Stephen Franklin

They are nipping away at a humongous hunk of cheese in the kitchen or munching on candy bars stashed in a row of drawers and all the time talking computer...

You are standing in line at the post office, arms cradling a ton of holiday packages. The line is stalled. As minute after minute passes, you are growing impatient and...

Two people show up for a job opening; one is black, the other is white. The black is far better qualified. But the white lands the job. Is there something...

We checked store windows and found "workers wanted" signs almost everywhere. We perused the classifieds and confirmed that the tale of worker-starved companies is not pie-in-the-sky economics. But we didn't...

After nearly six years as Teamsters president, Ron Carey has not cultivated a successor who might step into his job. That is why, with Carey's departure from the union Tuesday,...

Checked out the holiday time schedule, and boss, it is time for another minion-to-boss talk. Sure, the work has to get done. Sure, business can be hectic now. Sure, everyone...

The company learns that a worker is sexually harassing his female colleagues and begins an investigation. But its investigation is slow-going, the company claims, because other workers are not cooperative....

No one has time to answer the phone. Nothing is getting done on time. No one has a chance to flee and plop down. So people gulp down a peanut...

Please mark the correct answer, and save for the next time you fill out a health-plan reimbursement form. When picking a health plan for their workers, Chicago-area employers' top priority...

There are a handful of bosses, sports stars, Hollywood glitterati and other golden ones whose take-home pay simply makes us dizzy. Then there are the leaders of Chicago-based Local 710...