Stop & Shop supermarket workers and company officials reached a tentative contract agreement Sunday that includes wage increases for all associates and maintains health coverage, according to news releases from both parties
Read moreConservative members of the Supreme Court showed skepticism Tuesday as an oil-rig worker fought to have California overtime laws carry over to the outercontinental shelf.
Read moreLiberal, pro-labor and anti-corporate cash, the field of Democrats running for president may look like a union activist’s dream. But some key labor leaders are starting to worry about the topics dominating the 2020 conversation.
Read moreThe number of open jobs in the U.S. dropped more than 500,000 to 7.1 million in February, the lowest level in nearly a year, but there are still almost 1 million more available positions than unemployed Americans.
Read moreAmerican employers added 196,000 new jobs in March, dwarfing the paltry gains from the month before and showing that businesses are still hiring despite worries about an economic slowdown.
Read moreVying to reinstate executive orders that were found to gut union rights, an attorney for the government said Thursday that federal labor law cannot restrain President Donald Trump.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed peonage claims against GEO Group from a class of inmates, because they do not owe a debt to the private prison company, but allowed them to press their claim that they are forced to work for no or subminimal wages.
Read moreCapping off a homecoming weekend campaign blitz that included speeches to Hollywood stars and civil rights groups, Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday night pivoted to pursuing endorsements from California’s influential labor unions.
Read moreA state judge handed the California Business & Industrial Alliance its first win Thursday when he denied Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s attempt to dismiss a landmark case challenging a state law that empowers private citizens to file labor lawsuits.
Read moreA federal judge struck down the work requirements for Medicaid recipients in Arkansas and Kentucky on Wednesday, effectively blocking the Trump administration’s plan to revamp the country’s healthcare program for the poor.
Read moreAmerican businesses posted nearly 7.6 million job openings in January and there are now about 1 million more available positions than unemployed people.
Read moreGerman carmaker Volkswagen AG says it expects to shed between 5,000 and 7,000 jobs at its core brand by 2023 as a result of increasing automation of “routine tasks.”
Read moreThe U.S. economy gained just 20,000 jobs last month, marking the lowest monthly increase in over a year, while unemployment dropped slightly and wages grew faster.
Read moreThousands of women have gone on strike across Spain, joining millions more across the globe demanding a gender-balanced world amid persistent salary gap, violence and widespread inequality.
Read moreThe fired CFO of Olive Grove Charter Schools filed suit Santa Barbara County Court, alleging labor violations, falsifying grades, misuse of public money, wrongful firing and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Read moreCalling the policy change illegal and unjustified, six Democratic-led states brought a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s move to no longer require businesses to submit workplace injury disclosure forms to the federal government.
Read moreThe Labor Department said Thursday that 23,000 fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, indicating a low level of layoffs and a strong job market.
Read moreExposure to a common paint stripper has killed at least four people in the two years since the Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning methylene chloride for commercial and consumer uses. On Tuesday, two nonprofits brought a federal complaint in New York to compel follow-through.
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