Jaston Williams once put the "third-smallest town in Texas" on the map (never mind that it was fictional), but these days he's quite happy in Lockhart. The actor, playwright, and author, who ...

Many states passed legislation recognizing Labor Day before it was made into a federal holiday in 1894. There were also several other major protest events credited with changing the tide for worker ...

Labor Day comes around every year, marking a time when many Americans get to enjoy a day off. But for some, it’s just another ...

Less than a week into a new presidency, Kansas farmers are wondering what to expect from the agricultural labor force ... alone can pick 750 watermelons a day," Bowlin added.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remained at levels consistent with a healthy labor market.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 for the week ended Jan. 11, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Given the Republican Party’s track record on worker and union issues, and President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-union first term, it is reasonable to reject the narrative that his party’s ...

Although as William Bowe has pointed out, this was down to an unusual preference allocation, with Labor’s primary vote actually having lifted. Bowe’s BludgerTrack poll aggregator — the only ...

But frontline workers are closer to day-to-day operations than management ... with workers and union members through a formal labor-management partnership, which can lead to significant ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the year on a solid footing, reinforcing ...

We’re wondering, how you will spend your time this Labor Day? We know that for many people Labor Day marks the end of the ‘lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.’ It means getting ...