Tag: Labor

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2014 file photo Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, speaks during an interview in Chicago. Lewis, a potential challenger to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, has "a serious illness" but is "alert and comfortable" in a hospital, a union official told reporters on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Michael Schmidt, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT: SUN-TIMES MEDIA, MICHAEL SCHMIDT

Chicago Teachers Union: Leader’s illness ‘serious’

Washington Examiner · October 10, 2014 12:28 am

FILE - This Dec. 22, 2012, file photo shows the exterior of Manitowoc Ice in Manitowoc, Wisc. According to a notice filed with the state Department of Workforce Development, a second round of layoffs will take place at Manitowoc Ice in early December. (AP Photo/Herald-Times Reporter, Matthew Apgar, file)

60 more Manitowoc Ice employees facing layoffs

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 10:08 pm

La. Job Connection attracts 13,000 job seekers

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 2:03 pm

In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 photo, Jean Meryot, 38, of Miami, waits to be interviewed during a job fair at Fontainebleau Miami Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. The Fontainebleau had 50 positions available and was looking to hire cooks, servers, bartenders and hostesses among other positions. The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 287K

Christopher Rugaber · October 9, 2014 1:19 pm

Plane cleaners strike at 1 NYC airport terminal

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2014 12:38 pm

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Federal agency honchos killed independent probe when IG turned sights on them

Luke Rosiak · October 9, 2014 9:00 am

In this Wednesday, July 23, 2014 file photo, people walk on The Boardwalk past Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, denied a request by Trump Entertainment Resorts to be relieved of its pension obligations under a collective bargaining agreement with union workers at the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Union blocks traffic to protest casino givebacks

Wayne Parry · October 8, 2014 10:47 pm

President Lyndon Johnson speaks during a televised address from the White House, Jan. 31, 1966. (AP/Marty Lederhandler)

The right and wrong approach on poverty

John Stossel · October 8, 2014 3:47 pm

In this March 30, 2014 photo, Cambodian massagers wait for their costumers at a local massage parlor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia has enacted a regulation to protect nightclub hostesses and other adult entertainment workers under laws that protect other workers' labor rights. A joint statement from the labor and tourism ministries said Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 the regulation seeks to address problems faced by such workers, including poor occupational safety, violence, sexual harassment and excessive working hours. A sign at right reads: "Massage." (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian nightlife workers covered by labor laws

Washington Examiner · October 8, 2014 2:12 pm

Democratic hopeful Natalie Tennant, right, and U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., during a debate for the U.S. Senate seat at the Clay Center in Charleston W.Va. on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)

Energy and Environment

West Virginia Senate candidates face off in only televised debate

Zack Colman · October 8, 2014 1:47 pm

Your tax dollars at work: D.C. nation’s wealthiest

Paul Bedard · October 8, 2014 1:34 pm

Teachers union remains quiet on leader’s illness

Washington Examiner · October 8, 2014 6:33 am