Sean Higgins

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At the first Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders called for "tuition-free college," echoing Barack Obama's free-junior-college proposal.Â (AP Photo/John Locher)

Most Dems favor pro-free trade candidates

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2015 7:28 pm

"The failure of respondent McDonald's to comply with the subpoenas â¦ has impeded and continues to impede the Board's prosecution of the unfair labor practices charges," said the National Labor Relations Board.Â (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

McDonald’s frustrating labor board with subpoenaed docs

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2015 4:01 am

"I did say when I was secretary of state that I hoped the trade deal would be 'the gold standard,' " Clinton conceded. But that was before the deal was actually concluded, she noted. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Clinton: TPP deal so bad I had to oppose it

Sean Higgins · October 14, 2015 1:29 am

Labor leader hears from members on Bernie Sanders

Sean Higgins · October 13, 2015 9:26 pm

The decline underscores why public-sector union leaders opposed the court's decision in Harris v. Quinn. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Major threat to public-sector union membership

Sean Higgins · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

Mike Froman of the U.S. gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

TPP terms are ‘best possible deal’ White House says

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2015 1:49 am

"Her decision is a critical turning point, and will be invaluable in our effort to defeat TPP," said Trumka.Â (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

AFL-CIO praises Clinton’s turn against trade deal

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2015 11:56 pm

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Michelle Miller, co-founder of coworker.org, left, speaks during a conversation co-hosted by Coworker.org during the White House Summit on Worker Voice, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama: Customers will accept paying more for higher minimum wage

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2015 11:16 pm

President Obama stops to pose for a photograph with Terrence Wise, right, and Wise's mom Joann Wise, center, during the White House Summit on Worker Voice, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama takes credit for local minimum wage increases

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2015 10:07 pm

Terrence Wise, a second-generation fast food worker at McDonald's and Burger King in Kansas City, Mo., introduces President Obama during the White House Summit on Worker Voice, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama wants millennials to unionize

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2015 7:22 pm

"Collective bargaining is a win-win solution," said Labor Secretary Tom Perez. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

White House promotes unions as economic solution

Sean Higgins · October 7, 2015 5:05 pm

In this Aug. 1, 2012 photo, stylist Cliff Freeman braids the hair of Danielle Maddox, 25, at Maxine salon's Braid Bar in Chicago. (AP Photo/Caryn Rousseau)

Braiding without a license: A crime in Texas

Sean Higgins · October 6, 2015 11:17 pm