Labor

Dutch Court Rules Against Uber

By April Roach and Ellen Milligan / Bloomberg

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wants to Improve Blue-Collar Work. Can He Convince Washington?

By Abby Vesoulis / Dayton, OH

Half of U.S. Workers Favor Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Poll Finds

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT/AP

Auto Workers May Be Left Behind As Industry Shifts Green

By Justin Worland
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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 28, 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 28, 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 4, 2021

How Rising Temperatures Due to Climate Change are Shortening Pregnancies

Paying a price even before birth

By Jeffrey Kluger April 30, 2021

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 April 30, 2021

'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 April 30, 2021

Here's Why GM Workers Are On Strike

'The union is playing some hardball'

By David Welch and Keith Naughton / Bloomberg April 30, 2021
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