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Layoffs by large private employers in June remained relatively low. However, they are rising, and tariffs could accelerate the trend.
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The chances for wage increases in the economy, particularly at the low end of the scale, are depressing. And GDP faces a real threat as discretionary spending probably falters.
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UPS has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on a five-year contract affecting some 260,000 employees.
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China may put tariffs on U.S. crude, "Incredibles 2" breaks a box office record, and other important headlines.
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The Chinese plant that builds consumer electronics products for Amazon has been criticized by a labor watchdog group for the treatment of the plant's workers.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has issued its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for the month of April.
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A small group of employees at Boeing's South Carolina plant voted Thursday to be represented by the same union the represents more than 35,000 other company employees in the United States. Boeing is...
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Kitchen workers at United Airlines are seeking union representation but have been stymied so far by the company's response and an unusual delay on the part of the National Mediation Board.
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Walmart on Wednesday announced a new education program for U.S. employees that will pay most of the costs of getting a post-secondary degree.
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While the gig economy got a lot of news coverage a few years ago, there's not so much now. There are at least a couple of good reasons for that: first, the pay is terrible, and second, the impact is...
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There is new research that may partly explain why the gap between CEO compensation and average worker pay has gotten so wide.
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Tesla drops the prices of its cars sold in China, Amazon.com clamps down on buyers who return too many things, Las Vegas casino workers could go on strike, and other important headlines.
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McDonald's workers from nine cities on Tuesday filed charges of harassment and retaliation against the company. Similar charges were first filed two years ago.
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China says it will lower some tariffs, an attempt to save Toys "R" Us ends, Sony will buy a music publisher, and other important headlines.
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The unemployment rate for African Americans was more than twice as high as for white Americans at the end of Q1. Hispanic Americans are still about 1.5-times as likely to be unemployed as white...
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