Nation Oct 01 How a bitter strike and immigrant labor transformed Hormel’s hometown By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Nation Oct 04 U.S. labor market still sturdy as U.S. adds 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1 percent America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Politics Aug 01 Hollywood’s video game performers head to picket line over artificial intelligence The protest, set to begin at 9 a.m. Pacific time, marks the first large labor action since game voice actors and performance workers went on strike last Friday. By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press
Politics Jul 02 WATCH: Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from potentially deadly heat The Democrat warns as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories that high temperatures are the country's leading weather-related killer. By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press
Nation Apr 18 Watch 7:59 The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers Nearly one-third of large U.S. firms are exploring new schedules like the four-day workweek. Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at what happened at some companies that tried out a four-day, 32-hour week at the same pay. By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes
Nov 03 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Hiring slows in October but labor market shows signs of resiliency In our news wrap Friday, U.S. employers slowed hiring in October but the labor market still showed signs of resiliency, President Biden traveled to Lewiston, Maine, where a gunman killed 18 people last week, the Supreme Court agreed to decide… Continue watching
Nov 03 Labor marker remains resilient despite slower job growth last month By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Last month’s job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid enough to suggest that many companies still want to hire and that the economy remains sturdy. Continue reading
Oct 03 A government shutdown in Nigeria has been averted after a labor strike is suspended By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Nigerian government workers are continuing their work after last-minute efforts by authorities averted a nationwide strike to protest growing hardship which could have shut down government services in Africa's most populous country. Continue reading
Aug 28 As labor movements spread nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Biden is counting on critical labor support as he campaigns for a second term in office, holding his first re-election campaign rally at a Pennsylvania union hall in June, declaring: "I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American… Continue reading
Aug 22 UPS workers approve 5-year contract agreement to end negotiations By Haleluya Hadero, Matt Ott, Associated Press The union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month. Continue reading