Labor economy

Biden stands with striking UAW autoworkers in Michigan, supports big pay raise

President Joe Biden joined United Auto Workers members Tuesday on the picket line outside Detroit and urged strikers to continue…

Biden’s visit to UAW picket line not influenced by Trump’s, White House says

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s decision to join striking United Auto Workers in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday was not influenced…

Corporate pensions are at their healthiest in more than a decade

Pension plans for the largest U.S. companies are at their healthiest in more than a decade — and that’s largely…

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten strike if labor agreement not reached

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit health-care provider in the United States threatened Friday to strike if an…

Tim Scott and Nikki Haley attack unions as UAW strike threatens to escalate ahead of GOP debate

Several Republican presidential candidates have gone on the attack against unions in response to the United Auto Workers’ strike, despite…

This account is like an ‘extra strength’ Roth IRA, advisor says. Here’s when to use it

For savers, choosing how to best allocate money among a stream of account types may seem an impossible task. There…

White House no longer sending top officials to Detroit for UAW strike talks this week

The Biden administration is no longer sending two key officials to Detroit this week to potentially help broker a deal…

Pence echoes Trump, links UAW strikes to Biden EV push: ‘Good for Beijing, bad for Detroit’

Former Vice President Mike Pence argued Tuesday that the Biden administration’s push toward electric vehicles was to blame for the…

Trump plans to give speech to autoworkers in Detroit, skipping second GOP debate

Former President Donald Trump is planning to visit Detroit next week to speak with current and former union members instead…

Pay secrecy norms have ‘simply lost their teeth,’ say experts. Here’s why

Pay transparency is on the rise for job applicants — and momentum suggests that trend will continue, experts said. In…