Labor Studies

Strikes have been a powerful, sometimes perilous tactic for workers as they've fought for better wages and working conditions.

Dolores Huerta was one of the most influential labor and civil rights activists of the 20th century. Here's how her legacy inspires the next generation of community activists.

Economists traditionally believed that minimum wages actually hurt workers, but recent research has led to a rethink. Produced by The Economist’s.

Even with the low unemployment rate in the United States, the situation for people with disabilities is much tougher. Only about 20% of them have a job and some who do are paid less than the federal minimum wage. After protests from disability advocates, the Department of Labor announced it would review the policy that makes this possible.

The U.S. economy still has a massive labor shortage. That's where apprenticeships come in. Last summer the White House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which grants funding to several industries that rely heavily on skilled labor like infrastructure, manufacturing and more. As the U.S. economy faces skill shortages in a wide range of industries, these on-the-job training programs could become essential to the new American economy.

Feb. 18, 2021 -- Jobless claims were high again this past week. More than 860,000 people filed claims. Millions of people are still looking for work. But some employers say they can't find enough skilled workers for certain jobs. That's due, in part, they say, to stigmas that need to change.