Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adia Harvey Wingfield is an author and a professor of sociology. Union membership has been on the decline for some time. The ...

Both of these can be true: The labor market is currently healthy, and many workers are feeling stuck. This page includes information about these cards, currently unavailable on NerdWallet. The ...

The construction industry is facing a labor shortage of about 500,000 workers this year. The worker shortage is pushing up housing costs amid a national housing shortage. Industry experts say the US ...

Will skilled union workers starve to protect the wage scales which Labor has struggled 50 years to build? That question was put to a test in New York City last week when some 2,000 union bricklayers, ...

Earlier this month, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data that show a weakening economy, with job creation over the past three months not keeping up with population growth.

How a long-standing federal program allows thousands of workers to earn subminimum wages. By Caitlin Gilbert , Amanda Morris and Jacqueline Alemany August 30, 2024 at ...

As we say goodbye to the summer season by celebrating Labor Day, most Americans are eager to recognize the ingenuity and determination of rank-and-file workers. But not union bosses, who hijack the ...

I’m a Gen Zer who will be officially stepping into the workforce a year from now, so I’m curious about learning how the working world functions. I’ll admit I’ve gone down countless rabbit holes on ...

ATLANTA — A bipartisan group of Georgia state lawmakers filed legislation to authorize the labor department to create a “guest worker” program to bring qualified immigrants in to work in areas that ...