Carriers like Spirit and Frontier have lost customers to bigger competitors and seen their costs balloon. Some are in financial distress.
Category: Wages and Salaries
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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.
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India Reels From Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee
The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.
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Meet the Young Professionals Voting for Zohran Mamdani
Despite their high salaries, some tech workers, lawyers and financiers are concerned by New York’s rising cost of living, and are betting on Zohran Mamdani for mayor.
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Shawn Fain, Who Pledged to Reform U.A.W., Faces Internal Dissent
Dissidents are seeking to oust Mr. Fain as president of the United Automobile Workers union as he prepares to run for re-election next year.
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Boeing and Union for 3,200 Striking Workers Reach New Proposed Deal
Workers who make military aircraft and equipment in the St. Louis area have been on strike since early August after rejecting an earlier agreement.
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US Poverty Rate Was Stable in 2024, as Household Income Rose Slightly
As pandemic subsidies disappeared, wages kept workers just ahead of inflation, although gaps have widened for some groups.