Parallels to the 1980s for US Workers
Columbia University's Kim Phillips-Fein on what history tells us about the outlook for workers and labor regulations.
To Investigate Labor Abuse, We Began With a Question: Who Profits?
Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned ...
US Labor Department reinstates workers targeted in Trump job cuts, union says
The U.S. Department of Labor has reinstated about 120 employees who were facing termination as part of the Trump ...
More than 13,000 federal workers, contractors apply for unemployment in the DMV
More than 13,000 federal workers and contractors are out of work and have applied for unemployment in the DMV after DOGE cuts ...
The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary means less worker freedom
As a member of Congress, Chavez-DeRemer co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) which would have made ...
ATI workers reject new six-year labor deal
Unionized workers of ATI, including those at Lockport’s Specialty Rolled Products facility on Ohio Street, rejected a new six-year labor agreement this past Monday. The company and the United ...
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The Labor Market: Worker Perception and Economic Health
Workers and economists interact with the labor market in quite different ways. This contrast can lead to misunderstandings, at best, and distrust of the data at worst. Neither macroeconomic ...
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Bill ending subminimum wages for disabled workers falters in Minnesota State Senate
ST. PAUL ( Minnesota Reformer) – A bill backed by Gov. Tim Walz to phase out subminimum wages for disabled workers by 2028 ...
The push to restore semiconductor manufacturing faces a labor crisis − can the US train enough workers in time?
Semiconductors power nearly every aspect of modern life – cars, smartphones, medical devices and even national defense ...
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EU faces widening skilled labor shortage, looks to recruit foreign workers
The European Commission has identified 42 occupations facing significant shortages, particularly in the construction, transport, and healthcare sectors, and is ...