Ford CEO Says Donald Trump Is Wrong About US Jobs

Ford CEO Mark Fields says politics is getting in the way of facts, and that "not one job will be lost" as it shifts U.S. production of small cars to Mexico.

Sep 16th, 2016

Inventory Management Made Easy

Inventory Management Made Easy

This business guide dives into what causes young companies to outgrow processes, how a disconnect between inventory control and accounting can be detrimental to multiple departments and more on the challenges associated with inventory management.

Crosby Smith, care provider at Ludeman Developmental Center, a state home for the developmentally disabled, poses for a portrait near the center premise, Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Park Forest, Ill. Smith and his fiancee were among numerous staff and residents at the Ludeman Developmental Center who contracted the virus last year. He said the hazard money helped pay down credit cards and avoid further debt when buying clothing and shoes.

Bonus Pay for Essential Workers Varied Widely Across States

While some were paid thousands of dollars, others with similar jobs elsewhere received nothing.

In this Friday, June 1, 2018,, file photo, graduates are silhouetted against the green landscape as they line up to receive their diplomas at Berkshire Community College's commencement exercises at the Shed at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. Critics of traditional four-year degree programs say grads leave burdened with student loans and no clear path to a career. But experts say the four-year degree is still a good investment since it leads to higher overall lifetime earnings compared to workers without a degree.

Skip College? Not if You Want to Make More Money

It still puts workers at an advantage in the labor market and leads to higher lifetime earnings, on average.

In a Jan. 6, 2011, file photo, workers install parts on a truck on the Volvo truck assembly line at the Volvo plant in Dublin, Va. A tentative labor deal between Volvo Trucks North America and a union representing nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice in 2021 at the Virginia truck plant was rejected by the striking workers, late Friday, July 9, 2021.

Volvo Plant to Resume Production Despite Strike

“The ongoing strike — which we continue to believe is unnecessary — is hurting our customers," said the plant's GM.

Tentative Deal Reached at Striking Volvo Plant

The strike and picket lines will continue until the ratification vote, the union said.

Hiring signs posted outside a gas station in Cranberry Township, Pa., May 5, 2021.

Workers Enjoy Upper Hand in U.S. Hiring Rush

Many people are either seeking higher pay or are still reluctant to take jobs in public-facing service companies.

A hiring sign is displayed at Firestone Complete Auto Care store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 364,000, New Pandemic Low

The Labor Department reported jobless claims dropped by 51,000.

The UAW headquarters building in Detroit, also known as the 'Solidarity House.'

UAW-Represented Auto Workers Won't Need Masks if Vaccinated

Workers won't have to show proof of vaccinations to take off their masks.

In this Dec. 4, 2015, file photo Ray Curry, a regional director of the United Auto Workers, speaks in Chattanooga, Tenn. On Monday, June 28, 2021, Curry was elected president of the union.

UAW's New President in for Challenging Road Ahead

The UAW is coming out of a scandal that sent two former presidents to prison, and it's operating under a court-approved monitor.

Palm oil seeds.

How Palm Oil Became the Most Hated, Most Used Fat Source in the World

And do consumers care?

In this Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, an Amazon delivery van departs an Amazon Warehouse in Dedham, Mass. The Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million delivery workers, is setting its sights on Amazon. The union is voting Thursday, June 24, 2021, on whether to make organizing Amazon workers its main priority, saying that Amazon, which is now the nation’s second-largest private employer, is exploiting its employees by paying them low wages, pushing them to work at fast speeds and offering no job security.

Teamsters Set Sights on Amazon

One union leader said organizing Amazon workers will take “shop-floor militancy,” such as strikes in warehouses and in city streets.

Manufacturing Wages Now Competing with Fast Food, Retail

It's a big problem for the manufacturing industry.