Labor
Unemployment rate edges up; Businesses claim to create more low-wage jobs
March 13, 2023Cuts in warehouse workers—people added during the pandemic who are now being let go—started showing up in the jobless numbers.
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Safety Board to probe Norfolk Southern, not just individual crashes
March 10, 2023The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the entire safety culture at Norfolk Southern Railroad.
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Dems support, most Republicans cool to PRO Act labor law overhaul
March 9, 2023The purpose of the bill is to enact steps that guarantee true fairness at U.S. workplaces.
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Striking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age
March 8, 2023Unions are planning rolling strikes and have already halted all transport in the country.
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NLRB rules severance pay can’t be used to silence workers
March 7, 2023The latest move outlaws yet another weapon bosses use against workers.
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