UK Treasury chief admits business tax rise could lead to lower than anticipated wages
LONDON -- U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves conceded Thursday that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a...
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GM reports a $3 billion quarterly profit despite US sales drop, China losses and its stock surges
DETROIT -- Shares of General Motors jumped more than 10% Tuesday after the automaker posted a third-quarter profit of $3...
CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care
LOS ANGELES -- Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health...
Mail carriers reach tentative contract with USPS that includes pay raises and airconditioned trucks
Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises...
What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?
NEW YORK -- Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women? Although women who...
Should California’s minimum wage be $18? Voters will soon decide
LOS ANGELES -- Voters will decide in November whether California should raise its hourly minimum wage to $18 by 2026...
Stellantis, seeking to revive sales, makes some leadership changes
Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, announced a number of significant leadership changes, including the timing of CEO Carlos...
Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
DETROIT -- Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a...
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
PHILADELPHIA -- With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in...
With strike looming, progress is reported in talks between Eastern and Gulf ports and dockworkers
NEW YORK -- With a strike deadline looming, the union for 45,000 dockworkers and the group representing East and Gulf...
