labor

Following a rally in Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza Park, hundreds of union members march across the Brooklyn Bridge in support of IBEW Local 3 (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers), September 18, 2017, in New York City.

You may have heard of the 'union boom.' The numbers tell a different story

6:31am February 28, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

Despite a stream of headlines last year about unionization drives throughout the nation, the share of American workers in unions fell to its lowest level on record. What's going on?

Politics & Government

Winston-Salem business, education leaders lay out legislative priorities

2:13pm February 10, 2023

by Paul Garber

Business and education leaders joined with elected officials in Winston-Salem Friday to discuss legislative priorities for the coming year, with jobs, training, and afforda

Photo shows the N.C. Legislative building

Politics & Government

State bill would allow civilian investigators for some crashes

4:05pm February 08, 2023

by Paul Garber

State Sen. Paul Lowe (D-Forsyth) has filed a bill that would allow unarmed civilian personnel to investigate certain traffic crashes.

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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