Tag: Labor

Tens of thousands of people are involved in the industry, which has unions seeking to outmaneuver each other in an effort to sign them up. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Unions look to organize pot industry

Sean Higgins · December 26, 2017 7:35 pm

Economists from Miami University and Trinity University found that this $15 minimum wage will cost the state 400,000 jobs by the time it is fully phased-in. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Red Alert Politics

New minimum wage hikes set to kill jobs in 2018

Brendan Pringle · December 25, 2017 1:04 pm

Union members listen in as protesters fill the Kentucky Capitol rotunda to speak in protest of Kentucky House Bill 1 on Jan. 7 in Frankfort, Ky. The bill makes it illegal for workers to have to join a labor union or pay dues to keep a job. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Biggest change in labor policy next year could come from Supreme Court

Sean Higgins · December 24, 2017 5:01 am

One may disagree with a lot of President Trump's policies, but the proposed rule from this administration's Labor Department has been the victim of "fake news." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The progressive case for Trump’s tip-pooling rule

Joshua Chaisson · December 22, 2017 5:01 am

"Once tax reform is signed into law, AT&T plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the United States in 2018 and pay a special $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees," the company leader said. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

AT&T will give 200,000 US employees $1,000 bonus once Trump signs tax cuts into law

Anna Giaritelli · December 20, 2017 7:41 pm

In recent decades, there have been efforts to cherry pick a few studies here and there to suggest that one can tease a free lunch out of the labor market by simply raising the minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Beltway Confidential

Another study shows the real minimum wage is zero

David Freddoso · December 20, 2017 7:19 pm

Former President Bill Clinton hit an all-time high in public opinion when a 2013 Gallup poll pegged his favorability rating at 69 percent. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Beltway Confidential

Post Harvey Weinstein, Bill Clinton’s favorability plummets to its lowest point since 2001

Philip Wegmann · December 20, 2017 6:24 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan said he is working with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to introduce reform bills in Congress that would give victims of sexual harassment more support.

Why Paul Ryan says the House won’t investigate sexual harassment allegations against Trump

Anna Giaritelli · December 20, 2017 12:54 pm

Many actresses, including women who are presenting awards or are nominated for awards, "are planning to wear all-black looks as a symbol of protest against harassment in Hollywood." According to a report, the protest is slated to kick off at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7, but may be replicated at other ceremonies as well. (AP Photo/File)

Beltway Confidential

Actresses reportedly planning harassment protest by wearing black on red carpets this winter

Emily Jashinsky · December 18, 2017 5:30 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said, "I definitely think [Sen. Al Franken] should not resign." Manchin said that it was "most definitely" premature for Senate Democrats to call for his removal from office after eight women accused him of improper sexual conduct. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Joe Manchin: Al Franken should not resign

Al Weaver · December 18, 2017 2:58 pm

Alex Kozinski, a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, said in a statement that he is retiring effective immediately. A Friday report published accounts of nine women who accused Kozinski of sexual misconduct dating back to the 1980s, including inappropriate touching and making sexual comments. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Federal judge accused of sexual misconduct to retire

Melissa Quinn · December 18, 2017 2:52 pm

Two women have alleged that Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., sexually harassed them. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)

Ethics Committee launches investigation into Ruben Kihuen amid sexual harassment allegations

Al Weaver · December 15, 2017 6:00 pm