Tag: Compensation and benefits
A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?
NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with...
Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices
BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released Monday claims that as...
Ports seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
DETROIT -- With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the...
Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay
Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on...
Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer
SEATTLE -- Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere after union members voted overwhelmingly...
Labor costs remain high for small businesses, but a report shows wage growth is slowing for some
NEW YORK -- Employee wages are one of the biggest costs for small businesses. A new survey found some owners may be seeing...