Low pay, lack of benefits and other issues drove Ayo Collins and three other Jimmy John’s workers to enlist the aid of the Chicago-based Industrial Workers of the World to help organize 10 targeted Minneapolis stores. The effor…
Autoworkers laid off from a General Motors plant in Orion Township, Mich., have until the end of the day Tuesday to decide whether to take jobs at the automaker’s Lordstown assembly plant, some 250 miles away in neighboring Ohi…
General Electric will invest $432 million in its appliances division, resulting in the creation of 500 jobs. The conglomerate wants to expand its market share in the refrigerator market and boost the number of appliances made i…
In a sign that large fossil-fuel power plants may be falling out of favor, French engineering company Alstom on Monday announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the next 17 months. Alstom cited low demand for its coal and natural-ga…
In an effort to boost worker skills to better match the needs of employers, President Barack Obama today unveiled Skills For America’s Future, a new initiative to increase workforce development, worker training and job placemen…