Tag: labor
US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight
NEW YORK -- The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive...
Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?
NEW YORK -- The COVID-19 pandemic and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value....
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...
Mexico's president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher but on Friday, three days before leaving...
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...
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid falls to lowest level in 4 months
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in four months.The Labor Department reported Thursday that...