Tag: Labor

Masked protesters carry a banner and roses while marching in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 19, 2014. The protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city that is hosting a World Cup match, was called by the Free Fare movement, the group that was behind the first protests last year that sparked roiling anti-government demonstrations across Brazil. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Protest draws 2,000 in Brazil on Cup match day

ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON · June 19, 2014 11:01 pm

Former intern files class action after claiming L.A. Clippers violated labor laws

Former intern files class action after claiming L.A. Clippers violated labor laws

Kyla Asbury · June 19, 2014 9:04 pm

FILE - In this April 6, 2014, file phot, NCAA President Mark Emmert answers a question at a news conference in Arlington, Texas. Testifying in a landmark antitrust lawsuit filed against his organization, Emmert said Thursday, June 19, 2014, he believes there is a clear difference between the proposal to pay athletes a few thousand more dollars a year and giving them the equivalent of a salary. Emmert's testimony came in a much-anticipated appearance as the NCAA tries to convince U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken that its system of so-called amateurism is not anti-competitive and is the best model for regulating college sports. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

NCAA president: Pay could destroy college sports

Tim Dahlberg · June 19, 2014 8:40 pm

A demonstrator holds a flare during a demontration march of French national railway SNCF in Paris, Thursday, June 19, 2014. They are striking over plans to streamline and open the state-run network, considered among the world's best, to private competition. A week into a nationwide train strike that has tangled traffic and stranded tourists and has caused some of the worst disruption to the country's rail network in years.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)

French train workers protest rail reform

Washington Examiner · June 19, 2014 4:13 pm

People rally for an increase in the minimum wage on the Great Western Staircase at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Several hundred fast-food workers and other low-wage employees from around New York gathered to pressure lawmakers to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $10.10 an hour and let local cities raise it even higher. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Minimum wage debate pits cities against states

DAVID KLEPPERBLAKE DAVIS · June 19, 2014 4:00 pm

In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014 photo, job seekers attend a job fair held by Sheetz to staff their under-construction distribution center, in Burlington, N.C. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, June 19, 2014. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Sam Roberts)

Fewer Americans applying for jobless aid

Josh Boak · June 19, 2014 1:47 pm

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Beltway Confidential

Only a quarter of Illinois home day care providers backed unionization

Sean Higgins · June 18, 2014 10:31 pm

Massachusetts House passes minimum wage compromise

Massachusetts House passes minimum wage compromise

Bob Salsberg · June 18, 2014 10:06 pm

In this Sunday, June 15, 2014 photo, laborers descend in a lift as they start their midday break at the Dragon Mart Phase 2 construction site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A midday work ban goes into effect across the United Arab Emirates for construction workers and outdoor laborers, on Sunday, to protect them from the risks of direct sunlight and extremely high temperatures during the hottest summer months. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Midday work ban puts focus on Gulf labor rights

Aya Batrawy · June 18, 2014 2:05 pm

40 years of unemployment in one hypnotizing graphic

Beltway Confidential

40 years of unemployment in one hypnotizing graphic

Becket Adams · June 18, 2014 1:16 pm

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Beltway Confidential

National Labor Relations Board rules employers wrong to fire profane employees

Sean Higgins · June 17, 2014 10:08 pm

People rally for an increase in the minimum wage on the Great Western Staircase at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Several hundred fast-food workers and other low-wage employees from around New York gathered to pressure lawmakers to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $10.10 an hour and let local cities raise it even higher. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Fast-food workers push for raise at NY Capitol

David Klepper · June 17, 2014 9:21 pm