Libraries and Hours Ask a Librarian

Widespread oil theft in Nigeria threatening oil workers’ safety

Railroad workers’ strike prevented as tentative contract agreement reached between rail companies and unions

Proposal to ban “right to work” laws in Illinois and protect workers seeking to unionize

Labor shortages in the shellfish farming industry due to continuing effects of pandemic and climate change

Supreme Court to consider the strike power of unions in upcoming case

In warehouses, robot technology causing increase in workplace injuries for human workers

NYC to enact pay transparency law, reflecting workers’ desire for more control over their wages and labor

Tight US labor market gives restaurant workers in NYC leverage to demand more flexible work schedules

Restaurant owners in Washington, DC fear rising expenses after voters accepted controversial proposal to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers

Female hospitality workers experienced sexual harassment in the workplace by employers and patrons during World Cup