More Workers Get Side Hustles to Keep Up With Rising Costs
As full-time workers feel pinched by inflation, some are turning to second part-time jobs to supplement their incomes. Source link
General Labor Issues
The War to Define What Work Looks Like
Employees at General Motors Co. balked at a request to return to the office. At Meta Platforms Inc., META -1.16%...
Travel Demand Remains Strong, Airlines Say
The pandemic-related travel boom shows little sign of tapering off, despite persistent inflation and a murky economic outlook, airlines say....
Biden Rule Would Add More Gig Workers to Company Payrolls
The Biden administration is proposing a new rule that could put more gig workers on company payrolls, scrapping a Trump...
Local Newspapers Try Mail Delivery as Drivers Choose Better-Paying Gigs
The publisher of the Odessa American found it so difficult to find workers to deliver the West Texas newspaper in...
September Jobs Report Shows Payrolls Grew by 263,000, Labor Market Cooled Some
The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% from 3.7% in August, the Labor Department said Friday, matching a half-century low that...
WSJ News Exclusive | Fast Food Chains Raise Millions to Oppose California Wage Law
The “Save Local Restaurants” coalition said Friday it has raised around $12.7 million to fight the law, known as the...
Companies and Nonprofits Expand Efforts to Hire Veterans
Efforts to spur hiring of U.S. military veterans have ramped up in recent years. Many private-sector companies and nonprofits are...
Enough, Bosses Say: This Fall, It Really Is Time to Get Back to the Office*
Labor Day marks the line in the corporate sand.Many company leaders say the end-of-summer holiday represents the best chance to...
Choosing Your Own Hours Isn’t Just for Remote Workers Anymore
It isn’t just remote workers who have gained leverage over when they work.Shift workers such as assemblers and hotel maids...
Economy Week Ahead: Job Market and Home Prices in Focus
The Labor Department will release July employment data this week. Job seekers attend a summertime job fair in Jackson, Miss....
Protesting Truckers Pledge Extended Blockade of Port of Oakland
Truckers say they are prepared to block the West Coast’s third-busiest container port until California Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to...
All Jobs Businesses Cut in Pandemic Are Back, but Not Where They Were Lost
Transportation and warehousing jobs, benefiting from an e-commerce boom, have grown the fastest among major industry groups since the Covid-19...
Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year
The number of U.S. workplaces where employees have started trying to organize unions jumped this year to the highest level...
U.S. Added 372,000 Jobs in June
Hiring in June was near monthly gains logged earlier in the year, the Labor Department on Friday said. Companies added...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Workers, Casino Operator Reach Labor Agreement
Atlantic City casino workers reached a tentative deal with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, averting a strike that could...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Reach Labor Pacts With Caesars, MGM
Atlantic City, N.J., casino union workers reached tentative agreements with MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Inc. to avoid a...
Elon Musk Talks Staffing, Free Speech, Remote Work in Twitter Employee Meeting
Elon Musk, speaking via a smartphone that he appeared to be holding in front of him, told Twitter Inc. TWTR...
The Best Office Designs to Lure Back Remote Workers
As employees slowly return to the office, many companies would benefit by looking to an often-ignored aspect of the workplace...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Above Prepandemic Average Last Week
New applications for unemployment benefits rose last week above their prepandemic average for the first time since January, adding to...
