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American Airlines legroom: How much is an inch worth?
Mark Garrison Jun 17, 2013
American Airlines plans to make coach seats thinner and adjust the amount of legroom in some seats.
Will the Bangladesh factory disaster help U.S. labor organize?
Mitchell Hartman May 30, 2013
Walmart employees and other low-wage workers hope the spotlight on U.S. companies in Bangladesh galvanizes support for their campaigns at home.
A solution to a garment industry crisis?
Kai Ryssdal May 28, 2013
The solution to garment industry worker abuses could lay in the hands of an unexpected retailer.
Paid sick leave coming to New York City
Sabri Ben-Achour May 9, 2013
New York's City Council has approved a bill requiring employers with 15 or more employees to offer five paid sick days per year to their employees. The bill, passed by a veto-proof majority, is the latest in a series of cities to take up the idea.
Stuck in a labor trap: More from ProPublica
Michael Grabell, ProPublica Apr 30, 2013
ProPublica and Marketplace team up for a special investigation into an underworld of labor brokers, known as "raiteros," who charge worker fees, pushing their pay below minimum wage.
When airlines outgrow their computers
Queena Kim Apr 18, 2013
American lost access to its computer system yesterday and had to ground hundreds of flights. Maybe it's time for the industry to hit the update button.
American Airlines stuck on the tarmac over systems glitch
Ben Johnson Apr 17, 2013
Computer glitches can be frustrating, but what about when they keep an entire airline company from taking off? That’s what happened yesterday, when American Airlines had to cancel over 400 flights.
American Airlines grounded; economists make Excel mistake
Kai Ryssdal Apr 16, 2013
A computer glitch and an Excel mistake each made today's news.
Airline mergers: Which aircraft maker wins?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 27, 2013
Like any new couple, the American-US Airways merged airline will eventually have to decide things like, which new planes to buy -- and that can get complicated.
Merger enthusiasts take note: A lot of mergers end badly
David Weinberg Feb 18, 2013
Multibillion-dollar deals involving Dell, American Airlines and Heinz may portend another boom in giant mergers and buyouts. But historians warn most mergers go bust.
