To gather the fullest employment picture in Alabama – and across the nation for that matter – we must shift our focus to labor force participation. Alabama’s current unemployment rate is at an ...
Despite Alabama’s record low unemployment rate, Gov. Kay Ivey said Thursday the fact that about 50,000 eligible workers are not even looking for jobs is a problem. The solution? “We’ve got to work on ...
Thousands of workers and activists will take to the streets on Sept. 1 as part of a nationwide Labor Day mobilization calling for economic justice and corporate accountability. The Workers Over ...
Ten current and former Alabama prisoners say they were forced to participate in work programs that raised money for the state while providing cheap labor to public- and private-sector employers, ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — Some Alabamians who are out-of-work say they are frustrated with how long it’s taking the Alabama Department of Labor to process federal unemployment insurance claims. Back ...