Tag: Labor

The hotel, which is co-owned by its namesake, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has refused to deal with the union for a year, saying it didn't fairly win a worker election. (AP Photo)

Labor board says Trump Hotel must recognize union

Sean Higgins · November 4, 2016 9:26 pm

Underemployment is at the lowest level of the recovery. It fell to 9.5 percent in October, the lowest rate since April 2008. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Four encouraging charts from Friday’s jobs report

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2016 3:14 pm

Friday's jobs report fell short of the expectations of private-sector forecasters, which were for 178,000 new jobs. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Slight October jobs miss: Economy adds 161,000 new jobs, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2016 12:31 pm

As a share of the overall labor force, illegal immigrants have declined slightly from 2009 to 2014. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Pew: 8 million illegal immigrant workers in the U.S. in 2014

Joseph Lawler · November 3, 2016 8:24 pm

A letter from an investigator to Teamsters President James Hoffa demanded he take action against his second-in-command, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Top Teamsters official found to obstruct corruption probe

Sean Higgins · November 3, 2016 7:41 pm

Forecasters in the private sector had expected jobless claims to drift down to around 255,000. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Jobless claims rose to 265,000 at the end of October

Joseph Lawler · November 3, 2016 12:31 pm

McDonald's looks to be avoiding a court ruling on if it is a "joint employer" of workers at franchises. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

McDonald’s settles San Francisco labor class action

Sean Higgins · October 31, 2016 8:28 pm

Washington may go for a $13.50 minimum wage, which would be the highest anywhere. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

Vote for economic reality at a minimum

Washington Examiner · October 30, 2016 5:00 am

Worker.gov asks visitors to describe their job, then leads them to a section intended to help them stop violations of labor, civil rights and workplace safety laws and file complaints with the relevant federal agencies. (Screenshot)

White House launches pro-worker website

Sean Higgins · October 28, 2016 4:46 pm

Minimum wage increases on state ballots this election cycle could cost 290,000 jobs, according to a new analysis. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren,File)

State minimum wage hikes could cost 290,000 jobs, study finds

Joseph Lawler · October 28, 2016 4:01 am

Referendum pushes identity theft, but it would stymie groups seeking to inform union members of their rights. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith)

Seattle union spends $1.8M to change disclosure laws in its favor

Sean Higgins · October 27, 2016 9:23 pm

The National Education Association is spending $528,000 to defeat a ballot initiative that would raise money for research on brain injuries and mental illness. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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‘No brainer?’ Teachers’ union spending to oppose research on mental illness

Jason Russell · October 27, 2016 8:39 pm