The union representing workers at Amazon in Germany say they receive lower wages than others in retail and mail-order jobs.

After months of negotiations, back-up dancers for the pop star have a union contract, which activists hope could become an industry standard.

Across America, local governments are taking steps that will make retirement for ex-public employees much harsher.

According to one study, defense contractors cost almost three times as much as government workers.

There's no tougher ground for building an environmental-justice movement than the Appalachian counties of central Pennsylvania.

The globalization of American labor practices is hurting European workers' economic security.

The trouble with making “functional” government the great aspiration of America is that a smoothly operating Congress is not necessarily moral, humane or even economically smart.

A roundup of reporting and analysis on the finally finalized rule.

What makes a society a fun place to be? Really nice weather and exciting nightlife options certainly help. So does avoiding a starkly skewed distribution of income and wealth.

A new report finds that half of all renters pay more rent than they can afford -- defined as 30 percent of their income or more.