Tag: Labor

Does Occupational Licensing Protect Consumers, or Just the Competition?

Steven Rhoads · October 11, 2017 3:08 pm

Some of President Trump's staunchest allies have lost confidence in the administration's ability to fill several high-level vacancies that remain within the government, already casting doubt on whether the White House will decide on replacements for Tom Price at Health and Human Services and John Kelly at the Department of Homeland Security by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump allies worry new Cabinet-level vacancies will go unfilled for months

Gabby Morrongiello · October 8, 2017 4:01 am

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Friday that the unexpected loss of about 33,000 U.S. jobs in September is attributable to recent hurricanes. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

White House blames hurricanes for surprise September job loss

Steven Nelson · October 6, 2017 10:59 pm

"While we certainly don't agree on everything, we exchange views and seek common ground that will benefit all North American workers," the labor federation said. (Wikipedia Commons)

AFL-CIO says Trump administration has ‘listened’ on trade

Sean Higgins · October 6, 2017 10:46 pm

Sense and License

Steven Rhoads · October 6, 2017 8:00 am

On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits a week earlier. Economists had forecasted that claims would drift down from 272,000 to 265,000. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims plunge to 260,000 to end September

Joseph Lawler · October 5, 2017 12:31 pm

On Thursday, the National Labor Relations Board stated that a business can be held liable for workplace law violations at another company only if it has "direct control" over the second businesses' workplace. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Trump labor board nominee vows to protect right to ‘refrain’ from joining union

Sean Higgins · October 4, 2017 11:20 pm

A House panel passed legislation Wednesday that would roll back the National Labor Relations Board's expanded "joint employer" liability standard. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

House panel advances bill reining in NLRB on ‘joint employer’

Sean Higgins · October 4, 2017 5:37 pm

Rep. Bill Shuster vowed Tuesday that he would amend his bill to privatize federal air traffic control in response to criticism, saying he would clarify that the new private entity that would run air traffic control would not be taxpayer-funded and that its activities would still be regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Bill Shuster vows to amend FAA privatization bill

Sean Higgins · October 3, 2017 9:45 pm

A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing coal states renewed a push Tuesday to shore up pensions for thousands of miners whose companies went bankrupt. The group, led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a bill that would use excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Land Fund, meant for mine cleanups, and borrow Treasury Department money to pay for retired miners' pensions each year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Coal-state lawmakers introduce bill to shore up pensions for miners

Josh Siegel · October 3, 2017 8:01 pm

Canadian Embassy spokeswoman Christine Constantin told the Washington Examiner that her country was still hopeful for a "win-win-win" conclusion to the talks. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Beltway Confidential

Will bootleggers and Baptists rewrite NAFTA?

Bruce Yandle · October 3, 2017 3:52 pm

President Trump is close to picking Vermont lawyer Peter Robb to be the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sources indicate. (Wikipedia Commons)

Conservative groups urge Congress to rein in NLRB

Sean Higgins · October 3, 2017 4:01 am