Labor

The nurses' union said hundreds participated in the strike Wednesday to protest staffing levels and equipment shortages at the hospital.

The nurses union will engage in its second strike this year as contract negotiations with the hospital inch past the one-year mark.

About 35% of these beds are empty because the state has struggled to staff them.

Oxfam America, a nonprofit organization working to end poverty, tracked how states and territories protect, support and pay workers.

Workers across Texas say this summer’s heat feels far worse than previous years, leaving them to find new ways to cope with long hours outside.

U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.

Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday offering eight weeks to workers who qualify. The policy could take effect next month.

The policy sidelines educators, often for two school years, at a time when districts are already struggling to keep teachers in the classrooms.

Texans are eager to return to the in-person fair, but they may have to wait a little longer to get their favorite treats due to a scarcity of workers.

New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.