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The U.S. Department of Labor has published a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.
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U.S. employers added 315,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5% in July. A tight job market gives workers more bargaining power, but it may also fuel inflation.
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U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July, showing the labor market remains strong, despite high inflation and softening economic growth. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.
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A federal judge in Arizona ruled that Starbucks did not have to reinstate or give accommodations to three employees who claim they were retaliated against for organizing a union.
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Two Jacksonville Starbucks stores voted to unionize Tuesday, following a Tallahassee Starbucks that was the first to unionize in Florida last week.
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From New York City to Turkey, activists and workers seized this International Workers' Day as a moment to push for greater worker protections and changes to immigration policies.
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Once seen as among the most generous of employers, Starbucks is now grappling with disillusionment among its workers. Since December, 20 stores have unionized with more filing for elections every day.
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Thousands of Etsy sellers closed their online shops for a week starting Monday in an attempt to get the company to address several complaints they have about the site.
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After protracted negotiations between Major League Baseball's owners and players led to a 99-day lockout, baseball officially begins with new rules and new faces.
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Two Starbucks stores in Jacksonville will begin voting next week to determine if they will be represented by a union. If the workers are successful, the stores will be the first in Florida to unionize.
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Farmworkers marched through Palm Beach, urging Wendy's chairman to end 'modern-day slavery' on farmsArtists, faith communities and farmworkers with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers marched in Palm Beach to urge Nelson Peltz, board chairman of Wendy's, to join the Fair Food Program. Peltz owns the hedge fund Trian Partners and has a home in the Town of Palm Beach. His hedge fund is the company’s largest shareholder.
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One labor and employment observer said the New York vote was "shocking," since Amazon workers there had no support from an established union.