Workers

Starbucks workers in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle launched a five-day strike on Friday, expressing dissatisfaction with the company’s actions regarding collective bargaining and labor negotiations.

A Christmas market in Eastern Germany was disrupted after a car drove into a group of people.

The Biden administration has canceled more than $4 billion in student loan debt for nearly 55,000 people.

The strike against Amazon launched Thursday has been called the "largest strike" against the company in U.S. history.

Americans traveling during the holidays could face longer wait times at airports if a partial government shutdown happens, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned on Thursday.

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced a bill that would remove almost a third of federal employees from Washington, D.C.

Amazon workers in Southern California have voted to authorize a strike during the busy holiday delivery season.

Social Security’s full retirement age (FRA) is set to rise again in 2025, impacting those nearing retirement who want to claim their full benefits.

Starting January 1, 2025, Arizona's minimum wage will rise by 35 cents to $14.70 per hour, benefiting some of the state’s lowest-paid workers.

The Federal Reserve made its third consecutive interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The move, widely anticipated by investors and financial markets, brings the federal funds rate to a target range of 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent. Since beginning its rate cuts in September, the Fed has now lowered rates by a total of 100 basis points, or one percentage point.