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Having a strong business plan is key to success for workers in gig economy

Jul 27, 2018

Do you want to succeed as a gig worker? Be organized. Very, very organized. You might think making and sticking to a......

COLUMN-Ohio workers' pension fund woes are symbolic of national problem

Jul 27, 2018

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) CHICAGO, July 27 (Reuters) - Roberta Dell has worked for 46......

As Hyundai struggles, its labor union shows signs of softening

Jul 26, 2018

SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - When workers at South Korea's Hyundai Motor went on strike last year, the stoppage lasted 24 days,......

UPDATE 5-Total's North Sea oil platforms hit by 24-hour strike

Jul 23, 2018

* Use of stored crude to mitigate oil supply disruption * Gas traders say strike has curbed flows to shore * Wholesale gas and......

UPDATE 3-Total's North Sea oil platforms hit by 24-hour strike

Jul 23, 2018

* Use of stored crude to mitigate any oil supply disruption * Gas traders say strike has curbed flows to shore * Wholesale gas,......

UPDATE 2-Total's North Sea oil platforms hit by 24-hour strike

Jul 23, 2018

* Use of stored crude to mitigate any oil supply disruption * Gas traders say strike has curbed flows to shore * Wholesale gas,......

UPDATE 1-Total's North Sea oil platforms hit by 24-hour strike

Jul 23, 2018

(Adds detail, context) LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Around 40 rig workers started a 24-hour strike on Monday on the Alwyn, Elgin and Dunbar......

UPDATE 1-Strike threats to North Sea oil platforms ramp up

Jul 20, 2018

(Adds Equinor comment, other possible strike action) LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - Unite the Union members working for Aker Solutions on Equinor's Mariner oil......

Watch: Trump to sign executive order outlining steps to boost job placement

Jul 19, 2018

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Correction: Right to Work-Campaign Spending-Missouri story

Jul 18, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story July 17 about a right-to-work ballot initiative, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the three groups......

Norway oil strike to widen from Monday after no compromise talks

Jul 15, 2018

* Norway union, employers have no contacts over weekend * Some 900 workers to join rig strike from Monday * Strike to have no......

UAW official's widow gets 18-month jail sentence in bribery case

Jul 13, 2018

DETROIT, July 13 (Reuters) - The widow of a United Auto Workers union official at the center of an expanding U.S. probe into improper......

Labor Organizers Look To Apps To Reach Wider Audiences

Jul 13, 2018