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Russia wants to recruit 420,000 soldiers despite the country being crippled by labor shortages, UK intel says
Russia is trying to draft 420,000 soldiers from its dwindling domestic workforce by the end of 2023…
Thibault Spirlet
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H-2B visas open for late second half returning workers for FY 2023
The US will begin accepting petitions for H-2B visa workers for the late second half of fiscal year…
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill rolling back child labor laws in response to business owner complaints over labor shortages. Iowa's unemployment rate was under 3% last month.
The law allows 14- and 15-year-olds to participate in "light" manufacturing and older teens to serv…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Russia's central bank boss has issued a warning that the country's wartime economy is at risk of overheating
Russia's central bank has hiked its key interest rate to 16%.
Huileng Tan
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US received enough visa applications to meet H-2B cap for H2 FY23
The US has received a sufficient number of applications to meet the congressionally-mandated H-2B c…
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Fitness buffs say Chipotle's supply chain issues are messing with their gains
Chipotle has a reputation among weightlifters as a go-to post workout meal due to its clean ingredi…
Allana Akhtar
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Celebrity Cruises says it has had no issues rehiring crew when it restarted cruising — here's why
In a Q1 survey, 98% of Celebrity's crew reported they were ready to return to work. Almost all resp…
Brittany Chang
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The fast-food industry had a uniquely tumultuous 2021, from staff shortages to supply chain issues
Fast-food chains dealt with a labor shortage and supply chain constraints in 2021, and Workers were…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Southwest is giving flight attendants and pilots DoorDash to make up for staffing issues
The bonus could also help Southwest increase its own staff, especially as the airline reportedly pl…
Allana Akhtar
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Hershey CEO: Expect a Halloween candy shortage this year, as candy makers struggle to meet demand amid labor and supply issues
"We had opportunity to deliver more Halloween, but we weren't able to supply that," Hershey CEO Mic…
Bethany Biron
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The Biden administration just announced plans to crack down on more than 4,400 new cases of child labor in the US since October
The Labor Department announced measures to crack down on exploitative child labor in the US after a…
Noah Sheidlower
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Amazon Labor Union's vice president faces criminal charges over allegations he choked his girlfriend
If convicted, Amazon Labor Union vice president Derrick Palmer may be ineligible to serve in union …
Jack Newsham,Katherine Long
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Russia says it has a 'glaring issue:' More than half of its wounded soldiers are amputees
About 54% of Russian soldiers who were injured in the Ukraine war and are receiving treatment have …
Natalie Musumeci
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If you want a construction project finished on time without worker shortages, hire a unionized crew, a new report says
Unionized construction workers make roughly $400 more per week than their nonunion peers — that's j…
Juliana Kaplan
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Misclassifying employees as gig workers creates 'a race to the bottom' for businesses, Biden's top labor and antitrust regulators say
Misclassification "puts high-road employers at a competitive disadvantage," the general counsel of …
Ethan Dodd
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A Comfort Inn hotel in Tennessee employed 2 children under the age of 12, the labor department says
The DOL said the operator of the hotel in Pigeon Forge employed two underage minors and paid some w…
Grace Dean
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Why the labor shortage will stick around — and is good news for worker pay
Don't expect labor shortages to fade anytime soon. The working population is getting older, and wor…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Biden, Harris, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh meet with unionizing Amazon and Starbucks workers at the White House: 'These folks are inspiring a movement'
Christian Smalls of the Amazon Labor Union said Biden joked that Smalls got the president in troubl…
Juliana Kaplan
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Bernie Sanders calls on Biden to cut off federal contracts with 'anti-union' companies like Amazon
Sanders is an outspoken labor advocate, and joined Amazon Labor Union workers at a rally last weeke…
Juliana Kaplan
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Chipotle warns it could raise prices even further to stave off labor issues and supply chain struggles
The burrito chain said Tuesday that it could raise prices to offset rising labor and supply chain c…