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Adding more funding to scholarships is just one way experts say state lawmakers could address Texas’ child care crisis.

Top execs are paid mostly through stock incentives, and their pay has ballooned far beyond their workers' earnings

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.

Organizers say an increased unionizing drive has been met with threats and retaliation – and now the Senate wants answers