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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.

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Labor’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.

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For 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.

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A 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.

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The 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.

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The 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...

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Labor’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.

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The Uses and Misuses of Unpaid Internships

Former interns offer their accounts of whether their unpaid work was valuable experience — and legal.

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Labor Sees Bright Spots in Membership Trends

Union ranks are down over all, but they have risen in California, and among Latinos and Asian-Americans.

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In 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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