WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remained at levels consistent with a healthy labor market.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Jan. 11, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

It’s about 6 a.m. and 32 degrees in Plano, and dozens of day laborers have already shown up ready to work. The men lock their cars and walk across the street under the moonlight to check in at ...

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would block imports from more than three dozen Chinese companies, citing their alleged ties to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

Given the Republican Party’s track record on worker and union issues, and President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-union first term, it is reasonable to reject the narrative that his party’s ...

Although as William Bowe has pointed out, this was down to an unusual preference allocation, with Labor’s primary vote actually having lifted. Bowe’s BludgerTrack poll aggregator — the only ...

Day laborers are volunteering to help the victims devastated by the wildfires in California. Co-Executive Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Pablo Alvarado joins José Díaz ...

Leaders should instead focus on fostering ongoing partnerships with workers and union members through a formal labor-management partnership, which can lead to significant improvements in ...

On a typical day, the center, which is run by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is a gathering spot for day laborers looking for jobs. But as fires continued to rage from Pacific ...

It’s a big coup for Trump in his effort to court blue-collar support, though it remains unclear whether he can truly earn a place in labor’s good graces. In many ways, the port labor dispute ...

The attack occurred as the laborers were traveling from Lakki Marwat to a nearby mining project, Ijaz said. He gave no further details. Other security officials said the mining project where the ...

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