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News Articles: Economy

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.

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  • Business

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

September 07, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
The Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa.

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  • Business

More small airports are being cut off from the air travel network. This is why

The pilot shortage and changing economics are to blame for legacy airlines departing regional airports

September 04, 2023
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By:
  • Adam Bearne
People hold signs as members of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America East walk a picket line outside of the HBO/Amazon offices during the National Union Solidarity Day in New York City on Aug. 22, 2023. Labor unions have notched some big victories this year but organized labor still faces an uncertain future.

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  • Business

4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?

September 04, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Scott Horsley
This bar inside Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas strip has two robots that serve customers drinks. The Tipsy Robot opened a second location on the strip this year.

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  • Economy

Robots are pouring drinks in Vegas. As AI grows, the city's workers brace for change

Workers in Las Vegas have been watching automation and technology inch into their workplace. Now with AI, the city is preparing to adapt its service-heavy tourism economy.

September 04, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
GPB  NPR

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  • National

2/3 of Americans approve of unions — slightly down from last year, but still high

The latest Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Americans approve of unions. That's down a few percentage points from last year, but continues a trend that stands in sharp contrast to the last six decades.

September 02, 2023
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop in Los Angeles on June 2, 2023. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%.

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  • Business

The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployemnt rate rose to 3.8%. The data indicates a steady labor market heading into the Labor Day weekend.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Striking hotel workers rally outside the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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  • Economy

Political scientists confront real world politics dealing with hotel workers strike

The American Political Science Association, or APSA, is holding its annual meeting in Los Angeles this weekend despite calls from striking hotel workers for conferences to stay away from the city.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye
A Biden proposal would raise the threshold under which salaried workers are eligible for overtime pay — but it could face opposition from business groups.

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  • Economy

Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.

August 31, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Pay-by-the-month subscriptions are increasingly popular. But research suggests people often keep paying long after they intend to.

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  • Business

Yes, people often forget to cancel their monthly subscriptions — and the costs add up

From streaming TV to razor blades by mail, Americans are buying more goods and services through pay-by-the-month plans. New research shows they often keep paying long after they want to.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
A few tourists stand under a rainbow as the clouds clear at Haleakalā on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Though much of the island is untouched, tourism is down drastically.

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  • National

On Maui, a desperate plea to tourists: Please return

When the deadly wildfires ignited on Maui, tourists were turned away. Three weeks later, business owners are eager for them visit — responsibly.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
Migrants at the Clinton Hill Shelter seek relief from the overcrowded confinements of 47 Hall St. Residents working as delivery drivers wait for orders to come in on July 19 in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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  • National

There's a labor shortage in the U.S. Why is it so hard for migrants to legally work?

The wait time for an asylum-seeker in the U.S. to get a work permit is at least half a year. City governments across the country are pressing the federal government to change that.

August 30, 2023
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd
One of a number of signs voicing opposition to the rail spur project along Shoals Road in Hancock County.

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  • Economy

The land is your family wealth. A railroad wants a piece of it. What do you do?

The Smiths chose to return home to this land because of how his father used it as an engine for educating Mark and his siblings and launching them into the wider world.  

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The Georgia Department of Agriculture shared images of a yellow-legged hornet nest that its scientists removed Wednesday from a tree on a Wilmington Island residential property located near the Savannah Bee Company's garden.

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  • Environment

Nation's first known yellow-legged hornet nest found, eradicated near Savannah

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.

August 28, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is set to become the latest government official to travel to China amid rising tensions between the two countries. The worsening relations are leaving American companies facing an uncertain environment.

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  • Economy

How high tensions between China and the U.S. are impacting American companies

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is set to travel to China at a time when U.S. executives and investors are facing increasing uncertainty and risk doing business there.

August 26, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives for a meeting of financial regulators in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2023. Powell warned on Friday the fight against inflation still "has a long way to go."

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  • Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell warns the fight against inflation is far from over

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates could stay elevated for an extended period to bring inflation to the central bank's 2% target.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
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