January 18, 2016 Dozens of Muslims leave company that limits prayer to scheduled breaks Dozens of Muslim employees at a Wisconsin manufacturer say they are now out of a job after the company changed its prayer-on-the-job policy.
December 21, 2015 Pennsylvania prepares to join scrum for Boeing work Could Pennsylvania top the $1.7 billion in reported incentives Missouri has floated in an attempt to lure Boeing to its state?
December 20, 2015 Unequal unemployment? Program helps certain laid-off workers Thanks to a little-known federal program that gives some workers better benefits than others, America’s unemployed are not all treated equal.
December 20, 2015 US aid for 12 communities to attract manufacturers The Obama administration has named the first communities that will receive special attention to help them attract global manufacturers.
December 20, 2015 Sriracha exec says US starting to remind him of communist Vietnam A popular hot sauce maker in a battle with government officials in California says the U.S. reminds him of communist Vietnam, a country he and his family fled over 30 years ago.
December 20, 2015 California farmer locked in battle with union Six months ago, workers at one of the largest fruit farms in the U.S. went to the ballot box to decide if they would continue to be represented by the United Farm Workers, which won that right two decades ago but never forged a labor contract.
December 1, 2015 UAW reaches tentative deal with Fiat Chrysler to avoid strike The United Auto Workers said shortly after midnight Thursday that it reached a revised deal with Fiat Chrysler that secures “significant gains” for its members, averting a strike that would have shut down production at U.S. plants and sent thousands of workers to the picket line.
December 1, 2015 Hops farming grows slowly despite brewers' demand Craft brewers interested in capitalizing on consumers' interest in locally grown foods are encouraging more farmers to grow hops.
November 29, 2015 United Auto Workers union threatens General Motors strike The United Auto Workers union says its workers at General Motors will strike if it can't agree on a new contract with the company by 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
November 29, 2015 West Virginia chemical spill puts spotlight on industrial plants Industries provide thousands of good paying jobs but also pose risks for the communities surrounding them, such as the chemical spill or coal mine disasters.
