Cecilia Rouse says lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to haunt the recovery from recession — and drag on Americans’ optimism for the economy.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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Do We Know How Many People Are Working From Home?
New Labor Department numbers indicate that fewer Americans worked remotely last year. But many experts criticize the government’s data collection.
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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Spars With Democrats at Senate Hearing
Howard Schultz faced rancor from Senate Democrats at a hearing where he chafed at “propaganda that is floating around” about company labor practices.
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Defending Starbucks, Schultz Spars With Party That Once Embraced Him
Howard Schultz faced rancor from Senate Democrats at a hearing where he chafed at “propaganda that is floating around” about company labor practices.
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How Ukraine’s Battered Steel Industry Galvanized Its War Effort
The iron- and steel-producing factories of Ukraine’s rust belt have made body armor, helmets and armored plates for vehicles — and steelworkers risked their lives rolling out heavy machinery at the beginning of the war to help physically block the Russian advance.
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How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants
Google’s Bard chatbot fared far worse than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but human assistants might soon be out of their jobs.
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Tinkering With ChatGPT, Workers Wonder: Will This Take My Job?
Artificial intelligence is confronting white-collar professionals more directly than ever. It could make them more productive — or obsolete.
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Dollar General Is Deemed a ‘Severe Violator’ by the Labor Dept.
Since January 2017, OSHA has cited the company for 111 instances of workplace safety violations and imposed more than $15.5 million in penalties.
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No Longer at Starbucks Helm, Howard Schultz Is the Focus at Labor Hearing
After giving up the chief executive’s job (again), Mr. Schultz still casts a long shadow over Starbucks’ policy, not least in fighting unionization.
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United Auto Workers Usher In New Era of Leadership
Shawn Fain, who ousted the incumbent president, is presiding over a convention to chart the union’s approach in contract talks this year.
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Can’t Buy the Watch You Want? It’s Partly a Lack of Watchmakers.
With student enrollments down and retirements rising, Swiss brands worry that growth will stall.
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The Lure of the ‘Made in America’ Sales Pitch
Geopolitics forced an entrepreneur, Taylor Shupe, to bring jobs back from China. It’s helping sell his meme-inspired socks too.