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Proponents of the system, including most U.S. big business groups, argue the system is necessary to ensure neutrality. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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US automakers break with business on key NAFTA issue

June 13, 2017 8:20 pm

The Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg. In Pennsylvania, the State Employees Retirement System assumes it will receive a 7.5 percent annual return on every investment it makes. In reality, PSERS only earned 0.4 percent on its investment of government employees' money, barely breaking even. Expected benefits won't be there when workers retire. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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In many states, the pension time-bomb is ticking

Jesse Hathaway -

June 13, 2017 4:01 am

Rosa Labonte works on a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica on the assembly line at the Windsor Assembly Plant, Friday, May 6, 2016 in Windsor. NAFTA's rules of origin are particularly important to automakers, who use supply chains spread across all three member countries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Economy

Canada companies push to maintain NAFTA’s ‘made in America’ definition

Sean Higgins -

June 12, 2017 8:20 pm

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Education

Budget cuts won’t hamper apprenticeships, Acosta says

Sean Higgins -

June 12, 2017 7:13 pm

Business

Labor secretary praises Ivanka Trump for work on apprenticeship program

Melissa Quinn -

June 12, 2017 6:08 pm

The first round results indicate Macron's La Republique En Marche (LREM) Party is likely to win a huge majority. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Beltway Confidential

Macron’s parliamentary election win is good news for France

Tom Rogan -

June 12, 2017 2:00 pm

Although Obama-era Title IX mandates attempted to correct this wrong, they have instead swung the pendulum too far in the opposite direction, creating a new class of student victims wrongfully found responsible for sexual assaults they did not commit. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Op-Eds

Why labor needs its own ERA

Heather Greenaway -

June 12, 2017 4:01 am

The Employee Rights Act would apply the same common-sense solution that citizens use to elect their political leaders. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Employee Rights Act will let GOP make the case for workers’ rights

Washington Examiner -

June 11, 2017 4:01 am

Trump will roll out administrative actions meant to encourage apprenticeships and promote career paths that do not involve traditional four-year colleges. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economy

After botched ‘infrastructure week,’ Trump tries for ‘workforce development week’

Joseph Lawler -

June 10, 2017 6:00 pm

Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign over the Justice Department's position on whether President Trump is in violation of the emoluments clause. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)

News

Rep. Kathleen Rice calls on Jeff Sessions to resign

Anna Giaritelli -

June 10, 2017 2:36 am

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Tag: Labor

US automakers break with business on key NAFTA issue

In many states, the pension time-bomb is ticking

Canada companies push to maintain NAFTA’s ‘made in America’ definition

Budget cuts won’t hamper apprenticeships, Acosta says

Labor secretary praises Ivanka Trump for work on apprenticeship program

Macron’s parliamentary election win is good news for France

Why labor needs its own ERA

Employee Rights Act will let GOP make the case for workers’ rights

After botched ‘infrastructure week,’ Trump tries for ‘workforce development week’

Rep. Kathleen Rice calls on Jeff Sessions to resign

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