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According to a union activist, workers at the Amazon RDU ONE facility in Garner failed to unionize after a six-day vote.
Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter, and CNN
This week, thousands of workers at the Amazon RDU ONE facility in Garner will decide whether to unionize.
WRAL and Chris Isidore, CNN
The newly-elected State Auditor and State Labor Commissioner announced Thursday that they plan on ending diversity, equity, and inclusion policies within their agencies.
Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter
The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance has been extended for people in 39 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina.
WRAL staff
Republican Luke Farley won the 2024 election for North Carolina Labor Commission. Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, didn't pick him to fill the vacancy left Wednesday after current Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson announced he quit.
Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter
State Sen. Rachel Hunt will become the first Democrat to win the lieutenant governor's seat since 2008.
On Aug. 21 former President Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post that said: "The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics to hide the true extent of the Economic Ruin they have inflicted upon America."
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Saint Augustine's University amid its months-long financial crisis, sources tell WRAL News.
A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.
Targeted News Service
New records obtained by WRAL 5 On Your Side reveal that NC State was aware of concerns regarding cancer-causing toxic chemicals inside Poe Hall over a month and a half before the university decided to evacuate the building.
Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter
For nearly two decades North Carolina's labor commissioner has had his or her picture on the inspection forms tacked inside elevators. Commissioner Josh Dobson, who isn't running for re-election next year, has ended the practice. The 'Elevator Queen' objects.
Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter
Dozens of rides at the State Fair were inspected on Tuesday ahead of the fair opening this week.
Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter
Nearly 5,000 elevators, escalators and lifts in North Carolina are past due for their annual safety inspections, according to information WRAL Investigates obtained through a public records request. Nearly 2,000 of those are in Wake County alone.
Sarah Krueger, WRAL investigative reporter
President Joe Biden will nominate Julie Su to serve as labor secretary, the White House confirmed on Tuesday, which would make her the first Asian American to serve in secretary-level role in Biden's Cabinet.
By Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in December, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning.
The US economy added 223,000 jobs in December, according to the monthly employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, capping a year of extraordinary job growth and marking the second-best year for the labor market in records that go back to 1939.
By Alicia Wallace, CNN
A Chick-fil-A franchise operator in western North Carolina is under fire for illegally paying workers with meal vouchers instead of money.
Krispy Kreme has agreed to pay $1,187,757 in back wages and liquidated damages to 516 workers to resolve overtime violations in multiple locations as the result of an investigation by the Department of Labor.
One of the factors keeping the inflation numbers high is the soaring cost of gas.
Nia Harden, WRAL reporter
Prices continue to increase for the things that families need most - among them gas and groceries.
Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter
State Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson said Thursday that he's concerned about rules the Biden administration has laid out requiring private-sector workers to be vaccinated against coronavirus, saying the mandate could hurt North Carolina businesses.
Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter, & Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter
A North Carolina agency has cited a company after a worker was electrocuted and two others were injured in April.
