In the labor movement, we talk about the “union difference” ― how much better it is to work a union job, versus a non-union one. It’s the wages, the healthcare, the dignity on the job. But the biggest ...

Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first Monday in May each year, but not the United States and Canada. Instead, Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as ...

Amid the push to reshore, the United States faces a clear challenge when it comes to labor. The manufacturing workforce is aging at an alarming rate. Even in the best-case scenario, the U.S. will face ...

A day of thanks and a public salute still is due to all those working men and women who, in the words of one of the holiday's originators, AFL co-founder Peter McGuire, "from rude nature have delved ...

Donald Trump's Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, extended her remarks on Labour Day by giving an "America First" message. She took to the social media platform X and wrote, "This Labor Day, ...

Child labor is back. What will we do about it? A dark shadow from America's past is re-emerging. The U.S. Labor Department's shocking revelation of a 37% increase in child labor violations isn't just ...

America's labor market continues to cool, and the gig economy is quietly absorbing some of the employment strain being felt across the country. About 20% of people who lost pay, lost a job, or had ...

A burst of US productivity, possibly powered by AI, is helping contain inflation—but it may also mean the Federal Reserve is ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) In much of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the event commonly called May Day ...