Katie Johnston

Just a few years ago, employees had the upper hand. But today, American workers are getting pummeled from almost every direction.

Workers of color are often the first to feel the impact of a weakening economy, and the rising nationwide Black unemployment rate could be a sign of more job losses to come.

Across Massachusetts, painters, roofers, and drywallers have been arrested, and health care researchers, pizza makers, and hardwood floor installers have been thrown in detention.

The prison telecommunications industry, dominated by private-equity-backed companies, is ripe for improvement — and disruption.

A developmental disabilities provider in Massachusetts is grappling with more than 100 Haitian staffers facing the loss of their legal status.

Foreign-born workers are being detained, deported, and stripped of protections, threatening the restaurants, nursing homes, and tourist destinations that depend on their labor.

More than $3.6 million in SNAP benefits has been stolen from nearly 8,000 Massachusetts families since mid-December, when federal replacement funds ended.

Nearly 32,000 children are on the wait list, and it’s unclear when there will be enough state funding to start issuing new vouchers again.

The tariffs announced last week are expected to increase prices on just about everything but will have a disproportionate impact on low-income residents.

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