Labor

2,000 workers die from extreme heat every year. As temperatures rise, we need federal standards for water breaks, shade, and other basic protections.

This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.

The three hotel chains hit with Labor Day strikes have all been spending more on stock buybacks than long-term investments or worker retirement security.

Support for unions is at an all time high. How can the labor movement convert that into more power? Investing in organizing.

When companies cut corners on wages and safety, executives cash in while putting workers and customers at risk. I saw it first hand at Dollar General.

A discussion with an author of a new report laying out how Uber and Lyft’s preferred worker classification — codified in California's Prop 22 — depresses pay and deprives drivers of benefits.

A new report reveals that nearly half of the 100 largest low-wage employers spent more on stock buybacks than on long-term capital investments over the past five years.

Cleaners contracted to clean utility giant Con Edison’s facilities are paid as little as $16 dollars an hour while the company rakes in billions.

Billions of public dollars are poised to flow to semiconductor manufacturing. Here’s how to ensure the jobs they create are actually good.