Labor

A tiny uptick in wages won't do much to help Americans squeezed by debt and facing rising prices for medicine, child care, housing, and other essentials.

Here's a stat for International Workers' Day that's giving us hope.

Striking workers won backing from every corner of their community, from local rabbis preparing for Passover to placard-carrying toddlers.

A minimum wage hike would boost earnings for 40 million workers.