Meet the strippers working to unionize a Los Angeles dive bar For the past six months, former Star Garden dancers have been taking their talents to a show-stopping picket line. If successful, they'll be the only strippers with union representation in the U.S. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Major credit card companies are making it easier to track gun sales The move will likely provoke the ire of gun rights advocates and lobbyists, who have argued that categorizing gun sales would unfairly flag an industry when most sales do not lead to mass shootings. The Associated Press
Holiday planning kicks off at UPS as it aims to hire more than 100,000 workers Seasonal drivers with start at $21 per hour, with tractor-trailer drivers making as much as $35 per hour. Package handler starting wages can range from $15 – $21 per hour. The Associated Press
California dockworkers are worried about losing their good-paying jobs to robots West Coast dockworkers and the shipping industry are locked in contract negotiations. Dockworkers are fighting to keep high paying jobs from being automated. Andrea Hsu
More than half of minor league baseball players have voted to unionize Most minor league players make less than the federal poverty line. The Major League Baseball Players Association has asked MLB to voluntarily recognize the unionizing efforts. Becky Sullivan
A top Bed Bath & Beyond executive has died after falling from an NYC building Executive vice president and CFO Gustavo Arnal died on Friday. His death came shortly after the home retailer announced layoffs and store closures. Joe Hernandez
What Bank of America's mortgage pilot can and can't fix for homeownership disparities The company says it hopes to help Black and Latino borrowers buy houses and build wealth with its new pilot program. Experts say it's a start, but doesn't go far enough. Juliana Kim
The IRS says it mistakenly made public data for about 120,000 taxpayers The data — which included individual names and business contact information — was public on the IRS.gov website for about a year until an employee noticed the mistake recently. Juliana Kim
Bed Bath & Beyond will close 150 stores and slash 20% of its workforce to cut costs The home goods giant struggled to overhaul its supply chain and convince customers to buy its new, private label merchandise that replaced popular national brands. Joe Hernandez
An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts. Jason Beaubien
