labor

It takes a lot of people skills and knowledge of the intricacies of labor contracts to be a Federal mediator, like those called in to try to resolve the BART strike in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In November, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that hinges on the definition of clothing.

Fast food workers across the country are walking off the job today. Workers are demanding $15 an hour.

Twinkie bakers follow in the footsteps of foundry workers, baggage handlers, and others, as restructured companies hire employees back at lower wages.

Retail workers find common cause with fast-food employees demanding more hours and higher wages.

As France is weighed down with economic trouble, a new group of employees from two large hardware store chains is demanding to work more.

The U.S. is suspending its trade benefits for Bangladesh. The Obama administration said the country has not moved quickly enough to address workplace safety following an eight-story factory collapse that killed over 1,000 workers.

Walmart employees and other low-wage workers hope the spotlight on U.S. companies in Bangladesh galvanizes support for their campaigns at home.

The solution to garment industry worker abuses could lay in the hands of an unexpected retailer.

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.