Boeing has reached a tentative agreement with unions representing over 33,000 workers, marking the first full contract in 16 years. The proposed deal, which will be voted on by members on September 12, offers a 25% pay raise over four years, falling short of the unions’ 40% demand. However, it includes improvements in health care…

Jackie Alemany, a congressional investigations reporter at The Washington Post, writes about an impending Biden administration move to end subminimum wages for disabled workers. For nearly 90 years, the Fair Labor Standards Act has allowed employers to pay disabled individuals less than the minimum wage, with some earning as little as 25 cents an hour. Activists…

A dozen current or former Boeing employees who spoke with The Seattle Times, as well as interviews with 13 front-line workers conducted during the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation of the near-catastrophic incident in January when a panel blew off a 737 MAX plane mid-flight, have portrayed consistent problems on the factory floor. Boeing lost institutional…

The Wall Street Journal reports that the state of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the U.S. – or the lack of it – is a pressing matter for Fortune 500 companies as they launch AI projects and find themselves in “a regulatory landscape bracketed by the European Union’s AI Act on one end and a hodgepodge of…

American steel executives say they’re optimistic that demand for the industrial material will rebound next year from the sluggish demand and low prices that have affected the industry in 2024. Industry leaders who gathered at the recent SMU Steel Summit in Atlanta said they have high hopes in 2025. They see a turnaround fueled by…

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has informed AT&T and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service that it would no longer be a part of mediation with the telecommunications company. The union argues that AT&T has used the process to stall negotiations. “The company was using the mediation process as another delaying tactic,” claimed CWA…