Workers Are Celebrating a Ban on Noncompetes. Employers Are Ready to Fight.

The federal rule change is set to reshape the U.S. job market, while creating a new rift between employees and bosses. Read More

UAW's Fain braces for fight against politicians to win next union election at Mercedes

After a historic win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, UAW President Fain preps for what may be a harder victory at two Mercedes plants in Alabama. Read More

Tennessee's GOP governor says Volkswagen plant workers made a mistake in union vote

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee says he thinks workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga made a mistake by voting to unionize under the United Auto Workers in a landslide election ... Read More

UAW Membership Fell 3.3% in 2023 to 370,000 Workers

Membership in the United Auto Workers union fell 3.3% in 2023 to 370,000, its lowest level since 2009, according to a report filed on Friday with the U.S. Labor Department. The UAW is "clear-eyed ... Read More

Union vote underway at Volkswagen's only US plant

Workers at Volkswagen's lone U.S. factory are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers in what is the union ... Business' Eric Revell and Reuters contributed to this report. Get ... Read More

Correction: Auto Sales story

DETROIT (AP) — In a story published April 2, 2024, about first-quarter U.S. auto sales, The Associated Press reported overall sales growth, electric vehicle sales growth and market share numbers ... Read More

U.S. Ad Forecast for 2024 Raised on Improved Economic Outlook, Digital Media Momentum

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The U.S. advertising market is looking healthier ... percent to $261 billion (or a 72 percent market share). In comparison, the advertising revenues of ... Read More

Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. colleges and universities ... relationships with the university campus workers union, student government and other organizations. Read More

How U.S. News Ranks the Best Jobs

Workers tend to prefer higher salaries, ample job opportunities and avenues for promotion. These characteristics and more are used to calculate the U.S. News Best Jobs of 2024 rankings. Read More

Average salary in the U.S. in 2024

This was closely followed by management, professional and related occupations, and management, business ... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, full-time workers aged 25 and over without a ... Read More

The Opening Days of Trump’s First Criminal Trial

For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. transcript This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Read More