Where the Job Growth Is: At the Low End
A report finds that the jobs lost in the recession were largely in the middle tier of wages, but most of the jobs created in the recovery have been low-wage positions.
View ArticleLabor’s Decline and Wage Inequality
The decline in organized labor’s power and membership has played a larger role in fostering increased wage inequality in the United States than is generally thought, according to a new study.
View ArticleFor Graduates, a Shrinking Payoff
A study finds that entry-level wages for college graduates, adjusted for inflation, were lower in 2010 than a decade earlier.
View ArticleA Challenge for Unions in Public Opinion
A Gallup poll shows a bare majority of Americans approve of unions, and the split in sentiment between Democrats and Republicans is stark.
View ArticleThe Challenge of Creating Good Jobs
A conversation with Paul Osterman, co-author of "Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone," who argues that it is good and needed public policy to foster not only more jobs but decent ones.
View ArticleThe Search for an Era of Labor Peace
Boeing's agreement with the machinists' union has parallels with a 1948 accord between General Motors and the United Automobile Workers, another far-reaching contract meant to overcome a history of...
View ArticleLabor’s Take on the Economy
A resolution by the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s executive council is a full-throated liberal-left take on what’s ailing the American economy and what caused those ailments.
View ArticleThe Uses and Misuses of Unpaid Internships
Former interns offer their accounts of whether their unpaid work was valuable experience — and legal.
View ArticleLabor Sees Bright Spots in Membership Trends
Union ranks are down over all, but they have risen in California, and among Latinos and Asian-Americans.
View ArticleIn New Wave of Walkouts, Fast-Food Strikers Gain Momentum
A growing wave of one-day strikes has put a youthful face on a campaign to substantially improve the pay of fast-food workers, and the industry is pushing back.
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