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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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