Tag: Labor

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 to raise lowest wages to $10 an hour

Joseph Lawler · February 19, 2015 4:34 pm

In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

Volkswagen grants limited recognition to Tennessee ‘non-union’ union

Sean Higgins · February 18, 2015 7:46 pm

(iStock)

Business groups accuse labor board of stalling on speedy election rule

Sean Higgins · February 17, 2015 9:32 pm

Job seekers fill out a job applications at a Bed Bath and Beyond table at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

Jobless claims rise to 304,000

Joseph Lawler · February 12, 2015 1:41 pm

Matthew Patinkin, a co-chair of the coalition and owner of Auntie Em's Pretzels and Jamba Juice franchises, said the potential legal liability of being a joint employer would cause the parent corporations to closely dictate how its franchises are run, stripping the local owners of autonomy and therefore removing the reason why entrepreneurs went into business in the first place. (AP Photo/Tammy Lechner)

Small business coalition lobbies Congress to rein in NLRB

Sean Higgins · February 11, 2015 12:35 pm

In this Feb. 4, 2015, file photo, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledges applause before delivering his State of the State address at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Hard work of fixing the Deadbeat State begins with confronting unions

Washington Examiner · February 11, 2015 10:00 am

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters during a news conference in his office at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois says state employees cannot be forced to back unions

Sean Higgins · February 10, 2015 5:55 pm

(iStock image)

Hiring hit pre-recession level in December

Joseph Lawler · February 10, 2015 3:43 pm

(iStock)

Conservatives split over right-to-work in Kentucky

Sean Higgins · February 9, 2015 3:50 pm

Jack Lew on Obama critics: ‘Facts have proven them wrong’

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2015 1:52 pm

Christine McLean, top, braids Nivea Earl's hair at her shop, Labelle Professional Hair Braiding, in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Regulating people out of jobs

Sean Higgins · February 9, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Paul's legislation would strictly limit the ability of unions to force workers to have to pay them dues. (Getty)

Republicans roll out right-to-work bills

Sean Higgins · February 7, 2015 10:00 am