
Labor watchdogs claim ‘labor market collusion’ driving down American wages
The government is deploying antitrust lawsuits to protect workers’ pay.
The government is deploying antitrust lawsuits to protect workers’ pay.
Who is worried about inflation? Older Americans, for sure; the young, not so much. Low-income families are more concerned than richer ones. These idiosyncratic patterns...
Low-wage workers have emerged from the pandemic recession to find themselves in a position they could not have imagined a couple of years ago: They...
Whom should the government help get superfast internet access? Many more people in cities lack broadband access than in rural areas, but lawmakers are primarily...
Not long ago, the question of whether or not the federal government should guarantee jobs was rarely asked. Now, politicians and economists of various stripes...
The nation's chronically underfunded patchwork system has not kept up with changes in the workplace and puts the unemployed at the mercy of the nation’s...
Old jobs may not be coming back, especially in service industries due to the coronavirus pandemic. Training programs are aiming to provide skills for more...
The needs of older relatives remove women from the labor force in the United States far more than in other wealthy nations, at a cost...
A small group of well-educated professionals enjoys rising wages, while most workers toil in low-wage jobs with few chances to advance.
As technologies threaten to displace service workers, unions are making job protection and new opportunities a priority in contract talks.