Stories Tagged as
Blue collar workers
Should the U.S. raise the retirement age?
by
Matt Levin
Mar 26, 2024
Larry Fink, head of the largest money manager in the world, suggested in an investor letter that the retirement age should be higher because of longer life expectancies. But is that realistic?
How workwear went from functional to fashionable
Jun 20, 2023
From Carhartt to Timberland and Dickies, it seems like everyone is sporting workwear, including Rihanna and Barack Obama.
How much is the U.S. investing in apprenticeship programs?
Aug 26, 2021
The infrastructure bill that recently passed in the Senate highlights a disturbing and long-neglected shortage in apprenticeship investments.
Iceland tried a shorter workweek, with surprising results
Jul 6, 2021
There was no hit to productivity. Could fewer hours benefit a bigger, broader workforce?
How a labor shortage is giving leverage to blue-collar workers
by
Kimberly Adams
and Bennett Purser
Mar 25, 2019
And what companies must do to adapt in this economy
GM pursues winning skill set with big layoffs
by
Justin Ho
Nov 26, 2018
General Motors is shutting down production of some of its less-profitable vehicles, closing some plants and cutting an estimated 14,000 jobs. It will double its investment in autonomous and electric cars in the next two years in an effort to get ahead of major changes in the automotive landscape in America. Click the audio player […]
What do CEOs do all day long to deserve their pay?
Jan 1, 2018
Most Americans think that CEO compensation is too high.
For public good, not for profit.
These blue-collar workers are getting priced out of the cities that need them
Apr 13, 2017
Even doctors can't afford San Francisco.
Decline in unions hurts nonunion workers' wages
by
Gigi Douban
Aug 30, 2016
The median pay for non-union men without a college degree is about 13 percent lower than in 1979.
The economic lives of two blue-collar voters
Mar 20, 2012
They differ on politics, but both see college as a way to help their kids do better than they have.