Unions that represent about 32,000 full-time workers said the vote was overwhelmingly against the proposal, which would have raised pay by at least $1 an hour per year.
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For Single Mothers, Quitting Can Bring Extra Challenges, but Also Balance
Single moms who chose to quit their jobs have to navigate child care, health insurance and financial concerns largely on their own. But some have also found a sense of relief.
A Key Measure of Wages Showed Moderation at the End of 2022
The Employment Cost Index, which Federal Reserve officials watch closely as a gauge of pay trends, is picking up more slowly.
Judge Finds Amazon Broke Labor Law in Anti-Union Effort
The ruling, on charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board, involved actions at two Staten Island warehouses before union votes last year.
The Latest Crusade to Place Religion Over the Rest of Civil Society
Federal civil rights law requires employers to accommodate their employees’ religious needs unless the request would impose “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.”
Why Is Assessing Job Satisfaction So Hard?
Amid layoffs and a changing workplace, worker stress is at a record high, even as job engagement surveys become more frequent and high-tech. What are companies missing?
Jury Awards $1 Million to Woman Who Was Told, ‘I Don’t Serve Black People’
Rose Wakefield was ignored by an attendant at a gas station in Beaverton, Ore., near Portland, as white customers who pulled in after her were served first, according to the lawsuit.
Layoffs by Email Show What Employers Really Think of Their Workers
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, recently announced that it would lay off around 12,000 people, 6 percent of its work force.
Hochul’s Vow to Boost Ethics and Sexual Harassment Training Falls Flat
Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to end the era where state workers could “click through” an ethics class. But the state has failed to implement live training.
G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills
Four states could ban transition care into young adulthood. Lawmakers in several others want to restrict drag shows in ways that could affect transgender performers broadly. It’s part of a long-term plan.
Laid Off in Your Living Room: The Chaos of Remote Job Cuts
Angst rippled across laptop screens this month, with dozens of companies announcing layoffs and finding ways to breed extra chaos in the process.
Unions and Video Games
Gaming is a huge industry, and workers are trying to unionize.
Walmart Raises Starting Wages for Store Workers
The retail giant said the minimum wages for those employees would range from $14 to $19 an hour, up from $12 to $18 an hour.
How to Cope When You’re Shown the Door
Tips for how to act when your company doesn’t behave in the most humane of manners.
You Quit Your Job, but You’re Still Miserable. Now What?
What to do when it’s not (just) the job, it’s you.
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