Category: Wages and Salaries

New York Times Union Announces One-Day Strike

The New York Times – Business:
Negotiators for the company and the union, which represents most of the newsroom, have failed to come to an agreement on salaries, health and retirement benefits, and other issues.
U.K. Braces for Strikes Across Several Industries Through Christmas

The New York Times – Business:
Job actions by ambulance staff, nurses, rail workers and others will hit Britain every day between now and Dec. 25.
Biden Loves the Jobs Report, but the Fed Likely Does Not

The New York Times – Business:
The president is celebrating a jobs engine that is running hot; Federal Reserve officials want to see more signs of slowing growth amid their campaign to tame inflation.
$150 World Cup Jerseys Made by Workers Getting $2.27 a Day

The New York Times – Business:
Garment workers in Myanmar earn less than $3 a day to produce soccer apparel for Adidas. Some say they were fired after asking factory owners for a raise.
Powell says that rates will rise more and remain high ‘for some time.’

The New York Times – Business:
The Federal Reserve chair said the central bank will keep lifting rates to control price increases, and played down a recent cooling in inflation.
Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them

The New York Times – Business:
The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.
A Holiday Season Divided by Inflation and Economic Struggles

The New York Times – Business:
Even if policymakers achieve a gentle economic slowdown, it won’t be smooth for everyone.
Starbucks Workers Strike at Dozens of Stores Nationally

The New York Times – Business:
Workers said they were protesting the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith and other anti-union activity.
Foreign Trade Competition Has Hurt Black and Disadvantaged Workers Most, Report Says

The New York Times – Business:
A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status.
Ela Bhatt, Advocate for Women Workers in India, Dies at 89

The New York Times – Business:
The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.”
Workers Expect Fast Inflation Next Year. Could That Make It a Reality?

The New York Times – Business:
The Federal Reserve chair is eyeing near-term inflation expectations, which might shape wages — and help keep prices rising rapidly.
As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits

The New York Times – Travel:
The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge.