The first "Labor Day parade" in the U.S. was a protest march — one that went on to inspire an annual tradition. On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers in New York City left their jobs and marched from ...

The International Day of Clean Energy on 26 January was declared by the General Assembly (resolution A/77/327) as a call to raise awareness and mobilize action for a just and inclusive transition ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As a historic Providence strike entered its eighth day Friday, physicians and doctors on the picket line were joined by Oregon state representative Maxine Dexter.

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.

For Central Dauphin School District, that could mean some big changes starting on day one. The district is considering moving the start of the school year to Sept. 2—after Labor Day. Many ...

Alex Ovechkin had some precious corgo on board. The Washington Capitals forward met Maxine and Hammy, who are famous corgis on the Internet, before the team hosted their Canines Night at Capital ...

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would block imports from more than three dozen Chinese companies, citing their alleged ties to forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

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 ...