How do nonunion employees feel about the union boom? 70% would consider joining one

Since last October, federal petitions filed by workers to vote on unionizing have jumped by a staggering 60%, according to the National Labor...

0% inflation is nice, but this number from today’s CPI report is even more encouraging

Wednesday finally brought Americans some good news on the inflation front. The Labor Department reported that consumer prices rose 0% for the month of...

This local woman’s app is delivering Puerto Ricans fresh produce—and greater food sovereignty

This story is part of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2022. Explore the full list of innovators who broke through this year—and...

No one likes audits, but more IRS agents could bring its workforce closer to historical norms

Democrats are gambling that a bigger IRS will equal a better IRS. The sweeping Inflation Reduction Act passed yesterday by the Senate allocates $80...

American-made GE light bulbs are going extinct. Union workers say they ‘hold GE responsible’

Once the essential titan of American industry, General Electric turned heads in November when it revealed plans to break itself into three smaller...

Spilled milk: Oatly recall and missed earnings cap a tough week for the popular brand

Oatly’s oat milk is among 53 products being yanked from shelves nationwide over possible bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration...

Starbucks failed to extend pay hikes to unionized stores, and labor organizers are furious

Union organizers are demanding that Starbucks rethink its decision this week to exclude baristas at unionized stores from a big pay hike that was...

Wells Fargo won’t commit to union neutrality, and bank employees are preparing for an ugly fight

Workers behind an unprecedented union drive at Wells Fargo are now trying to enlist congressional allies in their battle. Though employees have...

The strongest dollar in 20 years is wiping billions off U.S. company earnings. Here’s why

The value of the U.S. dollar is the strongest it’s been in a generation, which means Americans planning vacations to Europe or wiring cash to family...

‘Fantastical claims’ and Stephen King: Penguin Random House and DOJ face off for antitrust battle

The Justice Department’s ambitious bid to stop Penguin Random House from buying rival publisher Simon & Schuster has started taking on more of the...

Harvard study: Knowledge workers can’t stop reading and replying to emails while they drive

Ninety-five percent of Americans call distracted driving “extremely dangerous,” and federal campaigns to stop activities like texting behind the...

Amazon’s $3.9 billion One Medical acquisition is already raising data privacy concerns

Amazon announced on Thursday that it’s buying One Medical, the subscription-based primary-care provider, in a $3.9 billion all-cash deal—one of...

Report: The Kremlin may seize U.S. companies’ Russian assets—and investors are unaware of the risk

Despite valiant-sounding verbal commitments, many Western companies still haven’t fully exited Russia. As the war’s consequences cut deeper into...

The age of ‘greedflation’ is here: See how obscene CEO-to-worker pay ratios are right now

Recently, the word “greedflation” has caught on to explain the out-of-control prices U.S. consumers are facing. It argues the rising cost of gas...

‘Highly elevated’ June inflation numbers put Biden on the defense

Inflation surged to 9.1% in June, a new 40-year high that has policymakers racing to rein that number in without triggering a recession. Meanwhile,...

Can anything stop the rise in CEO pay? Apparently, not Trump-era tax policies

The sky-high pay of American CEOs often feels invincible. The New York Times recently walked readers through how Elon Musk’s “landmark”...

This AI algorithm supposedly predicts big-city crime before it happens. Is that a good idea?

A group of social scientists at the University of Chicago claim to have invented a computer algorithm that can predict future crimes up to one week in...

Report: Many large companies that vowed to leave Russia are still active there

After Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, company after company worldwide announced intentions to leave the market. Some had larger toeholds...

Workers who joined Starbucks for transgender health benefits worry they are now at risk

Earlier this year, an Arizona woman whom we’ll call Kelly was completing the paperwork required to get facial feminization surgery. She was...

Trump’s war on Twitter ban continues with appeal of lawsuit dismissal

Former President Trump is appealing the dismissal of the lawsuit he filed after Twitter permanently banned him in the wake of the January 6 attack....

Today’s unexpected Supreme Court victory could exempt more gig workers from forced arbitration

Today, the Supreme Court settled a long-standing split among lower courts about which kinds of transportation workers qualify for a federal limit on...

Klarna’s laid-off workers are the latest casualty of tech’s cult of personality

Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the figure behind the buy-now, pay-later online shopping revolution, has sparked an outcry after he publicly...

Tech CEOs who are reaping gigantic paydays could face investor fury this week

Tech stocks have struggled lately—$1 trillion in value got erased this month in just three days. But executive compensation at Silicon Valley’s...

Target stock plummets, profits clobbered as inflation comes for retail

Target Corporation released earnings today for the first quarter of 2022, and they amounted to a stunning miss. The retail giant reported a 52% drop...

