Labor

Owners are pushing for a salary cap ahead of the Dec. 1, 2026 expiration of baseball's collective bargaining agreement, a position the Players Association opposes.

IG Metall, representing 2.2 million workers, staged nationwide protests Sept. 21 against Mercedes-Benz's demand to extend the workweek to 40 hours without additional pay

The centuries-old handwoven craft, once Kashmir's leading export, faces steep decline as low wages and long hours push younger generations toward other work

The country's 1.9 million offshore workers face the fastest generative AI exposure in Southeast Asia, even as industry revenues grow

Benna says the retirement vehicle he helped create left hourly workers behind — his employer-funded Radish plan requires no paycheck deduction.

Indian garment workers earn as little as Rs 250 per hour wearing head-mounted cameras, generating first-person footage that companies sell to humanoid robot developers.

American workers received 54.1 percent of national income in early 2026, the lowest share recorded since 1947, as corporations and capital owners captured more of the nation's output

Actor Noah Wyle told Congress that healthcare workers should not have to 'beg for basic support,' putting pressure on the industry's financial giants

Long Island Rail Road unions rejected the MTA's contract offer, pushing 250,000 daily commuters toward a system shutdown that could cost $50 million per day