Category: Labor and Jobs

Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

Once accustomed to a status outside the usual management-labor hierarchy, many health professionals now feel as put upon as any clock-punching worker.
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.
Electric Vehicle Push Returns North Carolina to Its Lithium Mining Roots

After decades of stagnation, the Tar Heel State is the beneficiary of a lithium rush fueled by demand for car batteries.
The Instagrammable ‘Envy Office:’ How Reporters Find a Story in a Trend

Stylish workplaces are popping up across corporate America and on social media. Two journalists teamed up to find out if sophisticated design is enough to bring people back to the office.
U.A.W. Announces Drive to Organize Nonunion Plants

The United Automobile Workers’ effort, with a long-elusive goal, follows its success in securing big raises in contracts with the Detroit automakers.
Bidder Aims to Save Bankrupt Trucking Firm Yellow

The plan would put Yellow back on the road with thousands of unionized drivers, but would force the government to wait longer for a loan repayment.
Pensions Get a New Look From Younger Workers

As the downsides of 401(k)-style plans become apparent, workers and some companies, including IBM, are showing new interest in defined benefit plans.
Ford Resumes Work on E.V. Battery Plant in Michigan, at Reduced Scale

A battery plant in Michigan will be smaller than planned, Ford said, citing slower E.V. demand than expected, as well as labor costs.
Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.
Fed Officials Thought Rates Could Rise More if Inflation Stayed Stubborn

Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s early November meeting suggested another rate increase remained possible, but officials were in no hurry.
Want to Know What’s Bedeviling Biden? TikTok Economics May Hold Clues.

Economic despair dominates social media as young people fret about the cost of living. It offers a snapshot of the challenges facing Democrats ahead of the 2024 election.
Tip a Self-Service Kiosk? How to Deal With the Many Requests for Tips.

Since the pandemic, they seem to be everywhere. And with inflation, the gratuity on a pricier meal feels like a big outlay.