Labor

Former Amazon employee Chris Smalls led a historic union election at the JFK8 Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, though the company has requested a recount. Smalls joined LX News to talk about the union organizers’ win and their next goal: to win a union election beginning April 25 at LDJ5, an Amazon sortation facility nearby.

Two thirds of support staff in Minneapolis schools are “homeless or highly mobile,” and many staff work multiple jobs, said Aria Campbell. Campbell is a rep with the Minnesota Federation of Teachers and a support professional in Minneapolis schools. Teachers have been on strike for two weeks now, calling for wage increases, more manageable class sizes and mental health resources...

The complaint said workers don’t have access to clean drinking water during their shifts and are at risk of developing repetitive motion injuries, among other allegations.

This story was updated on Dec. 9, 2021, at 2:11 p.m. ET. Coping with the supply chain shortage, seen at grocery stores, car dealerships and more, has become a part of life in the pandemic. And even though we’re approaching our third calendar year with COVID, the 2021 shortages are showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, this Christmas…

A San Diego-based construction company has been fined more than $1.7 million by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office for allegedly failing to properly pay its workers, resulting in minimum wage and overtime violations, it was announced Monday.

“We have huge favorability numbers [for unions]…so that’s also an indication of the pulse of society, that everyone’s sick and tired of watching workers getting abused during the pandemic.”...
Jane McAlevey of the UC Berkeley Labor Center talks about recent labor strikes at Kellogg’s, John Deere and the IATSE film and TV union, where workers are fighting for a weekend. The...

More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike Thursday at midnight after no deal was reached between the U.A.W. and the company.

Southern California union members working at Kaiser Permanente voted in favor of authorizing a strike against the health care company after months of failed negotiations, the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals (UNAC/UHCP) announced Monday.

Dubai’s Expo 2020 has offered conflicting figures for how many workers had been killed on site during construction of the massive world’s fair, first saying five and then later three

Learn about the history of Labor Day and how it became the celebration it is today.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to the head paramedic who helped with the roadside delivery.

California restaurants that managed to survive the pandemic are facing a new crisis: finding workers

With so many of us working from home, it can be hard to keep track of the days. Reminders help.

Only 2% of workers in the fashion industry earn a living wage. The CEOs of two competing fashion brands, Nisolo and Able, realized that the best way to shed light on the industry’s worst labor practices is to ask a single question: What’s your lowest wage? They teamed up to start the #LowestWageChallenge — asking fashion brands to share the...

As layoffs continue to put Americans out of work, many are hoping for another round of coronavirus relief. But Seth Harris, the former acting U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Obama, explains why the Supreme Court vacancy and the upcoming presidential election are making the prospects of a deal unlikely.

“Spot,” a robotic sheepdog, is being trained to help farmers around the world cope with labor shortages.

Front-line workers are staging job action after job action in their quest for protection from the coronavirus.

The formal launch of the Conservative Party’s election pledges Sunday centered around the key plank of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s campaign: making Brexit happen. Speaking to a friendly crowd, Johnson trashed his opponents — most notably the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, his prime rival — and claimed that his Conservatives are the sole party in next month’s election that...

Shawn Johnson is getting honest about her labor experience. The former Olympic gymnast gave birth to a beautiful baby girl earlier this month. Johnson, who is married to husband Andrew East, has been candid about her journey to motherhood. Now, in a beautiful post, the former gymnast revealed the reasons she felt guilty about undergoing a c-section after her 22-hour...

President Donald Trump has told aides and allies that he is considering removing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross after a stinging Supreme Court defeat on adding a citizenship question to the census, multiple people familiar with the conversations told NBC News. While Trump has previously expressed frustration with the 81-year-old Ross, in particular over failed trade negotiations, Ross’s long personal relationship...