By Ian Kullgren / Bloomberg
April 20, 2022
Amazon Union On Track for Historic Victory in New York
Victory by the upstart Amazon Labor Union would mark a watershed moment for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant
By Spencer Soper and Matt Day / Bloomberg
March 31, 2022
U.S. Job Gains Accelerate While Wage Growth Slows Sharply
U.S. hiring boomed in February while wage growth slowed, showing a strong labor market that likely keeps the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates this month while offering some respite from strong inflationary...
By Reade Pickert / Bloomberg
March 4, 2022
How the Pandemic Propelled HR Chiefs Into the Boardroom
A new breed of multi-tasking senior HR executives are suddenly on speed-dial to the CEO.
By Bruce Horovitz
February 4, 2022
Starbucks Staff Can Vote to Unionize at Three More New York Stores, U.S. Labor Official Rules
Starbucks Corp. employees at three more restaurants in New York state will vote on unionization, a U.S. labor official ruled Friday, offering organizers a chance to expand a new labor foothold that’s already inspiring copycat...
By Josh Eidelson and Leslie Patton / Bloomberg
January 14, 2022
It's Time for a New Progressive Era, With Informal Workers at the Center
Informal work is the essential service that billions of people give to a world that barely notices.
By Darren Walker and Sally Roever
November 25, 2021
Why This Dating App Is Paying All Employees an $80,000 Minimum Salary
The decision is similar to that taken by the Dan Price, the CEO of credit card processing startup Gravity Payments
By Eloise Barry
November 24, 2021
Meet the Women Leading the Global Fight for Workers' Rights in the Informal Economy
The pandemic has hit informal workers particularly hard
By Eloise Barry
November 17, 2021
The Truck Driver Shortage Doesn’t Exist. Saying There Is One Makes Conditions Worse for Drivers
The trucking industry has a retention problem, not a recruitment problem.
By Alana Semuels
November 12, 2021
Starbucks Union Vote Sets Up Watershed Moment for U.S. Labor
Winning a unionization vote at one of the country’s signature non-union firms, Starbucks, would be an audacious coup.
By Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg
November 7, 2021
How to Onboard New Hires During a Pandemic
Conveying a company’s culture is always hard, and often in-office interactions offer cues that no handbook can capture
By S. Mitra Kalita
October 19, 2021
Biden's COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Frustrated OSHA
When President Joe Biden directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 9 to impose strict COVID-19 vaccination and testing protocols on large businesses, the OSHA employees were ready. It marked the first...
By Julia Zorthian
September 27, 2021
Dutch Court Rules Against Uber
In a ruling expected to have major implications for the taxi sector, the court ruled drivers should be considered employed by the company.
By April Roach and Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg
September 13, 2021
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wants to Improve Blue-Collar Work. Can He Convince Washington?
Having an exceptionally productive month at work could ruin Chloe Morgan. A single mother to four boys under the age of ten, Morgan is a saleswoman in Dayton, Ohio, with a $30,000 base salary that...
By Abby Vesoulis / Dayton, OH
September 3, 2021
Auto Workers May Be Left Behind As Industry Shifts Green
The AFL-CIO estimates that 25-30% of auto-making jobs could disappear in the industry’s transition
By Justin Worland
August 11, 2021
Richard Trumka Has Died. Few Could Match His Clout in Labor Politics
From his seventh-floor office, Richard Trumka could look out the window and down at the White House just across Lafayette Park. The AFL-CIO chief often made the quick walk across the manicured square and up...
By Philip Elliott
August 5, 2021
Surprise Jump in Unemployment Claims Shows U.S. Labor Market Churn
The rise in initial jobless claims reflected outsize increases in four states—Michigan, Texas, Kentucky and Missouri
By Peyton Forte and Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg
July 22, 2021
How Hourly Workers Are Securing Better Pay and Benefits
After 17 months of having to show up to jobs in person, America’s hourly workers may be gaining leverage
By Alana Semuels
July 22, 2021
Why Amazon's Alabama Union Vote Could Spur Labor Movement
The move could signify a revitalization of private-sector union membership that has been in steady decline for decades
By Abby Vesoulis
March 27, 2021
Moms Fired During COVID-19 Sue Their Former Employers
When Lauren Martinez arrived home after work to find her teenage daughter feverish and vomiting, she knew her pandemic plans were about to fall apart. It was May 2020 and her day care had closed,...
