Tag: Labor

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25; its fury focused on Houston and the Texas coastal zone. Irma, the next hurricane, hit the Florida Keys on Sept. 11, made its way along Florida's west coast and mainland and also severely damaged the Georgia coastal zone. (The Victoria Advocate via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Did Hurricanes Harvey and Irma take the wind out of economic growth?

Bruce Yandle · October 17, 2017 4:27 pm

Rhea Lana holds what are essentially big semiannual yard sales. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Company battles Labor Department for right to keep ‘volunteer’ workers

Sean Higgins · October 17, 2017 10:00 am

Former 'Cheers' actor John Ratzenberger, a major advocate of workforce training programs, will join the Labor Department's Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

John Ratzenberger joins Labor Department’s apprenticeship task force

Sean Higgins · October 16, 2017 3:52 pm

Licensing is generally justified on the grounds of public safety or fraud protection. But while it makes sense to license people in fields such as healthcare, many local governments regulate careers in which the public benefit is harder to justify: beauticians, tour guides, and tax preparers, among others. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

States rethink occupational license rules

Sean Higgins · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

This summer, workers at a Nissan plant in Mississippi voted against UAW representation by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio. Millions of dollars were spent courting workers who clearly want no relationship with them. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The UAW is helping itself at US workers’ expense

Terry Bowman · October 16, 2017 4:01 am

Gov. Tom Wolf suspended the orientation program shortly before a nonprofit group challenging the governor's actions was to have legally deposed top officials in the governor's office. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

‘Mistake’ in Pennsylvania homecare contract would have helped unions in fight over healthcare workers

Sean Higgins · October 12, 2017 6:37 pm

James P. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters Union, supported Canada's diplomatic push to ban right-to-work laws in the U.S. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Teamsters applaud Canada for pressuring US on right-to-work in NAFTA talks

Sean Higgins · October 12, 2017 6:26 pm

2017's economic gains may lead to an increase in President Trump's approval ratings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

Ignore the polls: Let’s be bullish about Trump

Charles Sauer · October 12, 2017 5:22 pm

President Trump signed an executive order on healthcare that directs the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury to take steps to make it easier for people to band together and buy coverage through what is known as "association health plans." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump signs executive order to loosen Obamacare rules

Kimberly Leonard · October 12, 2017 3:49 pm

Forecasters had expected jobless claims to drop to 252,000. Low jobless claims are a good sign. They indicate that layoffs are rare, and accordingly that job creation is strong. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Unemployment claims fall to lowest level in 43 years, despite hurricanes

Joseph Lawler · October 12, 2017 12:31 pm

Americans are eager to rebuild our infrastructure -- the nation's schools, highways, bridges, dams, and transit systems that have been suffering from decades of neglect. But before any golden shovel photo-ops can take place, we must first invest and build our workforce to meet today's construction demands. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

How Washington can boost skilled trades in construction

Mike Bellaman · October 12, 2017 4:01 am

The Department of Justice is teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security to punish companies that favor foreign visa workers in favor of "qualified" U.S. citizen workers. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Departments of Justice, State to punish companies favoring foreign visa workers over US citizens

Kelly Cohen · October 11, 2017 6:31 pm