Funeral prices rose 310% since 1986 as inflation rose 193%
The share of families going into debt for funerals rose from 14% in 2024 to 37% in 2025, according to Debt.com research the report cites.
EEOC reportedly plans to narrow pregnant workers rules after midterms
The New York Times, citing seven people familiar, says the changes could end explicit fertility treatment coverage and widen religious exemptions.
How Unions Police Contracts to Protect Workers
Without enforcement, collective bargaining agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.
Largest U.S. corporations paid 10.4% federal tax in 2025, ITEP finds
The study of 706 companies counted 114 that paid no current federal income tax and $198 billion in subsidies from rates below 21%
Payrolls rose 165,000 in October while wages grew 3.1% in a year
Part-time work for economic reasons rose by 339,000 to 4.8 million, and Black unemployment stood at 6.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Starbucks Workers United calls nationwide boycott as contract fight drags on
The AFL-CIO's 65 unions endorsed the campaign as more than 550 unfair labor practice charges sit unresolved against the company.
Nearly 4,000 Brigham nurses set open-ended strike for Oct. 14, the largest in Massachusetts...
Mass General Brigham says it has contracted 1,300 temporary nurses, while the union says the system conditioned further talks on a multi-year pay freeze
Orange County asks state labor board to step in as Teamsters strike disrupts landfills
The county says about 465 striking workers obstructed three landfills, while the union says its picketing is lawful and no citations were issued
StarKist Tuna Supply Chain Linked to Forced Labor
Neither StarKist nor its parent company responded to union leaders' requests to negotiate amid the allegations raised in an investigation by Global Labor Justice.
California’s largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration
More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals.