More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era …
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day …
Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, …
Chipotle Mexican Grill may have violated federal labor law in its treatment of employees at its only unionized store, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The board said late Monday that …
A Vermont man who was fired from his job after he said a random drug test showed he used medical marijuana while off duty for chronic pain has lost his appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court over …
The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states have seen sharply higher earnings, especially in scenic areas that …
Betty Jean Hall, an Appalachian attorney and federal administrative judge who paved the way for women to enter the coal mining workforce, has died. She was 78. Hall died Friday in Cary, N.C., where …
Struggling to feed her family after losing her job as a cleaner earlier this year, 56-year-old Norma Villarreal went to church last week in the hardscrabble outskirts of Buenos Aires and waited in …
The United Auto Workers has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the November contest against Republican Donald Trump. UAW President Shawn Fain said in …
Vice President Kamala Harris told Republicans to "bring it on" in what she described as a "fight for our most fundamental freedoms" as she spoke to the American Federation of Teachers. It was her …
Workers at Amazon's JFK8 Fulfillment Center on Staten Island, the only one of the e-commerce giant’s U.S. warehouses that is unionized, elected new union leaders, according to a vote count …
New Jersey Transit and the union representing its rail engineers will have more time to try work out a labor dispute under an executive order signed by President Joe Biden. The White House said in a …
At the start of every work day, construction worker Charles Smith puts on the essentials: hard hat. Safety glasses. A reflective vest. And a small, watch-like band for his wrist. But rather than …
A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves. Before he decided to stand down earlier this week, debate about …
With many jobs expected to eventually rely on generative artificial intelligence, states are trying to help workers beef up their tech skills before they become outdated and get outfoxed by machines …
Facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is relying on labor unions to help make the case that his record in office matters more than his age. …
A series of bills amending a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations and requiring employers found liable to pay a fine to the state has been signed into law by …
The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month's Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden's support among the blue-collar workers …
Child care worker Marci Then, 32, looked over at two 4-year-olds in her care who were tussling over a toy plate in a model kitchen set. “Are we sharing?” she gently asked them. They both let go. …
One of Florida's poorest counties is preparing for the new "Airglades" airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, …
They operate in places like an airport, a resort, and a distribution center, tucked away from the public eye but close enough for easy access. They often emit laughter — and the sound of tumbling …
A global group of trade unions is accusing Saudi Arabia of abusing migrant workers, just as FIFA prepares to confirm the oil-rich kingdom as host of the 2034 World Cup. A complaint filed last week …
A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama last week sidetracked the UAW's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South. But …
One of California's most influential agricultural companies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state to stop a contentious law to help farmworkers unionize that Governor Gavin Newsom reluctantly …
After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said he is "not falling for the lies anymore" and will vote for a union. The company has repeatedly promised to improve pay and …
