Workers

The Federal Trade Commission's proposed ban on noncompete agreements would affect many workers in sectors like fast food and retail, where these agreements can be a cheap way of retaining employees.

During a wave of industrial unrest, triggered by the cost of living crisis, striking workers voice their discontent from the picket line.

Some 48,000 teaching assistants, tutors and researchers in the U of C system want higher pay and benefits that offset California's high cost of living. How did things get this way?

A new survey by UKG's Workforce Institute finds half of American workers wouldn't recommend their job or their employer to their own kid. The same percentage would like to stop working if they could.

Employers keep looking for workers to meet consumer demand, though there are signs the labor market may cool down.

From early bonuses to gas cards and free lunch, companies offer perks to retain employees while struggling to keep their costs down.

Young, college-educated workers at individual retail establishments like Starbucks stores are driving many organizing efforts.

Disney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Meta are among the latest companies to add the benefit in the wake of the SCOTUS decision.

A slowing economy could help bring worker supply and demand back into balance.

Hiring too many workers — many of them part time — was an effort to avoid losing sales.