Tag: labor
More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at healthy levels.The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications...
Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
NEW YORK -- The massive port workers' strike that has crippled all the major dockyards on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. is...
The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how
WASHINGTON -- Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike...
Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by...
Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
PHILADELPHIA -- A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead...
Japan's central bank survey underpins optimism about growth
TOKYO -- Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched...