Tag: Labor

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, job seeker Stephen Watson, of Fort Lauderdale, second from left, reviews the job qualifications during a job fair in Sunrise. Fla. The Labor Department reports on job openings and labor turnover in July on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

US job openings stay near 13-year high; hiring up

Christopher Rugaber · September 9, 2014 7:58 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, construction continues for the Panama Canal's Pacific expansion project in Cococli on the outskirts of Panama City. Panama's president said on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 from Spain that the expansion will be completed in time to open for business in the beginning of 2016. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco, File)

Expansion of Panama Canal expected to open in 2016

Washington Examiner · September 9, 2014 7:39 pm

About 150 protesters gather to raise minimum wage to $15 and unionize as they march around McDonald's on Stewart Avenue near Dort Highway on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014 in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May)

Mob rule economics aren’t democracy

Thomas Sowell · September 9, 2014 5:47 pm

Customers sit at a McDonald's restaurant. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Business owners: NLRB’s McDonald’s decision will ruin franchise model

Sean Higgins · September 9, 2014 5:06 pm

A 'Help Wanted' sign is posted in the window of an automotive service shop on March 8, 2013, in El Cerrito, California.

Job openings have spiked this year, but hiring lags

Joseph Lawler · September 9, 2014 2:33 pm

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes to raise subminimum wage

Washington Examiner · September 9, 2014 11:44 am

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a new report projecting that labor force participation has not hit bottom yet. (iStock)

America’s incredible shrinking labor force

Washington Examiner · September 9, 2014 9:00 am

Red Wings want local contractors to work on arena

Washington Examiner · September 9, 2014 8:01 am

About that raise… US execs feeling tight-fisted

Josh Boak · September 8, 2014 5:25 pm

Back to bad schools

Michael Q. McShane · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

In recent speeches, such as one given to labor unions during Laborfest on Labor Day, the president hasn't used the word "inequality." (Getty images/Tom Lynn)

Obama shifts rhetoric away from inequality

Joseph Lawler · September 7, 2014 9:00 am

Kroger to add 1,200 jobs in southwest Ohio area

Washington Examiner · September 6, 2014 5:46 pm