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Alexander, a 19-year-old day laborer, stands at his usual spot in the Mission District in the early morning, keeping an eye out for employers who drive by. Photo by Mariana Garcia. When a truck pulls ...

CHICAGO — Five days after armed federal agents descended on the Swap-O-Rama flea market and took more than a dozen people away, some of the market’s vendors were back at work, selling tools, hot sauce ...

Labor Day is a few days away, and news accounts include familiar stories about worker dissatisfaction. Many of these reports give a false and incomplete picture of the workers’ views about their jobs ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Hutcheson teaches leadership at Purdue University. Labor Day invites us to reflect on more than wages or time off. It is a ...