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Department of Labor “walked away from” rule that expanded overtime to 4 million workers, says former agency head.

100 days in, the self-styled champion of the working class has delivered layoffs, trade wars and an erosion of worker protections.

Project 2025, a conservative playbook for a second Trump term, advocates for rolling back child labor protections, report also cites

The new tariffs could be great for the U.S. auto industry. The risk is automakers will use them as an excuse to slow-walk their EV plans.

Americans like unions again — but few workers actually have one. The UAW is betting it can shift that dynamic

"CEOs gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years," United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said

As Republican-led states roll back the alcohol service age so teens can serve hard drinks, they also put them in danger

The minimum has been an unlivable $7.25 an hour under three presidents. Today’s wage is worth less than at any point since 1956

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigations suggest that many minors working in manufacturing, meatpacking and construction jobs are being exploited or hurt.