Tag: Labor

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

A better way than welfare

Ben Carson · July 22, 2021 11:00 am

New Jersey hospital system fires six who failed to follow vaccine mandate

Jeremy Beaman · July 21, 2021 4:21 pm

Help wanted signs hang below menus at a restaurant in the Newport section of Jersey City, N.J., on May 2, 2018.

The ‘Great Resignation’ haunts employers trying to recover from pandemic

Zach Halaschak · July 20, 2021 10:09 am

Salon owner sells business to employee for $1

Charles Hilu · July 18, 2021 1:00 pm

FILE- In this July 17, 2018, file photo, a sign outside a business in Salem, N.H. says "Now Hiring." On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover for August.

New jobless claims fall to post-pandemic low of 360,000

Zach Halaschak · July 15, 2021 12:32 pm

$3.5 trillion reconciliation bill to include PRO Act, undoing state right-to-work laws

Zach Halaschak · July 14, 2021 9:33 pm

Survey finds 1.84M have turned down jobs to collect unemployment benefits

Zach Halaschak · July 14, 2021 7:33 pm

Hospitality industry struggling as workers look for jobs elsewhere post-pandemic

Zach Halaschak · July 14, 2021 9:37 am

A bilingual help wanted sign for Auto Zone, a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories, is posted in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018.

Restaurant warns of slow service, blames staff shortage on ‘government and state handouts’

Carly Ortiz-Lytle · July 12, 2021 5:44 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

June jobs report an improvement but economy still lacking

Zach Halaschak · July 9, 2021 3:00 am

FILE - In this March 15, 2013 file photo, dairy cows stand near a barn on a farm in Billings, Mo. Farmers expressed relief this week that a long fight over federal dairy subsidies had ended with an overhaul that most thought would be fair and effective in keeping farms from going under during hard times. The House approved compromise legislation Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014, and a Senate vote is expected soon. (AP Photo/The Springfield News-Leader, Nathan Papes, File)

Labor shortage makes robotic milkers more attractive to dairy farmers

Washington Examiner · July 7, 2021 4:00 pm

Teenagers are taking back the starter-job market

Beltway Confidential

Teenagers are taking back the starter-job market

Cameron Arcand · July 6, 2021 11:00 am