President Biden announced the agreement after negotiations brokered by the labor secretary lasted deep into the night.
Tag: Labor and Jobs
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Biden Maneuvers to Try to Avoid Devastating Rail Strike
The Biden administration is considering executive action to try to avoid a shutdown of the nation’s rail network that would harm the economy ahead of the midterm elections.
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How a Rail Strike Could Reinvigorate Supply Chain Disruption
If freight trains stop rolling, the result could be chaos for business, shortages for consumers, and fresh momentum for rising prices.
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In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger
Even as the country as a whole has recovered all of the jobs it lost during the pandemic, the city is still missing 176,000 — the slowest recovery of any major metropolitan area.
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Who Are America’s Missing Workers?
The labor market appears hot, but the share of people who are either working or actively looking for a job still hasn’t quite recovered.