Investment firms are buying and bundling contractors, leaving some workers and customers worse off.
Category: Wages and Salaries
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Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners.
Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.
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Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On
A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a broader swath of workers.
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How a Long Government Shutdown Could Leave Scars on the Economy
The effect is rippling beyond missing paychecks to federal services that support much of the economy.
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Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.
Data show a resilient economy. But that largely reflects spending by the rich, while others pull back amid high prices and a weakening labor market.
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Discount Airlines Like Spirit and Frontier Changed Flying. Now They’re in Trouble.
Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.
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Gig Drivers Win the Right to Unionize in California
The measure, a compromise with companies like Uber, could serve as a model for other states.
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Some Workers Are Turning to Pay-Advance Apps for Basic Expenses
Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.”
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Overlooked No More: Bessie Margolin, Lawyer Who Turned Workers’ Hopes Into Law
Her streak of Supreme Court victories, which began during the New Deal era, benefited millions of workers and continue to shape labor rights today.
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Trump’s Tariffs Threaten to Break Some Small Businesses
Import duties are posing a challenge to some smaller companies, which fear that raising prices to cover higher costs will drive away customers.
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High-Skilled Visas Have Problems. Trump’s $100,000 Fee Won’t Fix Them.
For years, proposals have circulated to stop abuse of the H-1B program. The Trump administration’s big changes largely ignored them.