5 Jobs That Might Disappear Because Of Technology

Between 2016 and 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects there to be a major loss in jobs among cashiers, postal workers, and bank tellers.

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In this file photo Neil Barofsky testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Lawyer Nominated to Monitor UAW

Appointing an independent monitor is part of a settlement the union agreed to in the wake of a multi-million dollar embezzlement and kickback scheme.

In this March 30 photo, a banner encouraging workers to vote in labor balloting is shown at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

Alabama Union Vote Delivers Win for Amazon

The union said it would file an objection with the NLRB charging the company with illegally interfering with the union vote.

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Researchers Determine the Age People are Usually Happiest

The answer may surprise you.

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Mexico to Strictly Limit Outsourcing

Under an agreement with business and labor groups, companies will be able to outsource only non-core activities.

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.