Outdoor gear industry sees challenges after "insane" growth
The outdoor gear industry experienced boom years in 2021 and 2022, but is now facing post-pandemic turbulence
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The outdoor gear industry experienced boom years in 2021 and 2022, but is now facing post-pandemic turbulence
Grievances include the growth of erratic part-time hours and the co-op's sickness policy and health care plans
SEATTLE—Workers at REI Cooperative stores, some from as far away as New York, Chicago, and New Castleton, Ind., marched on company headquarters just outside Seattle on March 7, demanding the co-op bargain in good faith with them, and bringing their contract goals.
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by…
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month