By Eliana Dockterman
March 3, 2021
How Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change are Shortening Pregnancies
Paying a price even before birth
By Jeffrey Kluger
December 2, 2019
Why UAW/GM Deal Is Unlikely to Satisfy Workers
The strike, which started on Sept. 15, is the longest GM work stoppage since the 1970s
By Tara Law
October 16, 2019
'Workers Are Tired and Frustrated and Angry.' Uneven Economic Growth Fuels Walkouts Like the GM Strike
50,000 GM workers walked off the job this week — and more strikes are planned
By Alana Semuels
September 18, 2019
The GM Strike Is Also a Protest Against the Gig Economy
Americans are turning to collective action in the face of modern employment practices such as temporary hiring and reduced benefits.
By Tara Law
September 16, 2019
Here's Why GM Workers Are On Strike
'The union is playing some hardball'
By David Welch and Keith Naughton / Bloomberg
September 16, 2019
Beyond Labor Day: 3 Ways Unions Have Helped American Workers
From changing the length of the workweek to making sure workers are promoted from danger
By Peter Cole
August 30, 2019
Game Creators Are Burned Out and Desperate for Change
Video game developers are speaking out about layoffs, burnout and sexual harassment plaguing the industry
By Alana Semuels
June 11, 2019
Uber Drivers Strike Ahead of Massive IPO
Some people will make big bucks as Uber goes public, but inequality may only worsen
By Alana Semuels
May 7, 2019
How the History of Slavery in America Offers an Important Labor Day Lesson
Labor Day became a holiday in the U.S. after the end of slavery, but there's still a link between the two
By Caitlin Rosenthal
August 30, 2018
Why Democrats Are Taking Fossil Fuel Money Again
The Democratic National Committee's vote to ban contributions from fossil fuel companies in June was a big win for progressive activists fighting for an aggressive stance on global warming. It took only two months for...
By Justin Worland
August 14, 2018
How Workers and Activists Around the World Are Celebrating May Day
International Workers' Day on May 1 is a public holiday in many countries, though some governments have clamped down on rallies and protests
By Eli Meixler
May 1, 2018
The YouTube Shooting Reflects a Growing Anger in the Digital Workforce
It is not simply a workplace shooting or a culmination of Facebook frustration
By Arun Sundararajan
April 5, 2018
Pioneering Labor Activist Dolores Huerta: Women 'Never Think of Getting Credit' But Now That's Changing
She coined the slogan "Yes, we can"
By Lily Rothman
March 27, 2018
AFL-CIO President: This Labor Day, Fight for Paid Leave
It's a holiday for enjoying the fruits of your labor. Too few workers get to do so
By Richard Trumka
September 3, 2017
What Trump's Rust Belt Supporters Need to Know This Week
This week, the Trump Administration will try once again to focus its policy agenda around a single theme. With an erratic chief executive and rapidly changing news developments, that’s easier said than done. Last week...
By Chris Lu
June 12, 2017
Nepal Still Struggling With Poverty Two Years After Earthquake
The economic fallout from a devastating earthquake two years ago is still being felt in Nepal
By Danielle Preiss and Pragati Shahi / Kathmandu
April 26, 2017
Chinese Workers at Factory for Ivanka Trump's Clothing Maker Earn About $62 a Week: Report
A new report by a watchdog group found the Chinese knitting factory used by a company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump's brand has poor conditions and pay, with workers putting in up to 60...
By Raisa Bruner
April 25, 2017
The Decades of History Behind Arguments Made by President Trump's Labor Secretary Pick
Andrew Puzder's take on the minimum wage will be familiar to those who have followed the history of the subject, argues one expert
By Eileen Boris
February 7, 2017
A $15 Minimum Wage Is Not the Best Way to Help Poor Workers
Without a federal increase, it will hurt the few people it helps—but there is another way
By Harry J. Holzer
December 21, 2016
Jeff Immelt: Localization Can Help America Win Around the World
"Politicians make the claim that our government has helped multinationals globalize and that businesses that globalize are somehow 'crony capitalists.' This is hogwash."
By Jeff Immelt
December 19, 2016
Donald Trump's Rust Belt Promises Are About Masculinity, Not the Economy
Trump played Factory Santa at Carrier, bringing jobs back just in time for Christmas. But he was rewarding them for bad behavior
By Edward McClelland
December 5, 2016
Judge Blocks President Obama's Overtime Pay Expansion
Millions of workers were set to gain access to overtime pay
By Maya Rhodan
November 23, 2016
How Businesses Could Skirt the New Overtime Law
And how employees will benefit either way
By Daniel S. Hamermesh
October 24, 2016
Girls Spend 40% More Time on Chores Than Boys: UNICEF
“The overburden of unpaid household work begins in early childhood and intensifies as girls reach adolescence,” a UNICEF official says
By Tekendra Parmar
October 7, 2016
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