Tag: Labor

An employee restocks a shelf in the grocery section of a Wal-Mart Supercenter May 11, 2005 in Troy, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Civil rights group praises Walmart, Koch Industries on hiring policies

Sean Higgins · June 3, 2015 8:03 pm

The national right-to-work group said last year there was "zero reason to believe that any local right-to-work ordinances adopted in Kentucky or any other state will be upheld in court." (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Unions would benefit under conservative group’s right-to-work fix

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2015 7:27 pm

President Obama's administration is pursuing a new labor rule that would largely ignore big business and instead target small and medium-sized companies. (AP Photo)

New union-friendly rule from Obama targets small business

Sean Higgins · June 1, 2015 9:00 am

Supporters applaud during the minimum wage increase vote as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so, in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )

Minimum wage for thee, but not for me, say L.A. unions

Washington Examiner · June 1, 2015 9:00 am

Probe finds $2.2 billion in ‘improper’ unemployment insurance payments

Sean Higgins · May 29, 2015 11:17 pm

Rodbusters install rebar on the new Comcast Innovation and Technology Center under construction, in Philadelphia. The Commerce Department releases first-quarter gross domestic product on Friday, May 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Economy contracted 0.7 percent in the first quarter

Joseph Lawler · May 29, 2015 12:35 pm

The organized labor groups' demand has provoked anger from other supporters of the higher wage and charges of hypocrisy from business groups and their allies who have opposed the increase. (AP Photo)Â

L.A. unions accused of hypocrisy in minimum wage push

Sean Higgins · May 28, 2015 10:39 pm

First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose to 320,000 for the week ending February 28, the Labor Department reported Thursday. (Getty Images)

Jobless claims tick up to 282,000

Joseph Lawler · May 28, 2015 12:42 pm

Whenever politicians are considering an intervention in the economy, you should always ask "who benefits from this increase in government?" (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

L.A. proves it: Minimum-wage hikes are a protection racket for labor unions

Timothy P. Carney · May 27, 2015 6:57 pm

James Brown, principal economist for the New York State Department of Labor, speaks during the first meeting of the state wage board, May 20, 2015, in New York, as demonstrators hold up signs for $15 an hour pay. The panel, established by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is considering raising the minimum wage for those in the fast food industry. New York's current minimum wage is $8.75 an hour (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The fix is in on Cuomo’s wage-fixing panel

Ashley Pratte · May 27, 2015 9:00 am

Blood collection workers picket in front of the American Red Cross in Cleveland. (AP)

Teamsters pension fund uses new law to cut benefits

Sean Higgins · May 24, 2015 9:00 am

Immigrants are more likely to work in service jobs than native-born Americans, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

How minimum wage hikes harm immigrants

Jason Russell · May 23, 2015 9:00 am