Dec 19 After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump By Kevin Freking, Associated Press By a 385-41 vote, the House approved a bill that puts in place terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Continue reading
Dec 12 U.S. labor board rules for McDonald’s in unionization case By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in McDonald's favor in a long-running case filed by 20 workers who were fired or faced retaliation for trying to unionize. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 7:08 What’s at stake for GM and other automakers with UAW strike Nearly 50,000 workers at General Motors plants across the country went on strike at midnight Sunday, bringing production to an immediate halt. It’s the first nationwide work stoppage since 2007 for United Auto Workers, which says it hasn't been able… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 13:03 Fed Chair Jay Powell: U.S. may be in a different era for workers’ wages despite economic gains By Judy Woodruff Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell discusses the state of the economy, bigger changes in the job market and why wages haven’t caught up with other economic trends in a conversation with Judy Woodruff. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival, Powell also… Continue watching
Sep 03 A growing number of Americans want to join a union By Thomas Kochan, Erin L. Kelly, Will Kimball, MIT Sloan School of Management, Duanyi Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A nationally representative survey of the workforce found interest in joining unions to be at a four-decade high. Continue reading
Aug 05 Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Labor's clout is being put to a new test by a voter referendum in Missouri over whether the state should ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 6:12 Supreme Court delivers blow to workers’ rights, making it more difficult to sue employers In its latest major ruling affecting corporate America, the Supreme Court split 5-4 in upholding the practice of arbitration, a blow for workers' ability to take collective legal action against their employers. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:16 Has Trump been a friend to workers or just good for business? By PBS News Hour President Trump ran on a platform of job creation and drew support from many blue-collar workers concerned about employment and stagnant wages. So how is the president doing in keeping his promise to revitalize jobs in America? William Brangham talks… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 8:31 For millions, underemployment is a new normal By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo At 4.3 percent, the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2001. But left out of this figure are people who are working part time or fewer hours than they desire -- - the underemployed. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker… Continue watching
May 17 What this apple-picking robot means for the future of farm workers By Andrew Wagner Abundant Robotics has built an automated apple picker, which could make agricultural labor shortages a thing of the past. Continue reading