Labor
Overcoming company hurdles, 6,000 Amazon workers start union recognition vote
February 16, 2021If workers here go union, it will mark a double breakthrough for organized labor in two notoriously hostile environments: Amazon and Alabama.
Read morePanel to Congress: Transportation workers at higher risk of coronavirus
February 12, 2021Risk for bus drivers could be five times that of the risk for the general population.
Read moreBLS: Pandemic’s job hit continues, as new aid claims rise 14.55%
February 11, 2021Rising joblessness underscores the need for passage of the massive rescue package proposed by Biden.
Read moreFederal workers warmly welcome Biden revocation of Trump dictates
February 10, 2021Change for two million workers and their families is like going from night into day.
Read moreSenate splits 50-50 on hiking minimum wage
February 9, 2021With Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie, the wage hike stays in the budget blueprint.
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