Cole Stangler

Millions of workers fall below the poverty line because they're not earning enough. Others come dangerously close.

The company is moving 500 jobs overseas, citing the expiration of the Export-Import Bank. CEO Jeff Immelt has been outspoken in his support for the bank.

Five thousand public school teachers in Seattle are on strike -- still.

The rocker made a moral -- and economic -- case for embracing gay rights.

The 12 convicted were accused of joining ISIS and plotting to attack security personnel.

The White House says it wants colleges to focus on affordability.

French authorities have unveiled a proposal designed to boost housing for the tens of thousands of refugees likely to arrive in the next couple of years.

A lawsuit striking at the heart of the market for credit default swaps has led to a $1.87 billion settlement to be paid by the biggest banks on Wall Street.

"It's simple math," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "You cannot support a family on $18,000 a year in New York state, not to mention have a decent living."

A report calls for policymakers to extend basic labor rights to Uber drivers and Postmates couriers.

An executive order from President Obama will require federal contractors to provide up to seven days of paid medical leave per year, impacting about 300,000 workers.

The Fight for 15 protests have helped changed the national conversation on minimum wage, but low-wage workers are still waiting to reap the benefits.

Labor unions are praising a National Labor Relations Board decision in a "joint employer" case, but businesses say it's a government overreach that could hurt their bottom line.

More than 10,000 miles away, Chilean copper mine workers are struggling from the effects of China's economic downturn.

The fast-food industry was dealt a historic blow by the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday.

Disputes are common in the faltering export-oriented manufacturing sector.

Domestic steel struggles to compete with rising foreign imports. Now, workers fear their hard-fought benefits are on the chopping block.

American confidence in the marketplace remains unusually shaky following the agony of the Great Recession.

Despite the stock market plunge Monday morning, some investors stuck with their long-term positions, while others pounced on what they saw as an excellent opportunity.

Amid mounting tension, the countries will meet again inside the Demilitarized Zone.

A federal judge ordered the U.S. government to comply with her order on undocumented immigrant children in detention centers within the next two months.

The Colombian president criticized his Venezuelan counterpart's decision to declare a state of emergency in five municipalities bordering his country.

This explosion tore through a chemical plant in the Chinese province of Shandong Saturday.

More than 500 people were aboard a high-speed train when passengers successfully disarmed a gunman.

In the trucking industry, driver misclassification runs rampant, critics say. On Tuesday, the Labor Department brought the hammer down.

The former Maryland governor appeared alongside mostly immigrant workers trying to organize a union at a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.

Fewer Americans belong to labor unions, but an increasing number approve of them.

Wages have stagnated as unemployment drops -- raising troubling questions about the state of the American worker.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders wooed labor leaders this week. Should union members vote for the candidate with the record they like best, or the obvious favorite?