ECONOMY

Pro-union Amazon warehouse worker Jennifer Bates vows at a rally in Birmingham to keep fighting to unionize the Amazon Bessemer warehouse.

Big Union Loss At Amazon Warehouse Casts Shadow Over Labor Movement

4:47pm April 16, 2021

by Stephan Bisaha

The resounding vote against forming a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is a blow to the labor movement. It has glimmers of hope but in the private sector unions are rare and mostly weak.

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Barbara Gaught stands outside the home she's now renting in Billings, Mont., with her 5-year-old son, Blazen, and their dog, Arie. Gaught and her family were evicted from the mobile home they had owned outright and lived in for 16 years because they fell

Losing It All: Mobile Home Owners Evicted Over Small Debts During Pandemic

10:45am April 16, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Mobile home owners right now are twice as likely as other homeowners to be behind on housing payments. And some are losing their homes over small amounts of rent they owe for land the home sits on.

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Diners eat lunch at Max's Oyster Bar in West Hartford, Conn., on March 19. Retail sales surged last month as $1,400 relief payments and easing coronavirus restrictions led shoppers to open their wallets.

Signs Of Economic Boom Emerge As Retail Sales Surge, Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low

4:52pm April 15, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Retail sales jumped nearly 10% in March, as shoppers, flush with $1,400 relief payments, are feeling more confident about venturing out. Weekly unemployment claims dropped to a pandemic low.

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Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in March 2020.

What Is Infrastructure? It's A Gender Issue, For Starters

4:38pm April 15, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Many traditional infrastructure jobs have gone to men in the past. Progressives like Rep. Katie Porter fear that the way Biden is splitting his economic agenda could hurt American women.

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The Economy May Be On The Mend As Retail Sales Soar And Unemployment Claims Fall

4:35pm April 15, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Retail sales soared in March, as vaccinations and $1,400 relief payments boosted shoppers' outlook. New state unemployment claims also fell to their lowest level since the pandemic took hold.

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Shawn Steffee is business agent at Boilermakers Local 154 in Pittsburgh, and worries a transition to clean energy could cost him pay and hurt his pension.

Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs. Some Union Members Are Skeptical

3:24pm April 15, 2021

by Reid Frazier

President Biden has repeatedly promised the shift to clean energy will create "good-paying union jobs." But the wind and solar industries generally pay less, are not unionized, and need fewer people.

Infrastructure Plan May Not Help Lift Economic Burden On Women

1:17am April 15, 2021

by Danielle Kurtzleben

A political debate has become a debate over word choice: the question of what "infrastructure" even means. The answer could mean a lot for women in the economy.

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President Biden unveils a $2 trillion infrastructure plan in Pittsburgh on March 31. In his speech, Biden said the plan would help the U.S. compete with China.

For Biden, China Rivalry Adds Urgency To Infrastructure Push

4:26pm April 14, 2021

President Biden's argument that a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal would help the U.S. compete with China says a lot about how the president is approaching foreign and domestic policy.

Consumer prices jumped in March, marking a return of inflation, but the Federal Reserve insists any uptick will be temporary.

Economy

Consumer Prices Jumped. Should You Worry? That's Sparking A Heated Debate

4:33pm April 13, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Consumer prices jumped last month as businesses struggled to keep pace with booming demand, but the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve say the uptick in inflation is likely to be temporary.

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Economy

Consumer Prices Jump For March

10:02am April 13, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Consumer prices saw their sharpest increase in more than eight years last month, as businesses struggled to keep pace with booming demand.

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