How Better.com and its CEO left laid-off workers out to dry

At the start of December, “Amy” had just received a raise, a bonus, and a performance review applauding her excellent work as an operations...

Free internet from the government: How to see if you qualify under Biden’s new plan

Twenty of America’s largest broadband providers, including AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast, have agreed to offer high-speed internet to millions of...

Here are the latest reactions to the Supreme Court’s leaked Roe v. Wade opinion

Last night’s leak of a Supreme Court draft majority opinion overturning almost 50 years of abortion rights has drawn reactions from almost anyone on...

McDonald’s and Beyond Meat say the McPlant burger is “an opportunity”

Like most quick-service restaurant brands lately, McDonald’s has spent a lot of time reimagining the customer dining experience. It says you can...

McDonald’s and Beyond Meat say the McPlant burger will become a permanent menu item

Like most quick-service restaurant brands lately, McDonald’s has spent a lot of time reimagining the customer dining experience. It says you can...

Better.com hit with third round of layoffs in yet another ‘substantial cut’ to its workforce

Better, the mortgage company that is increasingly under fire for how it sprung mass layoffs on employees in December and March, has carried out yet...

‘You will not be allowed to fail twice’: Leaked video from Better.com meeting underscores botched layoffs

Leaked video from a second meeting that Better.com held minutes after the now-infamous Zoom call in December, when it terminated 900 employees,...

BA.2 update: 4th shot debate may not make much difference if we can’t even pay for them

How many workers earn less than $15 an hour in your state? These maps will tell you

Roughly one-third of the U.S. workforce—52 million people—earns less than $15 an hour, according to a new report from anti-poverty advocacy...

China 737 plane crash renews questions about Boeing’s commitment to safety over profits

In the 20th century, there was a saying that went “If it ain’t Boeing, then I ain’t going,” referring to a popular belief that Boeing produced...

Poll: If you tweet often, you’re probably not there to hear other points of view

Twitter has over 1 billion accounts, but only about a quarter are thought to be active users. Within this subset, though, you have the...

What happened to Starbucks? How a progressive company lost its way

In Midtown Manhattan, on the ground floor of an office building, there’s a coffee shop that’s easy to miss. When you walk in, there’s no menu,...

Unusual lawsuit aims to hold Shell directors personally responsible for climate failures

The board of directors at Shell is being sued by a group of shareholders who claim the board is personally liable for mismanaging the company’s...

The ‘donut effect’ of WFH migration patterns could reshape your city from the inside out

New Yorkers with marijuana convictions will get to open the state’s first dispensaries

New York’s first weed dispensary licenses will go to individuals who were ensnared by America’s over-aggressive war on drugs. Governor Kathy...

Noncompete agreements have pushed U.S. wages even lower, says a new Biden administration report

The Treasury Department has a new report out showing how anticompetitive behavior by U.S. employers has decreased worker wages by 20%, sometimes...

Tinder wants to keep you safer with background checks that aren’t scammy

Today, Tinder is unveiling a powerful new tool to help people find information that’s never, ever going to appear in someone’s dating-app...

How high will gas prices go? Surge is likely to continue amid Russian supply fears

America’s average price for a gallon of gas has cracked $4 for the first time since 2008 amid global supply fears, and it’s hurtling fast toward...

Report: SEC has its eyes on NFTs, probing if some tokens are illegal securities

As part of an investigation to determine if any securities laws have been broken, the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Zoom might owe you money, but you have to hurry if you want to claim it

Ask around, and everyone has a “Zoom incident.” Sometimes, a cat filter won’t come off your face. Other times, a colleague masturbates on your...

Warner Music and BlackRock are investing $750 million in female and diverse artists

Lately, white male arena-rock artists have really been cashing in on their back catalogs as they approach retirement age. But in a surprising pivot,...

Here’s a list of the most overpaid CEOs in America

As a rule, the companies that appear on As You Sow’s annual Most Overpaid CEOs list—always some of the biggest in the corporate world—have...

Grocery delivery apps rethink their 15-minute pledges as NYC mulls a crackdown

America’s sudden swarm of 15-minute grocery delivery apps is starting to face scrutiny from lawmakers, who are concerned that these platforms may be...

Porsche IPO: Here’s why Volkswagen wants to take the luxury sports-car brand public

Volkswagen AG says it’s in “advanced discussions” to take luxury sports-car maker Porsche public, positioning the move as a way to secure...

Apple retail workers are reportedly trying to form a union

Workers in at least eight Apple Stores are reportedly on the brink of filing the necessary paperwork to try and unionize, meaning the labor...