After the coffeehouse chain proposed terms for contract negotiations, Workers United, which represents 9,000 employees, said it was open to productive steps.
Category: Labor and Jobs
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U.S. Job Growth Holds Up as Economy Gradually Cools
Interest rate increases have taken the edge off labor demand, but unemployment dipped in November, and wages rose more than expected.
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Amazon Is Cracking Down on Union Organizing, Workers Say
The company has disciplined union supporters and fired one in recent weeks, ahead of a trial that will weigh their right to interact with co-workers.
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How Has the Economy Affected You? We Want to Know.
The Times’s economics team is looking for reader input on what you’re going through financially and what you see in your community.
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DHL Workers at Kentucky Air Cargo Hub Go on Strike
Workers who load and unload cargo planes at DHL’s hub near Cincinnati walked out after months of negotiations failed to produce a contract.
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How Has the Economy Affected You? We Want to Know.
The Times’s economics team is looking for reader input on what you’re going through financially and what you see in your community.
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China’s Electric Car Factories Are Facing a Worker Shortage
China misjudged the rapid expansion of its electric vehicle sector, leaving a shortfall of skilled technicians as young people shun manufacturing careers.
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Yellow Rejects a Bid to Restart Trucking Company
In a letter, Yellow’s management said an effort to buy the company and revive its operations by an executive from a different trucking firm was “not viable.”
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Washington Post Journalists Go on One-Day Strike
The 24-hour strike is the first walkout at The Post since the 1970s, union leaders said.
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What the Jobs Report Might Mean for Interest Rates
Wall Street will closely watch Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s next move on borrowing costs.
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U.S. Job Openings Dropped in October
The number of openings fell to 8.7 million from 9.3 million in September, the Labor Department said, a sign of continued cooling in the labor market.