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As we mark the second Labor Day under the pandemic, Americans at the top of the income ladder are seeing their fortunes balloon as working families continue to struggle. Frontline workers are reeling from rising infection risks and tensions over mask and vaccine mandates. The unemployed, who are disproportionately workers of color, are facing the […]
Continue reading …Walmart raises pay? Not so fast. The nation’s largest employer, Walmart, is not giving a raise to more than half of its employees. Walmart made headlines this week by raising pay to $15 an hour for some employees, instantly creating a second tier of lower paid employees within its the massive ranks of already low-paid […]
Continue reading …The decline in unemployment in August 2021 masked a rise in the African American unemployment rate and African American men in particular. The unemployment rate for African Americans rose to 8.8 percent in August from 8.2 percent in July, Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. Among African American men, unemployment reached 9.1 percent, up from […]
Continue reading …Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in August, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.2 percentage point to 5.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. So far this year, monthly job growth has averaged 586,000. In August, notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, transportation and warehousing, private education, […]
Continue reading …The number US employers requiring Covid-19 vaccinations is set to surge as concerns about the Delta variant grow, according to a survey by Willis Towers Watson. It found 52% of US employers could have one or more vaccine mandates in the workplace by the fourth quarter. Right now, only 21% require vaccinations. These range from […]
Continue reading …Labour Day, the first Monday in September, has been a statutory holiday in Canada since 1894. It originated in the first workers’ rallies of the Victorian era. Historically, workers marked the day with various activities. These included parades, speeches, games, amateur competitions and picnics. The holiday promoted working-class solidarity and belonging during a time of […]
Continue reading …In the week ending August 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 340,000, a decrease of14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when itwas 256,000. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 353,000 to 354,000. The 4-week […]
Continue reading …By Jon Hiatt | Aug 12, 2021 | OnLabor blog — Since the unexpected death of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on August 5, many who knew and worked with Rich have posted tributes focusing on a variety of leadership roles that he took on: in the Western Pennsylvania mines as a young health and safety […]
Continue reading …On the morning of September 5, 1882, the first US Labor Day celebration, spectators filled the sidewalks of lower Manhattan near city hall and along Broadway. They had come early, well before the Labor Day parade marchers, to claim the best vantage points from which to view the first US Labor Day parade. A newspaper […]
Continue reading …ATLANTA – In November 2017, two CSX railroad workers at a rail yard in Waycross, Georgia, encountered and reported a blue flag that signaled their train could not move safely. For their actions, CSX Transportation Inc. pulled them from the job and later fired them, both actions found to be illegal in a U.S. Department […]
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