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Marina Aina, a 21-year-old student majoring in American Studies at Pomona College, poses for photos on the school's campus in Claremont, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Aina was used to getting paid for her internships and could not see taking an unpaid opportunity over a summer job. 'If I felt that it wasn't compensated then I wouldn't go for it because I wouldn't have the funds to cover it,' Aina says. 'I wouldn't want to ask my parents, who are helping me pay for college, to pay for something I'm doing over the summer.'
Labor
Unpaid Internships Face New Scrutiny
Students say they shouldn’t be expected to work unpaid to make it in a given field.
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An Amazon worker delivers boxes in Los Angeles on Oct. 1, 2020. Amazon said Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, that it is raising its average starting pay for frontline workers from $18 to $19 a hour, a boost that could help it attract more employees in a tight labor market as the holiday season approaches.
Labor
Amazon to Raise Hourly Pay
The pay bump comes amid a growing unionization movement inside its warehouses.
September 29, 2022
A CSX freight train in Homestead, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022.
Labor
Rail Unions Emphasize Positives of Tentative Deals
Unions are fighting rumors that they will impose the deals on workers if they vote to reject them.
September 29, 2022
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Brewing Company Terminated Workers for Asking About Pay
Federal officials recovered back wages and damages for the employees.
September 28, 2022
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Labor
How to Cultivate a Happier Retirement
It's not just money.
September 26, 2022
Norfolk Southern locomotives are moved in the Conway Terminal in Conway, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.
Labor
Deal That Prevented Rail Strike Still Needs Worker Support
Many rail workers remain unhappy.
September 22, 2022
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Farm worker Enrique Rubio of Mexico, works at the Dutch Hollow Farms milking Jersey dairy cows ,,Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Schodack Landing N.Y. Harvest season means long days for U.S. farmworkers — but usually no overtime pay. New York is now joining several states that have begun to change this rule. The state's labor commissioner today approved a proposal to implement its own 40-hour overtime rule for farm workers.
Pay Bumps Coming for More Farmworkers, Long Denied Overtime
October 3, 2022
Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2022.
Rail Workers Win Key Concessions in Tentative Deal
September 16, 2022
Selkirk rail yard, Selkirk, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022.
Tentative Railway Labor Deal Reached, Averting Strike
September 15, 2022
The UAW Local 1166 bargaining committee confirmed the tentative agreement in a blog post, saying that a ratification vote would be held on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
Work at Stellantis Plant to Resume After Deal With UAW
September 13, 2022
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The tentative agreement first reported Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 must be ratified by workers in a vote set for later this month.
Labor
Union, GE Reach Deal for Faster Raises at New England Plants
Some 540 workers will see their pay go up.
September 13, 2022
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Labor
Pink Energy Lays Off 500, Blames Faulty Generac Solar Equipment
The company said the cuts stem from the fallout of a Generac part called a SnapRS.
September 12, 2022
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Labor
UAW Workers Strike at Stellantis Plant in Indiana
Employees went on strike at a casting plant citing health and safety issues.
September 11, 2022
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Labor
Protecting Workers Without Sacrificing Productivity
Companies no longer have to make that trade-off thanks to recent material handling innovations.
September 9, 2022
A BNSF rail terminal worker monitors the departure of a freight train, June 15, 2021, Galesburg, Ill.
Labor
Railroads Say Strike Would Cost $2B a Day
The estimate aims to apply pressure to unions ahead of a key deadline.
September 9, 2022
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Labor
Study Reveals Day Job Salaries for Marvel Heroes
How does the electrical engineer stack up against the weapon manufacturing tycoon?
September 7, 2022
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Labor
Quiet Quitting: The Latest Trend That No One's Happy About
What is the growing trend, and why is it causing such a fuss?
September 7, 2022
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Amazon's Robot Workforce Could Doom the American Worker
Lawmakers must take steps to protect the human workforce now — before tech behemoths phase it out.
September 7, 2022
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Labor
Legal Work-Related Immigration Has Fallen by a Third Since 2020
It's contributing to U.S. labor shortages.
September 6, 2022
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Labor
America Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment
Labor Day 2022 comes smack bang in the middle of what is increasingly looking like a pivotal year in the history of American unions.
September 2, 2022
Amazon warehouse, Staten Island, N.Y., April 1, 2022.
Labor
Amazon Bid to Scrap Historic Union Win Blocked
Amazon had filed more than two dozen objections with the National Labor Relations Board.
September 2, 2022
Hiring sign at a restaurant in Highland Park, Ill., July 14, 2022.
Labor
Hiring Slows, but Employers Still Add 315K Jobs
The unemployment rate climbed from a half-century low as more Americans came off the sidelines to look for jobs.
September 2, 2022
A guest takes a puff from a marijuana cigarette at the Sensi Magazine party celebrating the 420 holiday in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles on April 20, 2019.
Labor
California OKs Bill to Protect Workers Who Use Pot at Home
People can fail a drug test even though they are not impaired.
August 31, 2022
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Labor
4 Things You Should Know About Working After You Turn 65
It’s important to know how working affects your Medicare benefits, Social Security and tax situation.
August 31, 2022