Stories Tagged as
Workers' rights
China's forced-out workers
by
Jennifer Pak
Jun 3, 2020
Chinese workers complain that shortened hours or being told to resign are layoffs by another name.
How long should companies give hazard pay?
May 5, 2020
Most businesses, especially small ones, don’t have a disaster plan for a global pandemic.
Workers at Walmart, Amazon and beyond strike for better conditions
by
Janet Nguyen
May 1, 2020
Employees are asking consumers to refrain from buying these companies' products or services.
In China, economy dogged at decade's end
by
Jennifer Pak
Dec 25, 2019
China started 2009 weathering the global financial crisis and ends the decade battling slower economic growth and a trade war with the U.S.
Threats against unionizing are on the rise — on Twitter
Oct 1, 2019
The founders of Tesla, Barstool Sports and the publisher of the Federalist have tweeted anti-union threats.
Why labor unions keep shrinking
Aug 22, 2019
It's not just the shift away from a manufacturing economy.
What does it mean to be "employed" in the gig economy?
by
Amy Scott
Apr 19, 2019
A new European law tries to answer that question.
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Coal boss threatened to shut mines following safety complaints
by
Scott Tong
Apr 8, 2019
A secretly recorded speech by Murray Energy boss is at center of a legal dispute.
Labor ruling says employees can only have one boss
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 15, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board has overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for workers at franchise businesses to form unions.
It's against the law for employers to make you sick. Thank the "Radium Girls" for that
by
David Brancaccio
and Katie Long
Nov 28, 2017
100 years ago, New Jersey factory workers fought to hold companies accountable for radium poisoning. Their battle led to our labor safety standards today.