labor

Tyson Foods lays off workers at Wilkesboro processing plant

5:25pm November 16, 2023

by Breanna Laws

Wilkesboro town officials say Tyson Foods Inc. has laid off more than 100 employees at its Wilkesboro processing plant. Tyson, the largest employer in Wilkes County, announced in a prepared statement that they are reducing the number of second-shift employees due to lower customer demand.

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People hold signs supporting Starbucks workers outside a Starbucks on New York's Upper West Side on Thursday.

National

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days

1:21pm November 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores.

Business

More than 200 will lose jobs with High Point distribution center closure

3:59pm October 27, 2023

by Paul Garber

The closure of a distribution center in North High Point with ties to HanesBrands will result in the loss of more than 200 jobs.

Salamanca, joined by her grandkids at the end of science class, wait their turn to look through a microscope.

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

12:37pm October 16, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

More than a million women in Bogotá, Colombia, do unpaid family caregiver work full-time. The country has launched a groundbreaking program called "Care Blocks" to ease their burden.

image shows Klaussner furniture showroom in High Point

Business

Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams closure brought an abrupt end to company that changed furniture-making workplace

9:54am October 12, 2023

by Paul Garber

More than 400 workers in Taylorsville, North Carolina suddenly lost their jobs in late August when a furniture factory closed.

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Health & Safety

Novant Health cuts 160 positions

4:15pm October 05, 2023

by Paul Garber

Winston-Salem-based Novant Health has announced it is reducing its workforce by more than 150 positions.

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.

Economy

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

11:10am September 07, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop in Los Angeles on June 2, 2023. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%.

Economy

The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day

10:50am September 01, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployemnt rate rose to 3.8%. The data indicates a steady labor market heading into the Labor Day weekend.

Image shows building on Forsyth Tech's campus

Education

Forsyth Tech added to list of federal Apprenticeship Ambassadors

5:13pm August 02, 2023

by Paul Garber

The U.S. Department of Labor has named Forsyth Technical Community College to its latest list of Apprenticeship Ambassadors.

Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn't want her to join them in the fields. She's now in college, studying to be a teacher.

Politics & Government

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops?

5:00am July 28, 2023

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.