New research shows that 73 “launchpad jobs” can help those without a four-year college degree advance and achieve higher pay.
Category: Wages and Salaries
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For First Time in 87 Years, Volkswagen May Close 3 Plants in Germany
The automaker’s top employee representative told workers that management planned to shutter the factories to cut costs amid slumping sales.
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Have Paychecks Kept Up With the Cost of Living?
On average, wages have risen faster than prices in recent years. But not all Americans are getting ahead.
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Why Boeing Workers Rejected a New Contract: Retirement Benefits
A large majority of more than 33,000 striking union members voted against a contract that included big raises but not the restoration of a frozen pension plan.
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Boeing Union Workers Reject Contract
The vote, hours after Boeing reported a $6.1 billion loss, will extend a nearly six-week-long strike at factories where the company makes its best-selling commercial plane.
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Boeing Union Says It Will Vote on New Proposal to End Strike
The machinists union that represents more than 33,000 workers said that the deal includes raises of 35 percent over the four-year life of the contract.
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Boeing Labor Talks Stall as Strike Nears One-Month Mark
The aerospace manufacturer withdrew its latest offer to a union whose more than 33,000 members went on strike last month, and both sides exchanged blame for the breakdown.
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How Walmart’s Donna Morris Manages the Largest Work Force in America
With 1.6 million U.S. employees under her watch, the company’s chief people officer faced a unique challenge just weeks into her new job: a pandemic.
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Ports Rush to Reopen After Dockworker Strike Is Suspended
Days after tens of thousands of longshoreman along the East and Gulf Coasts walked out, their union and their bosses reached a tentative agreement on wages.
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A Strong Jobs Report Suggests the Economy Is More Resilient Than We Thought
After months of wobbling, a fresh jobs report showed that hiring and wage growth are strong, aligning with other robust economic data.