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Workers
Why University of California's graduate workers are striking
Nov 16, 2022
Some 48,000 teaching assistants, tutors and researchers in the U of C system want higher pay and benefits that offset California's high cost of living. How did things get this way?
American workers are bummed out
Nov 15, 2022
A new survey by UKG's Workforce Institute finds half of American workers wouldn't recommend their job or their employer to their own kid. The same percentage would like to stop working if they could.
What's with all the hiring?
Nov 2, 2022
Employers keep looking for workers to meet consumer demand, though there are signs the labor market may cool down.
Employers get creative with inflation compensation
Aug 18, 2022
From early bonuses to gas cards and free lunch, companies offer perks to retain employees while struggling to keep their costs down.
Union petitions were up 56% in last 9 months, federal labor agency says
Jul 15, 2022
Young, college-educated workers at individual retail establishments like Starbucks stores are driving many organizing efforts.
Abortion travel benefit unlikely to reach many low-wage workers
Jun 27, 2022
Disney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Meta are among the latest companies to add the benefit in the wake of the SCOTUS decision.
Could the tight labor market finally ease?
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Justin Ho
Jun 2, 2022
A slowing economy could help bring worker supply and demand back into balance.
For public good, not for profit.
What labor shortage? Some retailers now say they're overstaffed.
May 20, 2022
Hiring too many workers — many of them part time — was an effort to avoid losing sales.
7 in 10 big firms report wage hikes, survey says. Is it enough to keep up with inflation?
Apr 25, 2022
Some economists in the survey don’t expect their firms to pay workers more in the future.
How a St. Louis pottery tool maker became a worker cooperative
Apr 14, 2022
Collin Garrity of Garrity Tools says the pandemic forced him to rethink his ideas about work and business ownership.