Thinking about what makes work worth doing and what you would do with your time if you weren’t spending it at work are useful questions to pose this and every year.
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A trove of century-old belongings − from farm tools to pillowcases − tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California to build a new life, a journey now honored in a Smithsonian exhibition.
Employers that don’t support employees with mental illness risk missing out on the talents and skills that such employees can provide.
The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren’t in its favor.
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
Instead of treating creative work as a legitimate field, US labor policy, copyright law and the tax code have failed to offer artists stability or protection.
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.
It’s difficult to manage the stressors of work if you’re struggling with your mental health. Here are some recommendations for how to seek support.
Faculty members say they are worried about job security but also whether they should be introducing certain topics, like gender, in their class or with colleagues.
Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.
The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been entangled in coal country.
There are many legal ways for employers to advance their commitment to equal opportunity without discriminating against anyone.
Federal workers face unique challenges. But part of their dilemma is familiar to many Americans who have to wrestle with dramatic changes in the workplace.
Donald Trump isn’t the first GOP president to have courted segments of the labor movement, dividing a key Democratic constituency, only to take actions that make unions weaker.
Workers who get time off to relax, learn new skills or connect meaningfully with their friends and relatives have more energy, are in better moods and can do their jobs better.
A research team’s findings suggest that when workers are free to advocate for better wages and benefits for themselves, it also benefits society as a whole.
The number of farmworkers in the US with H-2A visas has tripled since 2013.
As vacations approach, anxiety often mounts: What if you’re seen as a slacker – or, worse, replaceable?
Medicaid improves access to care for low-wage workers who cannot survive on bare-bone benefits offered by their employers.
Three recent developments in AI – in video games, wearable technology and education – suggest that building something like Stephenson’s Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer is possible.
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Professor Emeritus of Management, Colorado State University
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Professor of Law and Director, Workplace Law Program, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Labor Center, UMass Amherst
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Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
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Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Employment Equity, UMass Amherst
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Professor of History, University of Rhode Island
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Professor of Education Policy and Economics, Michigan State University
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Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of California, Irvine
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
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Assistant Professor of Management, Babson College