Employee Participation

Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this election year in a fight for labor's survival.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday that it is firing 175 people at its headquarters in Illinois as part of a plan to cut what it now says will be 1,200 mostly salaried jobs across the company.

I want you to take a minute out of your busy day and think about how much of it is spent on managing process rather than actually managing people. Or even simply communicating with them.

Montana's Department of Transportation and the union that represents its heavy equipment operators have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a strike threat by snow plow drivers, officials said Friday.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.

Two major unions at American Airlines are asking the company to offer incentives for workers to retire early as a way to reduce planned layoffs.