Andrea Hsu - NPR
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both appealed to workers. But their stances on many labor issues remain far apart.
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The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance have agreed to a 62% wage increase over six years.
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Return-to-office policies are getting stricter, upending the lives of those who had gotten used to working from home.
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The FTC has voted to ban agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies to join or start competing businesses.
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Now that federal emergency funding for child care has expired, child care facilities face difficult choices about how to operate with less.
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In some corners of the federal government, management and employees remain at odds over what the future should look like.
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An estimated 4 million workers in the U.S. are struggling to work due to debilitating symptoms from long COVID. The government is urging employers to provide accommodations to keep them on the job.
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Starbucks workers have driven a surge in union election petitions filed with the National Labor Relations Board. Unionizing has also picked up at colleges, non-profits and pot dispensaries.
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The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states, including Alaska, have sued to stop it.
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Across the country, employers are firing workers for refusing to comply with vaccine mandates. Some people are opting to quit their jobs rather than take the shot.