Tag: Labor

Labor Secretary Tom Perez has applauded the efforts to raise it to that level in speeches, often appearing at events hosted by activists and politicians. (AP Photo)Â

Obama prohibits ‘pay secrecy’ rules among federal contractors

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 9:18 pm

Vice President Joe Biden applauds as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a labor rally, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Cuomo, Biden endorse $15 minimum wage in N.Y.

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 8:08 pm

Vice President Joe Biden is set to join New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at an event Thursday announcing the governor's proposal to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to endorse $15 minimum wage

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 3:25 pm

"On day one, I will stop the government from taking money out of the paychecks of federal employees for political union dues," Walker said. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Scott Walker pledges to thwart ‘big government union bosses’ in WH

Ryan Lovelace · September 10, 2015 3:21 pm

Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush details his tax reform plan in a speech in Garner, N.C., Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Analysis: Bush tax plan would add 10 percent to economy, create 2.7 million jobs

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 3:15 pm

The Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims on Thursday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Jobless claims fall to 275,000 to start September

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 12:34 pm

Hillary Clinton notched union endorsement number three. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Clinton wins support from third union, leads Sanders

Daniel Chaitin · September 10, 2015 1:36 am

Fifty-eight percent of millennials said they disagree with the Hobby Lobby decision, in a survey released Friday. (AP Photo)

Labor board judge slaps down Hobby Lobby’s arbitration agreements

Sean Higgins · September 10, 2015 12:00 am

The Labor Department announced Wednesday it is suing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which it says forced hundreds of children in Utah and Arizona to harvest pecans with their bare hands, and for no pay.Â (AP Photo/Susanne Schafer)

Labor Dept. sues church that made kids harvest pecans

Pete Kasperowicz · September 9, 2015 10:29 pm

The board has a complaint pending against McDonald's Corp., arguing that it is a joint employer with its franchisees, even thought an estimated 90 percent of the restaurants are privately owned. (AP)

GOP announces bill to rein in labor agency

Sean Higgins · September 9, 2015 9:04 pm

A worker cleans the sidewalk in Cleveland. The Labor Department releases its job openings and labor turnover survey for July on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Job openings soar to 5.75 million in July

Joseph Lawler · September 9, 2015 2:06 pm

President Obama will announce $175 million in apprenticeship grants during a visit to a community college in Michigan. (AP Photo)

Obama to announce millions in apprenticeship grants

Nicole Duran · September 9, 2015 12:30 pm