Tag: Jobs

The partial government shutdown took effect on Saturday, and while the Senate was trying to find a way forward to pass a bill funding the government, no tangible progress was made, and the Senate was expected to vote at noon to try again. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Thousands of federal workers stay home on first work day of the shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · January 22, 2018 1:25 pm

People attend CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Progressive attacks on CES for lack of female speakers ignore opportunities for women in tech

Drew Johnson · January 22, 2018 5:01 am

Colleges tend to be more focused on advancing social justice than career preparation, causing major gaps for employers.

Red Alert Politics

College students feel unprepared for workforce

Brendan Pringle · January 21, 2018 2:10 pm

The Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to state that the NLRB's enforcement powers don't extend to Native American reservations. (Wikipedia)

Congress looks to make unionizing tribal casinos difficult

Sean Higgins · January 20, 2018 5:01 am

The overall trend remains bad for the labor movement. Just a decade ago, the unionization rate was 12.1 percent. It was 20.1 percent in 1983 when the Labor Department first started compiling the data. (Photo via Wikipedia)

Union membership stuck at historic low in 2017

Sean Higgins · January 19, 2018 5:35 pm

A National Park Service employee posts a sign on a barricade closing access to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during the 2013 government shutdown.

Beltway Confidential

Nobody wins in a government shutdown

Emily Jashinsky · January 18, 2018 8:17 pm

Unlike in 2013, Congress has not pre-emptively funded paychecks for members of the military and civilians who work for the Defense Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal workers could get double pay if there’s a shutdown

Steven Nelson · January 18, 2018 8:02 pm

The 2013 shutdown tanked public perception of the GOP, and unlike last time, Republicans have the White House - not just both houses of Congress. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Red Alert Politics

Here’s how a government shutdown will impact millennials

Angela Morabito · January 18, 2018 6:15 pm

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. Forecasters had expected new jobless claims to drift down to around 250,000. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Jobless claims drop to lowest level in nearly 45 years

Joseph Lawler · January 18, 2018 1:32 pm

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime rules extend to "service advisers" at auto dealerships. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Supreme Court considers exceptions to overtime rule

Sean Higgins · January 17, 2018 10:49 pm

Apple predicted a total $350 billion "contribution" to the economy over the next half-decade, which includes a $38 billion tax payment to the federal government based on the repatriation of $245 billion in overseas income. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Apple predicts $30B in capital expenditures, 20,000 new jobs over next five years

Anna Giaritelli · January 17, 2018 8:23 pm

Poorly conceived tariffs will not usher in a new era of solar manufacturing jobs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Why Trump should reject solar tariffs and save American jobs

David Bywater · January 17, 2018 5:01 am