Striking United Auto Workers want better wages, improved job security, retiree pay increases, and a 32-hour work week that could turbocharge broader acceptance of shorter work weeks. Right…
Read more UAW strike sets the stage for the 4-day work week — and a win could take it mainstreamNearly 13,000 U.S. auto workers went on strike early Friday after the Big Three and the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement before their national contract…
Read more UAW strike: 12,700 Ford, GM and Stellantis auto workers walk off the jobApple Inc. shares sold off for the second session in a row Thursday amid swirling concerns about the company’s China business, but some analysts say those fears may…
Read more Here’s why Wall Street may be overreacting about Apple’s China’s challengesThe U.S. unemployment rate jumped to an 18-month high of 3.8% in August. Does that mean the economy is tottering and layoffs are rising from near record lows?…
Read more Unemployment surge to 3.8% may be a summer-jobs mirageU.S. stock futures pointed higher on Friday, ahead of data that could show a slowing pace of hiring, which would reassure investors that the Federal Reserve won’t take…
Read more U.S. stock futures edge higher ahead of data that could show hiring slowdownThe U.S. Labor Day holiday will mark another milestone in the marathon to bring workers back to the office, but it won’t be a quick fix for landlords,…
Read more Labor Day is just a ‘milestone’ in the marathon to get workers back to the officeUPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New Contract Source link
Read more UPS, Teamsters Reach Agreement on New ContractAs we enter artificial intelligence’s brave new world, humans have naturally come to fear what the future holds. Do computers like HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey pose an existential threat? Or in an incident not from…
Read more Are the robots coming for us? Ask AI.As the fight between bosses and workers over returning to the office keeps entering new rounds, new data show how much in-office attendance ramped up last year —…
Read more ‘The war on remote work is not over.’ But one group in particular is heading back to the office.The numbers: The U.S. added a muscular 339,000 new jobs in May, underscoring the resilience of the economy in the face of rising borrowing costs. Employment gains in…
Read more Jobs report shows a big 339,000 gain in May. The U.S. economy is still strong.The numbers: Private-sector employment jumped by 296,000 in April and hit a nine-month high, payroll processor ADP said Wednesday, in a sign the U.S. labor market is still…
Read more ADP says U.S. added 296,000 private jobs in April, a nine-month highThe deep uncertainty that the COVID pandemic created in the workforce hasn’t waned. U.S. workers are struggling with inflation, burnout, and fresh waves of layoffs. This comes as…
Read more When workers are an employer’s No. 1 priority, stockholders benefit tooThe numbers: The U.S. added a robust 236,000 new jobs in March, defying the Federal Reserve’s hopes for a big slowdown in hiring as the central bank struggles…
Read more Jobs report shows 236,000 gain in March — lifting 2023 total above 1 million — but U.S. labor market shows hints of coolingThe numbers: The U.S. added a robust 236,000 new jobs in March, defying the Federal Reserve’s hopes for a big slowdown in hiring as the central bank struggles…
Read more Jobs report shows 236,000 gain in March — lifting 2023 total above 1 million — but U.S. labor market shows hints of coolingThe numbers: The U.S. added a robust 236,000 new jobs in March, defying the Federal Reserve’s hopes for a big slowdown in hiring as the central bank struggles…
Read more Jobs report shows 236,000 gain in March — lifting 2023 total above 1 million — but U.S. labor market shows hints of coolingNormally a big increase in new U.S. jobs is cause for celebration. Not right now. The Federal Reserve sees a tight labor market as a big obstacle in…
Read more U.S. economy forecast to create 238,000 jobs in March. The Fed wouldn’t be happy.The numbers: The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits has topped 200,000 for nine weeks in a row and looks worse than previously reported, based on a…
Read more Jobless claims touch 228,000 and look worse after change in seasonal adjustmentsZoom to Lay Off 15% of Staff, CEO Slashes Salary Source link
Read more Zoom to Lay Off 15% of Staff, CEO Slashes SalaryThe numbers: The U.S. generated 223,000 new jobs in December to mark the smallest increase in two years, but the labor market still showed surprising vigor even as…
Read more U.S. adds robust 223,000 jobs in December, but wage growth slows in sign of ebbing inflation pressuresThe numbers: Job openings in the U.S. fell slightly to 10.46 million in November, but workers were still quitting in droves in a sign the labor market remains quite…
Read more U.S job openings stay high at 10.5 million and show labor market still very strong
