Tag: Labor

Unite Here says it's backing Hillary Clinton because she wants to get rid of Obamacare's "Cadillac tax." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton scores service union endorsement

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2016 10:55 pm

Workers at Philadelphia International Airport have voted to strike during the convention. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Airport strike looms for DNC convention

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2016 9:06 pm

NextGen Climate is teaming up with the Service Employees International Union. (AP Photo/Beatriz Costa-Lima)

Energy and Environment

Climate activists, labor team up in $10M bid to take down Trump

John Siciliano · July 15, 2016 10:32 pm

Judge says ride-sharing services can't operate in Philadelphia during convention. Governor says they can. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Taxi groups fight to limit Uber at Democratic convention

Sean Higgins · July 14, 2016 10:25 pm

The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits the week before. Economists had expected a tick in jobless claims up to 265,000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hold steady at ultra-low 254,000

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2016 12:32 pm

Union members picket outside the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Unions mount stepped-up campaign against Trump

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2016 9:29 pm

Security workers, baggage handlers, and other workers decided to strike as part of their effort to fight for a $15 per hour minimum wage. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Philly airport workers to strike during DNC convention

Ryan Lovelace · July 13, 2016 7:35 pm

The National Labor Relations Board's decision reversed an earlier prohibition that excluded temps. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)

Fed agency OKs unions including temp workers

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2016 9:55 pm

"We know that elections are about choices. The contrast between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, couldn't be greater," the union said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Pro-Sanders union switches to Clinton

Sean Higgins · July 11, 2016 2:42 pm

June's job gains exceeded economists' expectations for around 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 8, 2016 12:32 pm

The Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt sets a dangerous precedent. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

SCOTUS Texas abortion decision puts women’s health at risk

Sen. Marsha Blackburn · July 8, 2016 4:03 am

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., said the spending bill would "[roll] back overregulation and overreach by the administration that kills American jobs, and cutting spending to save hard-earned taxpayer dollars." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Labor spending bill reins in agency, labor board

Sean Higgins · July 7, 2016 4:21 pm