US filings for jobless aid tick up last week to 210,000 but remain at healthy levels
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for jobless aid inched up last week as employers continue to…
Meta is laying off hundreds of employees as it pours money into AI
Meta is laying off hundreds of employees across its company, according to reports from The New York Times,…
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas: AI layoffs aren’t so bad as ‘most people don’t enjoy their jobs’
Tech executives have offered foreboding visions of the future of work due to AI, with ServiceNow CEO Bill…
Job market optimism has fallen since 2022: New Gallup survey
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given…
Gambling companies targeting women with ‘novel’ promotions, new research finds
Gambling is being promoted as fun, social and “harmless” for women through social media and lifestyle marketing, in…
Minnesota Health Care Workers Unite for Better Patient Protection Amid ICE Crackdown
This article is published in partnership with the Center for Media and Democracy. The Department of Homeland Security’s…
How Will a Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Impact California?
David Ellison indirectly answered lawmaker questions about how the combination of two of Hollywood’s five remaining historic studios…
A tepid labor market, yet fewer layoffs: US jobless claims slip to 205,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent…
Reconciling César Chavez’s labor rights legacy with sexual abuse allegations
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband marched and fasted alongside César Chavez. They helped him…
Meatpacking workers strike at Colorado’s JBS-owned Swift Beef company
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants went on strike…
WNBA commissioner says progress made in collective bargaining talks after another marathon session | Sports
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said progress is being made towards getting a new collective…
Job openings stronger than expected to start year despite sluggish labor market
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a…