Taylor Nicole Rogers | Financial Times

Thursday, 14 July, 2022

Monday, 11 July, 2022

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen

Crypto collapse hits black Americans hard

Removal of Cairo’s famous houseboats part of bigger changes to city

Thursday, 7 July, 2022

InterviewNLRB

Top Biden labour lawyer vows to shift power back to workers

NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo tells the FT she wants employees to know ‘their government is working for them’

Tuesday, 5 July, 2022

Working It podcast21 min listen

Is hybrid work a trap for women?

Many women want flexibility but there is evidence it is not good for their careers

Tuesday, 5 July, 2022

News in-depthCryptocurrencies

Crypto collapse reverberates widely among black American investors

Higher exposure to digital assets leaves owners vulnerable to downturn

Monday, 27 June, 2022

Special ReportUpskilling

America Inc steps up training to solve staff shortfalls

Upskilling programmes are helping companies recruit and retain staff in a tight jobs market

Saturday, 4 June, 2022

News in-depthUS employment

Are ‘fake’ job ads inflating America’s employment data?

Fed governor says inactive vacancies prove interest rates can rise without hitting labour market

Wednesday, 25 May, 2022

George Floyd

Two years since George Floyd’s murder, healing remains elusive for Minneapolis

Talk of systemic racism still dominates local politics, yet efforts to address it have been frustrated

Thursday, 12 May, 2022

Roe vs Wade

Black women face brunt of harm if Roe vs Wade abortion rights are repealed, warn experts

African-Americans in conservative US states will be unduly hit if 1973 case is overturned, say healthcare providers

Saturday, 7 May, 2022

News in-depthUS employment

Retailers feel squeeze in historically tight US jobs market

Sector had 1.3mn openings in March but filled less than 30,000 in April, data show

Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

US employment

Record 4.5mn US workers quit jobs in March as labour market tightens

Number of job openings reaches high of 11.5mn as employers struggle to fill positions

Monday, 2 May, 2022

Amazon.com

Amazon union dealt a setback as it loses vote at second NY warehouse

Upstart group had hoped to capitalise on momentum from historic win at nearby facility

Sunday, 24 April, 2022

Amazon.com

How Amazon’s unlikely union reflects the changing face of US labour movement

Organisers seek to replicate historic grassroots victory at a second warehouse

Tuesday, 5 April, 2022

Working It podcast29 min listen

Is this the end of work as we know it?

Why millions are quitting their jobs, working less, or declaring themselves anti-work

Tuesday, 5 April, 2022

Starbucks Corp

Howard Schultz suspends buybacks as he returns to Starbucks

Coffee chain founder redirects capital to stores and staff as unions gain ground and costs rise

Tuesday, 29 March, 2022

US economy

Corporate US broadens pay rises in face of galloping inflation

Workers are cashing in on their bargaining power but wages struggle to keep up with prices

Monday, 28 March, 2022

Racial equality

‘A sense of pride and joy’: Black Americans cheer as Jackson nears Supreme Court

Historic nomination resonates across country and spurs hope that more diverse judiciary will foster change

Thursday, 10 March, 2022

ReviewBusiness books

FT business books: March edition

From creating more connected teams to digital transformation — here are this month’s top titles

Tuesday, 8 March, 2022

Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture

America’s black farmers face federal aid delays

A government effort to right historical wrongs has become mired in the courts

Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

Working It podcast18 min listen

Are companies walking their diversity talk?

Almost two years since the Black Lives Matter protests, has workplace equality stalled?

Wednesday, 9 February, 2022

US employment

Higher black unemployment tests Fed’s goal to be more inclusive

US central bank in a ‘conundrum’ as it comes under pressure to raise interest rates

Wednesday, 2 February, 2022

Starbucks Corp

Starbucks workers find unionisation success with grassroots push

Organising coffee chain outlets one by one succeeds where other attempts have failed

Sunday, 30 January, 2022

Employment

How companies recruit and retain staff in a tight labour market

Employers worldwide are deploying pay, perks and training to counter a shortage of workers

Sunday, 30 January, 2022

Investor activism

Covid puts spotlight on sick leave policies of US retailers

Companies come under pressure from activist shareholders over fears that lack of detail poses reputational risk

Saturday, 22 January, 2022

Covid-19 vaccines

Racial gap in US Covid booster campaign concerns health officials

Distrust and labour shortages hinder efforts to provide vaccines for black and Hispanic communities

Add to myFT Digest