U.S. Adds 160K Jobs In April, Employment Rate Remains Steady

Payroll growth slowed in April as employers added 160,000 jobs, raising concerns that weak economic growth may finally be crimping the U.S. labor market.

May 9, 2016

Payroll growth slowed in April as employers added 160,000 jobs, raising concerns that weak economic growth may finally be crimping the U.S. labor market.

In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

UAW Says 1,000 Workers at U.S. VW Plant Have Signed Union Cards

December 7, 2023

Excavators and people surround the scene of the miners rescue operation on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Chingola, around 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia.

Survivor Pulled From Zambian Mine Nearly a Week After Being Trapped

December 6, 2023

Norwegian Unions to Join Sweden in Tesla Tiff

December 6, 2023

An employee at the Hanwha Qcells Solar plant, Dalton, Ga., Oct. 16, 2023.

Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level Since March 2021

December 6, 2023

In this Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.

UAW Says 1,000 Workers at U.S. VW Plant Have Signed Union Cards

The plant could become the first test of the union's attempt to simultaneously organize nonunion plants.

December 7, 2023

Excavators and people surround the scene of the miners rescue operation on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Chingola, around 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia.

Survivor Pulled From Zambian Mine Nearly a Week After Being Trapped

Dozens remain missing.

December 6, 2023

Norwegian Unions to Join Sweden in Tesla Tiff

The move sends "a clear signal to Tesla."

December 6, 2023

An employee at the Hanwha Qcells Solar plant, Dalton, Ga., Oct. 16, 2023.

Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level Since March 2021

Hiring appears to be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.

December 6, 2023

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VW Audit Finds No Signs of Forced Labor at Plant in China

The U.S. government has blocked imports from Xinjiang.

December 6, 2023

This is an undated photograph of Impala Platinum mine shaft 11, provided by Implats on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, near Rustenburg, South Africa.

Mining Tragedy Claims Another Victim in South Africa

The worker died from injuries sustained when an elevator plummeted around 650 feet down the shaft of a platinum mine.

December 5, 2023

Tesla vehicles line a parking lot at the company's Fremont, Calif., factory, on Sept. 18, 2023.

Tesla's Swedish Union Conflict Spreads to Denmark

Some speculated that Tesla would deliver its cars to Danish ports and transport them on trucks to Sweden.

December 5, 2023

A Union Pacific train engine sits in a rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Commerce, Calif.

Rail Union Says Union Pacific Layoffs Jeopardize Safety

Union Pacific is delaying nearly 1,200 planned projects and laying off more than 1,000 workers.

December 4, 2023

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OSHA Fines Ohio Meat Processor Following Worker's Injury

The employee fell into corrosive chemicals while changing bearings on a fan motor.

November 30, 2023

United Auto Workers members walk the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, Ford said Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.

Ford: UAW Strike Ate Up $1.7B in Profits

The six-week strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles.

November 30, 2023

Steam rises from the huge boiler units at the coal-fired Jim Bridger Power Plant on Nov. 29, 2006, east of Rock Springs, Wyo. A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to the nearby power plant that will be converted to burn gas instead of coal will lay off 19 workers. They're the latest of thousands of jobs lost in recent years in the beleaguered U.S. coal industry. Black Butte Mine Manager Steve Gili said Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, no further layoffs are planned after the layoffs in mid-December.

Wyoming Coal Mine Sheds Jobs Ahead of Conversion to Natural Gas

Most are heavy equipment operators, mechanics and other mine staff.

November 30, 2023

Haridwar Sharma waits for news of his brother Sushil, who is among those trapped inside an under-construction road tunnel that collapsed in Silkyara in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. All 41 construction workers who were trapped have been pulled out after 17 days, on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The efforts to reach the workers, aided by international tunneling experts and spearheaded by multiple Indian rescue agencies, was one of the most significant and complicated rescue operations in India’s recent history.

Why It Took 17 Days for Rescuers to Get to 41 Trapped Workers

It was one of the most significant and complicated rescue operations in India's recent history.

November 28, 2023

Will Tesla’s workers be the next to approve a UAW contract?

Next on UAW's To-Do List: Add More Members from Nonunion Factories

It's a formidable objective, but it looks like the UAW has the money, know-how and institutional infrastructure to launch these organizing campaigns.

November 28, 2023

Ford to Resume Building Michigan EV Battery Plant Delayed by Strike

But the automaker will scale back the factory size.

November 21, 2023

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press during an interview at the union's headquarters Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Detroit.

UAW Chief Aims to Expand Membership to Nonunion Automakers

The UAW president said workers at nonunion plants, including Tesla, have inquired.

November 21, 2023