Stock Markets: Soft landing in sight?
A sign at a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina, advertises jobs at $15 per hour. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images This report is from …
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Starbucks tells union it wants to resume contract talks in January
Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Starbucks said …
Job data suggests ‘soft landing’ may be near, say economists
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images The U.S. economy inched closer to a so-called “soft landing” after a new batch of labor data, economists said. A soft landing is …
L.A. poultry firm hired kids as young as 14 to work with sharp knives, Labor Dept. says
The Exclusive Poultry in La Puente, Calif. Google Earth The Labor Department says that a Los Angeles-based poultry processor hired children as young as 14 to debone chicken with sharp knives and …
A major CEO backer of remote work concedes one big WFH failure
Bill Varie | The Image Bank | Getty Images It’s been three years since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the idea of working from home upended the office …
Southwest, pilots’ union near a preliminary labor deal
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft is seen landing at dusk time at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Southwest Airlines and …
Fed Chair Powell calls talk of cutting rates ‘premature’ and says more hikes could happen
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. Chip …
UAW launches union campaigns at Tesla, 12 other automakers in the U.S.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, middle, visits striking UAW Local 551 workers outside a Ford assembly center on South Burley Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Chicago. John …
GM labor deals with UAW, Unifor to increase costs by $9.3 billion
United Auto Workers members strike the General Motors Lansing Delta Assembly Plant on September 29, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images General Motors expects new labor contracts …
Remote company rents apartment in Spain where workers stay for free
Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own …