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Wal-Mart will add 60,000 new "seasonal" workers, which is the start of holiday additions by big-box retailers and department stores.
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The strength of retail sales in the fourth quarter of each year is a benchmark for how well the U.S. consumer economy is doing.
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European aircraft maker Airbus Group officially opens its final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., Monday, only the second plant that the company has built outside Europe.
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It has been years since a major strike drove a wedge between the UAW and large car companies. There may be a new one soon.
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Last week’s ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that a company is a "joint employer" along with its contractors has caused a storm of concern in at least one industry.
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Chrysler and the UAW kicked off new contract negotiations in July, and workers voted heavily in favor of going on strike if the company has not bargained in good faith.
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Twitter, like other new world tech companies, admitted it does not employ enough women and minorities.
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The American Postal Workers Union has also opposed the proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot and has begun gathering electronic signatures on a petition to stop it.
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Boeing said that it plans to cut several hundred jobs due to cuts in defense spending, a lack of orders for new satellites and the failure of the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import...
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Are Wal-Mart's woes due to its own minimum wage increases back in April? And if so, will minimum wage trouble spread to McDonald's?
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courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.There is a big movement taking place in labor and wages inside America around a minimum wage or livable wage. Many companies are not on board with instantly ramping up...
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Based on recent government numbers, 9.6% of black Americans and 18.5% of people 16 to 19 years old were unemployed.
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In May, initial weekly jobless claims bottomed out at 266,500. Not only is this the lowest number since the recession, it is the lowest number since April 2000.
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General Motors says it is investing in a new plant in Flint, but apparently it will not bring any jobs to the city.
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Fast-food workers in New York State made an average of about $9 per hour last year. That number soon may rise to $15.
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