Amazon Workers’ Union Victory Bolsters Revitalized Labor Movement
The union victory at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in New York City is the latest example of renewed interest in...
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U.S. Jobless Claims Edge Higher Amid Tight Labor Market
New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, indicating a strong labor market in which employers are holding...
Carl Icahn Targets Kroger Over Pork, CEO Pay
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is seeking two board seats at Kroger Co., pushing the U.S. supermarket giant to make...
IRS Delays, Sudden End to Tax Break Leave Employers Frustrated With Covid Credits
IRS processing delays and federal policy changes are creating headaches for businesses and nonprofits using a popular wage subsidy that...
U.S. Economy Grew Modestly Amid Omicron Surge, Fed Beige Book Says
The U.S. economy grew at a modest to moderate pace from mid-January through early February as the Omicron variant of...
Why This Economic Boom Can’t Lift America’s Spirits
Discontent is widespread in spite of rapid job growth, wage gains and strong asset values. At the root of it:...
Worker Absences From Covid-19 Hold Back Companies’ Growth
While pressures may be easing in some aspects for large companies, indicating a diminishing effect from the Omicron variant going...
Starbucks Sales Rise as Cost Pressures Increase at the Coffee Chain
Starbucks Corp. SBUX 0.45% said rising costs of supplies and wages will continue to weigh on the coffee giant’s profit...
Kroger Workers Approve New Contract After Nine-Day Strike
More than 8,000 workers at Kroger Co. KR -3.12% ’s King Soopers grocery stores ratified a new three-year contract following...
As Employers Scramble to Fill Jobs, Workers Relish a Feeling of Power
Raises, signing bonuses, more flexibility. Amid a historically tight labor market, more workers are feeling their power—and flexing it. The...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Received Nearly $100 Million in Compensation in 2021
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.67% Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook received almost $100 million in compensation in 2021, a year in...
AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers—and Time Runs Out at Year-End
When Dean Allison left his job as a property manager at AT&T T 0.36% in 1998, the company offered an...
Starbucks Workers at Buffalo-Area Store Vote in Favor of Unionizing
Starbucks Corp. SBUX -0.77% baristas in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to form the first labor union at one of the coffee...
Not Sure How Much You Should Be Paid? Colorado Could Offer Some Clues
You don’t have to go to another job interview without knowing how much you can actually make. People applying to...
Deere Workers Approve New Contract, Ending Strike
Workers at Deere & Co. ratified a new six-year contract Wednesday, ending a strike against the farm and construction machinery...
Deere Workers Reject Second Contract Offer, Extending Strike
Workers at Deere & Co. rejected a second contract offer, extending a strike against the farm equipment and construction machinery...
Deere Reaches Tentative Agreement with Striking Workers
Deere & Co. said Saturday it has reached a tentative agreement with striking workers, more than two weeks after workers...
Uber and Lyft Thought Prices Would Normalize by Now. Here’s Why They Are Still High.
Americans hailing an Uber or a Lyft ride still face elevated prices due to a shortage of drivers—the latest example...
Starbucks’s China Sales Slow With Covid-19 Bout
Starbucks Corp. said its U.S. sales were strong during its most recent quarter, though the pandemic’s resurgence in China dragged...
Activision Blizzard Chief Reduces Pay, Pledges Changes Amid Probes Into Company Culture
Bobby Kotick, the longtime chief executive of videogame empire Activision Blizzard Inc., told employees Thursday he will take a pay...
