labor

Agriculture

Appeals court restores N. Carolina law addressing farm labor

7:45am December 29, 2022

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A North Carolina law preventing legal settlements between farms and workers from requiring a farm operation to become a union employer doesn't violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday while overturning a lower court decision.

Farm laborers working with an H-2A visa harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020, in Greenfield, Calif.

Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress

11:48am December 28, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.

National

On Red Cup Day, thousands of Starbucks workers go on strike

6:32am November 17, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Hardcore Starbucks fans eagerly await the day the coffee company gives out limited-edition holiday cups. The union organizing Starbucks workers hope those same customers will help support their cause.

Economy

A growing industrial region — as long as workers can be found

5:16pm October 26, 2022

by Paul Garber

Several high-tech companies have announced they’re expanding in the region known as the Carolina Core, which stretches from the Triad southeast through the middle of the state to Fayetteville. Finding people to work at these companies could be a challenge, as manufacturing jobs have been among the hardest to fill in recent years.

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Business

Networking group conducting online survey of women in the workplace

3:18pm October 24, 2022

by Paul Garber

A business networking group has launched an online survey to gauge how Forsyth County

Economy

Greensboro convention brings ideas for keeping young talent local

4:50pm October 12, 2022

by Paul Garber

A three-day convention in Greensboro this week looked at ways to keep talented college students in the local workforce after they graduate.

Business

Ashley Furniture to close Statesville facility, move some jobs to Advance

1:35am October 04, 2022

by Paul Garber

Ashley Furniture Industries is closing its distribution facility in Statesville, NC, the company has told state officials.

Economy

Toyota donates $1 million for local STEAM programs to prepare for megasite workforce

7:16pm September 25, 2022

by Paul Garber

Toyota is donating $1 million for local science and technology education programs as the company makes plans for its electric vehicle battery plant in Randolph County.

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at the Amtrak Johnstown Train Station, Sept. 30, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa.

Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

12:47pm September 15, 2022

by Andrea Hsu

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

Employees of HarperCollins Publisher participate in a one-day strike outside the publishing houses offices in Manhattan on July 20, 2022 in New York City.

National

Support for labor unions in the U.S. is at a 57-year high

5:30am August 31, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

A new poll from Gallup shows that support for unions is the highest it's been since 1965. This comes as workers at companies like Starbucks, Amazon and Chipotle have lately launched union drives.