Labor | Food Manufacturing

Report: Pandemic Will Cost US 651K Beer Jobs This Year

Besides the labor costs, the report forecasts that the pandemic will result in more than $22 billion in lost retail beer sales.

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Why More Manufacturing Employees Need to Speak Up

The secret to surviving and thriving in the automation revolution is in what computers can’t replace: human creativity, empathy, and critical thinking.

Laborers work at a building construction site in Gauhati, India, Oct. 19, 2020.

Study: COVID Speeds Up Human Vs. Machine Labor Standoff

The World Economic Forum expects work to be split equally between machines and people by 2025.

Military personnel enter the Sudima Hotel in Christchurch, New Zealand on Tuesday, Oct. 20.

Imported Fishermen Test Positive in New Zealand

Trade School Perception Improves

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American Bottling Company to Pay $590,000 in Back Wages

A staffer wears a mask while taking orders at a small restaurant in Grand Lake, Colo.

1 in 4 US Workers Have Weighed Quitting

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The Sound of Silence

Learn why your workers might be keeping quiet about their concerns.

Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on 'Threats to the Homeland' Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Trump Administration to Sharply Limit Skilled-Worker Visas

New rules address who can obtain the visas and how much they should be paid.

In this July 18, 2020 file photo a closed sign hangs in the window of a barber shop in Burbank, Calif. A critical snapshot of the job market and the economy to be released Friday, Oct. 2, is expected to show a further deceleration in hiring as the nation’s viral caseload creeps higher just as financial aid from the government has faded.

US Hiring Slows for 3rd Month in Sign of Struggling Economy

Nearly 10 million jobs remain lost — more than were shed during the entire 2008-2009 Great Recession.

Alexandra Ichim, a 20-year-old Romanian, works during a grape harvest in Rocca de Giorgi, Italy on Sept. 10.

Harvest Laborers Among World's Last Regular Travelers Though Pandemic

At a time when travel for work is seen as dangerous for everyone, Eastern European seasonal workers are among the world’s last regular border-crossers.

Meatpackers Are Already Switching to Automation

The novel coronavirus has been devastating to workers in the meatpacking industry.

Elastic band (spring) in exosuit stretches during leaning and lifting, offloading low back extensor muscles.

Wearable Exosuit Lessens Muscle Fatigue

The technology could redesign the future of work.

In this Jan. 15, 2020 photo, Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, about a U.S. China trade agreement, accompanied by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right.

US Senators Implore Gov't to Thwart Palm Oil Abuses

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Ron Wyden also called on companies that buy goods tainted by labor abuses to be held accountable.

Workplace Lawsuits Over COVID to 'Grow Exponentially'

One expert says this is merely "the front end of a tidal wave."

In this Aug. 6, 2020, file photo, a customer leaves a Pier 1 retail store, which is going out of business, during the coronavirus pandemic in Coral Gables, Fla. The Labor Department reported unemployment numbers Thursday, Sept. 3.

COVID-19 Danger Continues to Drive Joblessness

Before the pandemic, the number signing up for jobless aid had never exceeded 700,000 in a week. Now they've topped 700,000 for 26 straight weeks.

Sean Harris holds a sign asking for help.

Layoffs Remain Elevated as Job Gains Weaken

And a rising number of laid-off workers now say they regard their job loss as permanent.

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Are Employers Required to Share if Coworkers Have COVID-19?

Here's what employers are required and not required to do regarding tracking virus cases in the workplace.

Amazon’s Worker Tracking Could Be Combating Unions

Tracking tools may help the company determine locations more likely to become targets for unionization.