Tag: Labor

Clinton has had a rocky relationship with labor, which partly fueled Sanders' rise in the polls. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

SEIU endorses Clinton

Sean Higgins · November 17, 2015 6:49 pm

The study is the first evidence on how collective bargaining affects students' employment and earnings prospects in adulthood. The news for teachers' unions is not good. (Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Students earn less in states with forced collective bargaining

Jason Russell · November 17, 2015 5:01 am

Antonin Scalia, usually the court's leading conservative, surprised observers last year by appearing to lean toward labor's side during oral arguments in a similar case involving public-sector unions calledÂ Harris v. Quinn.Â (AP Photo)

Big labor’s unlikely hope: Antonin Scalia

Sean Higgins · November 16, 2015 5:01 am

Irish hit upon a pot of gold

Washington Examiner Staff · November 16, 2015 5:01 am

Created by the federal government, the Postal Service remains under its authority but operates as an independent business.Â (AP Photo/Alex Washburn, File)

Postal reform arriving via snail mail

Sean Higgins · November 14, 2015 5:01 am

The post office lost money for the ninth year, due to competition, lack of flexibility and benefits costs.Â (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Black hole: Postal Service lost $5.1 billion last year

Sean Higgins · November 13, 2015 5:31 pm

Leading conservative calls for reporters to scrutinize H-1Bs. (Wikimedia)

Michelle Malkin: Media ‘sold out’ American workers on immigration

Anna Giaritelli · November 13, 2015 12:53 am

OUR Walmart -- the "OUR" stands for Organization United for Respect -- has staged protests and other events directed at Walmart for several years.Â (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Walmart foes announce plans to fast against retailer

Sean Higgins · November 12, 2015 9:43 pm

Beltway Confidential

Rubio: Clinton ‘fully owned by the teachers’ union’

Jason Russell · November 12, 2015 5:55 pm

TheÂ Service Employees International UnionÂ is one of the nation's largest unions and is a major player in Democratic politics.Â (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Clinton SEIU endorsement rumored

Sean Higgins · November 12, 2015 5:47 pm

The Department of Labor was scheduled to release the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Just 1.4 unemployed workers for each job opening, fewest since 2001

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2015 3:06 pm

The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits during the week ending Oct. 10 on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Unemployment benefit applications hover at 276,000, suggesting few layoffs

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2015 1:32 pm