Tag: Labor

The most basic reason Donald Trump won last November is because a lot of voters believed a change was needed to improve the economy. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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Byron York: Whatever Trump does next, it has to be about jobs and wages

Byron York · March 28, 2017 3:58 am

Rule hurt contractors that were convicted of or simply charged with violating federal worker protection laws. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump rolls back Obama ‘blacklisting’ rule for contractors

Sean Higgins · March 27, 2017 6:51 pm

Jobless claims have been running very low in recent months, raising expectations for job growth. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Jobless claims rise to 258,000, highest of Trump presidency

Joseph Lawler · March 23, 2017 12:31 pm

Acosta Coasting Toward Confirmation

Alice B. Lloyd · March 23, 2017 2:15 am

President Trump's pick to head the Labor Department, former assistant attorney general for civil rights Alexander Acosta, is heading toward a relatively easy confirmation when he gets a vote in the full Senate this month. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AFL-CIO: Acosta testimony ‘raises serious questions’

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 10:07 pm

Alexander Acosta, secretary of labor nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing in Washington. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Labor Department pick Acosta weathers Senate grilling

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 4:05 pm

The first week in May likely would be the earliest a vote on Alexander Acosta will be scheduled. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Labor pick Acosta says overtime rule needed update

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 4:02 pm

Trump Labor pick Alexander Acosta stresses Hispanic background

Sean Higgins · March 22, 2017 9:26 am

Justices rule 6-2 that Obama improperly named a general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court limits presidential appointment power

Sean Higgins · March 21, 2017 6:18 pm

Seventy organizations cite Alexander Acosta's "proven management and federal agency experience." (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Business groups push for labor nominee Acosta

Sean Higgins · March 20, 2017 6:17 pm

The legislation would allow employers to offer significant discounts on insurance premiums to workers who participate in company wellness programs, including by providing their genetic information.

GOP genetic screening bill off to rocky start

Sean Higgins · March 20, 2017 4:01 am

The report said many of the demonstrators will be protesting Trump's policies that aim to restrict immigration. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Unions plan massive anti-Trump strike

Eddie Scarry · March 18, 2017 3:58 pm