President Trump's Record On Coal Mining Jobs

When campaigning, Donald Trump promised to put coal miners back to work. Although he claims he's done that, the numbers are a bit more complicated.

Jun 23rd, 2017

7 Actions Manufacturers Need to Take Now

7 Actions Manufacturers Need to Take Now

This new industry playbook gives you the seven actions manufacturers need to take to move their companies in the right direction.

Shuttered Chocolate Plant Buyer to Retain Workers

Workers may be able to stay at the plant they helped operate.

In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, waiter Jose Bravo, center, delivers food for Alberto Castaneda, left, and his wife, Esther, at Picos restaurant in Houston. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, reported Monday, April 5 that the U.S. services sector, which employs most Americans, recorded record growth in March as orders, hiring and prices all surged.

Services Sector Surges to Record High

Services — such as banks, retailers and restaurants — account for 71% of all U.S. jobs.

A hiring sign is seen outside home improvement store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021.

Rising Job Market Faces Obstacles

Optimistic economists predict that by year's end, the nation could produce as many as 10 million more jobs and restored to pre-pandemic levels.

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Milwaukee Tool Plans Downtown Milwaukee Expansion; Up to 2,000 Jobs

It'd be the latest southern Wisconsin expansion for the iconic tool maker, which announced more than $100 million in investment in late 2019.

US Employers Add 916,000 Jobs in March as Hiring Accelerates

The March increase was nearly double February’s gain of 468,000.

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Pandemic Setting Back Gender Parity in Workforce

Already not expected for a century, gender parity may have to wait dozens more years to come about because of the coronavirus’ impact.

Boston Dynamics’ Stretch Moves 800 Cases Per Hour

Stretch is no slouch.

This Feb. 9, 2021 photo file photo, a car enters an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala. Organizers are pushing for some 6,000 Amazon workers to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on the promise it will lead to better working conditions, better pay and more respect. Amazon is pushing back, arguing that it already offers more than twice the minimum wage in Alabama and workers get such benefits as health care, vision and dental insurance without paying union dues.

Amazon Vote May Spark More Union Pushes

What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labor movement at large.

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are hoping to become the retailer’s first unionized employees in the U.S.

What's at Stake in Amazon's Alabama Union Vote

Five questions answered.

Banking district, Frankfurt, Germany, March 29, 2021.

German Industrial Union, Employers Reach Pay Agreement

The deal will give workers a one-time “corona bonus.”

In this Feb. 9 file photo, Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala.

Voting on Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Closes Monday

If organizers are successful, it could lead to a chain reaction of other unionization pushes at Amazon facilities.