A youngster holds up a pro-union sign at Laborfest. (Photo by Erik Gunn, States Newsroom.) Labor unions exist to negotiate legally binding collective bargaining agreements, which cover the wages, ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces serious threats regardless of the approach the central bank takes to bringing down interest rates. In a Tuesday speech, ...

The Labor Department warned that the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts could cause an uptick in food prices amid a decrease in labor and an increase in demand for fresh produce. The ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said that the economy continues to see a softening of the labor market despite the government shutdown delaying the release of official jobs and ...

Federal prosecutors seized $15 billion in cryptocurrency from an investment scheme known as “pig butchering” that they allege emanated from forced labor camps in Cambodia. The Justice Department said ...

A 24-hour nationwide strike is set to bring Greece to a standstill on Tuesday, October 14, as public and private sector workers protest against a controversial labor bill that would allow 13-hour ...

SAN DIEGO − Thousands of people across the United States are being advised against water-related activities at beaches and other coastal areas during the Labor Day holiday weekend due to unsafe levels ...

Members of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West at eight Sutter Health hospitals in Northern California have reached tentative agreements on new labor contracts with management. The agreements, reached ...

This week’s Dodgers-Brewers NLCS highlights a “battle that will soon unfold at the bargaining table” and will “serve as a referendum on the industry’s economics” as salary cap conversations loom over ...

U.S. consumer sentiment held steady in October, though Americans' concerns about the labor market and inflation persisted as the government shutdown began. The University of Michigan's preliminary ...

Richard J. Callahan Jr. In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for ...

Workers harvest corn at Yakama Nation Farms in Wapato, Washington, on July 31. The Trump administration quietly issued a dire warning about the president’s immigration crackdown, admitting that it ...