Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide

Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an…

CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care

LOS ANGELES — Workers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for…

How a broke Argentine province is countering Milei’s deep austerity cuts

LA RIOJA, Argentina — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor…

What’s behind the widening gender wage gap in the US?

NEW YORK — Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working…

Stellantis, seeking to revive sales, makes some leadership changes

Stellantis, which makes Jeep and Chrysler vehicles, announced a number of significant leadership changes, including the…

Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday

WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living…

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime…

Dockworkers’ union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

DETROIT — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after…

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

SEATTLE — Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories near Seattle…

What is ‘price gouging’ and why is VP Harris proposing to ban it?

With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday…