Analysis Hot labor summer: Hype, or a real shift in mood? Aug 24, 2023 Strikes are way up. Union approval is at a 57-year high. And yet as a percent of the workforce unions are at the lowest level since the ’20s.
Analysis Union 101: What is a union? Aug 24, 2023 At its most basic, a union is just a group of workers that takes action together to promote their common interests.
Analysis ECONOMY: Inflation drops to 4.9% May 17, 2023 Though high by some measures, it’s the lowest it’s been since June 2021, and well below the recent peak of 9.1% in June 2022.
Analysis Big strikes creep up again in 2022 Mar 2, 2023 At least 23 major work stoppages broke out last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Feb. 22—up from 16 the previous year.
Analysis Lessons from the picket line Mar 2, 2023 Labor’s ultimate weapon is rarely used today. So we asked readers who’ve been on strike: What’s it like? Three of them shared their stories.
Analysis Union membership continues fall as percentage of U.S. workforce Jan 19, 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 10.1% of U.S. workers were union members in 2022, the lowest level on record.
Analysis Why have prices been rising so much? Jan 18, 2023 And why is the Federal Reserve focused on holding down wages, when it’s prices that are driving inflation?
Analysis The rest of the story Dec 14, 2022 Since the start of 2022, we’ve reported over 400 stories – here, we check in on what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.
Analysis 3 billionaires own more than bottom half of Oregonians Nov 30, 2022 Oregon’s three billionaires hold about $53 billion in wealth, while the bottom half of all Oregonians own about $27 billion.
Analysis Union membership worth $1.3 million over lifetime Nov 16, 2022 The $1.3 million difference was greater than the difference between those who did and didn’t attend college.