Latest in New Labor
Sort by
3,100 items
-
New York Times Launches Election 'Needle' Despite Labor Strike
The news organization had warned that its election-forecasting tool might not be operational; some staffers debate the merits of the labor action.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
Boeing machinists end strike after approving labor contract with 38% raises
The vote is the third time since September that Boeing's machinists are considering a new labor deal.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Boeing strike ends after machinists approve new labor contract with 38% wage increases
Boeing machinists approved a new labor deal Monday, ending a more than seven-week strike that halted most of the aircraft production at the company that was already struggling with mounting losses.Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
Alabama Prison Labor Program Faces Legal Challenges
A work-release program for Alabama prisoners provides labor for corporations and income for the state. Lawsuits are challenging its constitutionality.Business - The New York Times - October 26 -
How Forced Labor and Hysterectomies Are Darkly Linked in India
Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in the country’s sugar fields.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Trump names Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary
President-elect Trump has tapped Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), to serve as Labor secretary in his new administration. Chavez-DeRemer had the backing of the Teamsters before she was officially ...Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago -
Canada's Labor Minister ends coast-to-coast port labor turmoil, forcing unions back to work
Canada's Labor Minister ended labor battles at Vancouver and Montreal ports, the second time the Canadian government has recently forced unions back to work.Business - CNBC - November 12 -
Review: Labor organizers score against Amazon in 'Union,' a complex, essential documentary
In 2022, Amazon's Staten Island warehouse became the site of a defiant labor showdown that made national headlines, here chronicled in its many twists and turns.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 25 -
Hundreds of Jews murdered at a little known Nazi labor camp are remembered
The son of a Holocaust survivor has fulfilled a yearslong personal mission with the unveiling of memorials to hundreds of Jews murdered by German forces during World War IIWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
Kamala Harris will be a president for the labor movement – and for working women | Liz Shuler
As the first female president of the United States’ largest labor federation, I’m proud to support the vice-president. The 6.6 million union women in this country – nearly half of today’s labor ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
White House blames jobs reports on hurricanes and labor strikes
The White House on Friday blamed the stall in job growth in October on the hurricanes and labor strikes in recent weeks. The U.S. added 12,000 jobs and the jobless rate stayed flat at 4.1 percent ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Elon Musk’s canvassing operation sued in California for alleged labor law violations
Plaintiffs accuse America Pac of several violations during its operation to support Orange county’s Michelle Steel. Elon Musk’s troubled canvassing operation on behalf of Donald Trump and the ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
The Biden-Harris Department of Labor is politicizing your retirement savings
The Biden administration's new rule allows retirement plan managers to invest without the consent of participants to achieve their political, social or ideological goals, potentially reducing ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Boeing machinists accept labor contract, ending 7-week strike
Boeing sweetened its offer to thousands of striking factory workers, leading machinists union to back the deal.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions
After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.Business - The New York Times - November 10 -
-
California voters reject measure to ban forced prison labor
Prop 6, which would have banned involuntary servitude in prisons, fails in blow to criminal justice reform advocates. California voters have rejected a ballot measure to prohibit forced prison ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
'It's not true': OneTaste founder denies forced labor conspiracy charge
Wellness guru and OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone is facing one charge of forced labor conspiracy. NBC News' Chloe Melas sat down with Daedone to discuss the allegations and her business.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Shen Yun’s Longstanding Labor Practices Attract Regulators’ Scrutiny
The New York State Department of Labor has opened an inquiry into the global dance group and its treatment of the children and teenagers who stage its shows worldwide.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Humans must adapt to AI’s fundamental changes to the labor market and the future of learning
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: When AI is discussed in the media, one of the most popular topics is how it could result in the loss of millions of jobs, as AI will be able to automate the routine tasks of ...Tech - VentureBeat - 3 days ago -
An Immigration Crackdown Risks Sapping Farms' Vital Source of Labor
Agriculture companies and laborers fear raids; 42% of crop farmhands aren’t legally authorized to work in the U.S.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Biden administration adding dozens of Chinese firms to forced-labor blacklist
The Biden administration added more than two dozen Chinese companies to its forced labor blacklist Friday in its latest effort to combat the exploitation of China's ethnic Uyghur population. The ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Trump selects Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary
Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon, who narrowly lost her reelection bid earlier this month, received strong backing from union members in her district.Top stories - CBS News - 14 hours ago -
Trump picks congresswoman Lori Chavez-Deremer to be labor secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said he has chosen congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon to serve as his labor secretary.Top stories - NBC News - 16 hours ago -
Trump selects treasury secretary, labor secretary and other positions
President-elect Donald Trump selected hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, former Office of Management and Budget Director Russell ...Top stories - CBS News - 16 hours ago -
Trump announces labor secretary, FDA chief, and several other cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump has announced several selections to his cabinet including Scott Bessent as treasury secretary and Lori Chavez-Deremer as labor secretary. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist has ...Politics - NBC News - 15 hours ago -
Trump Picks Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor Secretary
A moderate from a swing district, she received endorsements from several unions but narrowly lost her bid for a second House term.Business - The New York Times - 14 hours ago -
Trump makes flurry of choices including labor secretary and CDC chief
President-elect picks Fox News personalities and key loyalists as he looks to fill crucial agency and advisory roles. In a flurry of announcements late Friday evening, Donald Trump released his ...World - The Guardian - 14 hours ago -
What to know about Trump's labor secretary nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for labor secretary is being applauded by some key labor unions.Top stories - ABC News - 2 hours ago -
Murray signals openness to supporting Trump's pick to head Labor
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) signaled openness to supporting President-elect Trump’s pick for Labor secretary, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), on Friday. Murray, chair of the Senate ...Politics - The Hill - 3 hours ago -
Boston pizzeria owner gets 8.5 years in prison for forced labor of undocumented workers
The owner of a Boston area pizza chain who forced undocumented victims to work for him in grueling conditions, and under violent physical abuse and threats of deportation, has been sentenced to ...Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
A federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock optionsTech - ABC News - October 29 -
Ford's October vehicle sales increase 15.2% from subdued levels due to labor strike in 2023
Ford on Monday reported a 15.2% increase in U.S. new vehicles sales in October compared with subdued levels during a union strike in October 2023.Business - CNBC - November 4 -
Labor strikes shut down operations at Canada's container ports from East to West Coast, with U.S. trade left in limbo
Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert are at a standstill after ILWU union workers walked off the job, the latest in a string of Canadian labor strikes.Business - CNBC - November 4 -
Fed’s Barkin says economy looks ‘pretty good,’ but labor market bears watching
“The labor market might be fine or it might continue to weaken,” Barkin said.Business - MarketWatch - November 12 -
After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more
Qatar has been praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body for improving labor laws before the 2022 World CupSports - ABC News - November 12