Labor Issues

Job applicants, hiring managers and human resources professionals are the top three priorities in new guidance aiming to reform the federal hiring process. by Drew Friedman August 14, 2024 6:07 pm With agencies processing more than 22 million federal job applications and onboarding over 350,000 new employees every year, it’s easy to see how the federal…

By Jay L. Zagorsky The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it. By The Conversation Sept. 1, 2023, at 10:54am Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing.…

By Stephanie Ferguson, Director, Global Employment Policy & Special Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce on July 12, 2023 The Health Services, Professional and Business Services, Trade, and Accommodation and Food Services industries have the highest numbers of job openings. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a major disruption in America’s labor force—something many have referred to as…

By Hilary Russ On May 11, 2023 NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – Labor unions on Thursday asked a United Nations agency to investigate whether gaps in U.S. law have allowed Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) to allegedly violate the rights of baristas organizing at the coffee chain’s cafes, a filing seen by Reuters showed. The complaint to the…

By Terry Chea On May 4, 2023 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,000 teachers and other workers in the Oakland Unified School District went on strike Thursday, saying the district failed to bargain in good faith on a new contract that asks for more resources for students and higher pay for employees. The district’s…

By Michael Sainato On May 1, 2023 This March a bill was reintroduced in the US House and Senate that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain mechanized operations in the logging industry under parental supervision. Timber industry groups have strongly backed the legislation. For Wendy Bostwick, the news was a nightmare. Bostwick’s son Cole,…

By Daniel Wiessner On April 26, 2023 April 26 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) supervisors at a Florida service center violated U.S. labor law by telling employees not to discuss pay and other working conditions or bring complaints to higher level managers, a U.S. labor board official has ruled. Managers at the Orlando repair shop illegally silenced…