The wave of labor union demonstrations continues as more than 8,000 employees at Kroger-owned King Soopers are now on strike in Colorado. The workers are demanding better wages and more benefits among other things.
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Amazon cut its free on-site testing. Now its workers are scrambling to get tested.
In the early days of the pandemic, Amazon was known for offering warehouse workers onsite free testing and even developed its own Covid test kits for consumers.
Navient agrees to $1.85B student loan settlement with states
Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with nearly 40 states in an effort to resolve allegations of predatory lending and deceptive practices.
Interest rate hike could come as soon as March, Fed's Brainard signals
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Thursday said the central bank would be in a position to start what could be several interest rate hikes this year “as
Amid labor shortage, Army offers largest enlistment bonus ever
The Army is seeking to blunt the pandemic-fueled labor shortage rocking the country’s economy with its largest bonus ever — $50,000.
Delta loses $408 million; 8,000 employees contract Covid over the last four weeks
Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a Covid-19 surge that rocked the airline in December, and the carrier predicted Thursday that it will suffer one more quarterly loss before travel perks up in spring and summer.
Get ready for 'frustrating' tax season, as IRS battles historic backlogs and staff shortages
Get ready for tax refund and filing delays this year, the Treasury Department warned, as the IRS starts tax season with a significant pandemic-born backlog and
Omicron is creating a 'crisis, red-tier situation' in health care
Omicron, the latest variant of Covid-19, is crushing health care workers already under strain from nearly two years of grappling with a pandemic — a situation
Store shelves are empty again across the country. Here's why.
The recent spread of the omicron variant among supply chain workers, sour weather and even a recall of bagged salads and vegetables have caused Americans to
Consumer prices rise 7 percent in December, highest rate in nearly 40 years
Consumer prices rose by 7 percent in December over the previous year, its fastest increase since the early 1980s, as companies raised prices to offset pandemic-