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Thousands of Verizon workers on strike pushed the number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to its highest level in a month.

Federal authorities say Union Pacific Corp. retaliated against three employees who raised safety concerns, so the railroad should pay $615,215 in fines and compensation.

The National Labor Relations Board has approved a new rule that requires private employers to notify workers about their right to form a union.

Michigan Republicans dealt another blow to public employee unions Wednesday as they pushed ahead with a plan to force local governments and school districts to cap health care spending or risk losing state aid, a move that would require workers to pay more for coverage and limit officials' ability to...

Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world's most powerful companies, resigned as the company's CEO Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the job.

Nearly three-quarters of people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs reported skipping out on needed health care or prescription drugs.