Tag: Labor and Jobs
Rising Wages Are Good News for Workers but Keep Pressure on the Fed
Wages climbed at a rapid pace in the year through March and the unemployment rate dropped notably last…
House Committee Investigating Amazon Labor Practices
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has opened an investigation into Amazon’s labor practices during severe weather…
Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize
It was a union organizing campaign that few expected to have a chance. A handful of employees at…
Industries hit hard by the pandemic continued their rebound.
The jobs report released Friday — which showed U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs in March on a seasonally…
Endless Summer Fridays
On a warm Friday afternoon in March, around 2 p.m., the West Village in Manhattan was bustling with…
The U.S. economy added 431,000 jobs in March.
Wages climbed at a rapid pace in the year through March and the unemployment rate dropped notably last…
Unemployment Nears Prepandemic Level
Federal Reserve officials are tasked with fostering “full employment,” and while it has been difficult to guess what…
Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Favors Opponents for Now
Union supporters are narrowly trailing opponents in a union election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, the National…
High Inflation Could Persist as Wages Continue to Rise
Economists have been waiting for Americans to shift from buying goods, like furniture and appliances, and toward spending…
Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
CHINARAK COAL MINE, Afghanistan — Choking on dust, Mir Abdul Hadi emerged from the narrow mine shaft with…
A Fast, Frugal Track to Culinary School? Community College.
HAVERHILL, Mass. — The students all wore white chef coats, houndstooth pants and short toques as they tasted…
How 6 Workers Built New Careers In the Pandemic
Jane Watiri Taylor was working as a nurse at the Travis County Jail in Austin, Texas, when the…