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It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election
Updated April 9, 2021 at 11:20 AM ETAmazon warehouse workers in Alabama will not be forming a union.The majority of Amazon's workers in Bessemer, Ala.,… -
Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long?
The results of the 2021 election that everyone has been awaiting with bated breath are taking a while. Blame it on mail-in votes. Yes, this one, too.The… -
With More Women In State Office, Family Leave Policies Have Not Caught Up
A nameplate that reads "Mom Boss" sits on the desk of Michigan state Sen. Stephanie Chang's basement office in the capitol building in Lansing. Around it… -
'Walk One Day In Our Shoes': Life Near Minimum Wage
Joyce Barnes sometimes pauses, leaving the grocery store. A crowd shifts past, loaded up with goodies. Barnes pictures herself, walking out with big… -
So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It's Complicated
Jillian Melton and Paul Sklar work at two restaurants hundreds of miles apart. And when it comes to the $15 minimum wage debate, their differences in… -
Nurses At Worcester Hospital Walk Off The Job
The strike started after negotiations with Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, which owns the hospital, broke down. -
Costco To Raise Minimum Wage To $16 An Hour: 'This Isn't Altruism'
Costco plans to edge up its starting wage to $16 an hour starting next week, CEO W. Craig Jelinek said on Thursday, revealing plans that would propel his… -
Millions Are Out Of A Job. Yet Some Employers Wonder: Why Can't I Find Workers?
At a time when millions of Americans are unemployed, businessman Bill Martin has a head-scratching problem: He's got plenty of jobs but few people willing… -
Biden Doesn't Think $15 Federal Minimum Wage Hike Will Survive COVID-19 Relief Bill
President Biden said on Friday that his plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour is unlikely to happen as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19… -
Marty Walsh 'Has All The Skills' To Lead Labor Department, Says Former U.S. Deputy Labor Secretary
Tom Glynn says that, if confirmed, Walsh will have a very difficult job ahead of him amid the pandemic, but that he has "solid preparation for the task."
