Tag: labor
US filings for jobless applications see the biggest decline in three months
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week came back down to more recent ranges after a big jump the week...
Airbus to lay off 2,500 as it tries to turn around its space and defense division
European aircraft maker and Boeing rival Airbus said Wednesday that it was laying off 2,500 workers as it tries to turnaround its struggling...
What's behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
NEW YORK -- Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who lost or left...
California health care workers get a pay bump under a new minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Some of the lowest-paid health care workers in California will get a pay bump Wednesday under a state law gradually...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking, marking the Democrat's latest move...
Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers
PHILADELPHIA -- Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a...