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People wait in front of the Apple store in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 25, 2015. The European Union’s top court has rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to repay 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

NLRB accuses Apple of illegally silencing workers with restrictive agreements

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

America's labor market illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The true state of America’s labor market

By Rachel Greszler

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's efforts to aid in recovery from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Biden sides with dockworkers amid economy-jarring strike

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Dockworker Meikysha Wright and others strike outside the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season

By Tom Krisher and Tassanee Vejpongsa - Associated Press

(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

Service Employees International Union (DEIU) stealing from caregivers illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Service Employees International Union steals from the disabled to fund Democrats

By Patrick Wright

South Korean Choi Soon-hwa, 81-year-old, competes during the 2024 Miss Universe Korea in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

81-year-old South Korean falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant

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A worker sorts shrimps at a farm in Kebumen, Centra Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

As big supermarkets pursue profits, new research shows growing exploitation of shrimp farmers

By David Rising - Associated Press

Unionized public schools and student enrollment illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Teachers unions’ enrollment cataclysm

By Stan Greer

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Harris is set to rally again in Las Vegas as both campaigns emphasize swing-state Nevada

By Will Weissert - Associated Press

The musicians' union of the National Symphony Orchestra reached a tentative contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ending a four-hour strike that briefly canceled its season-opening concert gala. File photo credit: Andrei Medvedev via Shutterstock.

Last-minute agreement with Kennedy Center saves NSO season opener: Strike resolved in hours

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

This artist rendering provided by Steven Holl Architects shows expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is commencing nearly 50 years after construction began on the cultural center. The $100 million expansion will add space for arts education, programs, rehearsals and interaction between artists and audience members. It also will add memorial elements in a new garden honoring the 35th president. (AP Photo/Kennedy Center/Seven Holl Architects)

Curtain not rising on Kennedy Center’s symphony opener as musicians strike

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) **FILE**

McDonald’s french fries and lies won’t win the White House

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the Georgia Ports Authority, a vessel is loaded with containers by several ship-to-shore cranes at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah Garden City Terminal, on Oct. 21, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. (Stephen B. Morton/Georgia Port Authority via AP, File)

Looming dockworkers’ strike threatens to increase prices, product shortages

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Boeing employee Som Dom, an electrician who has worked 17 years at Renton factory, holds a picket sign as workers strike Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, outside the company's factory in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Boeing, union to return to bargaining table with fed mediators

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, near the company's factory in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Boeing union says members would reject company’s newest offer

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The United States Steel Mon Valley Works Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pa., is shown on Feb. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Arbitration board rules U.S. Steel can proceed with proposed sale to Nippon Steel

By Michelle Chapman - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, photo, trucks load containers at the automated container dockyard in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. (Chinatopix via AP)

J.D. Vance accuses Kamala Harris of harming U.S. workers by not embracing Trump-style tariffs

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A motorcyclist rides past Samsung company plant in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Strike by more than 1,000 Samsung workers enters a third week in India

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Biden-Harris student loan bailout illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden-Harris student loan bailout will raise tuition for everyone

By Andrew Cuff and Scott Singer