Tag: Labor

Staffing company ending Detroit schools contract

Staffing company ending Detroit schools contract

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 10:01 am

24-hour strike at Aer Lingus snarls Irish airports

24-hour strike at Aer Lingus snarls Irish airports

Washington Examiner · May 30, 2014 8:29 am

Gov. Rick Snyder speaks during the Mackinac Policy Conference, Thursday, May 29, 2014 on Mackinac Island, Mich. Snyder is urging legislators to consider updating Michigan's civil rights law to prohibit discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

Snyder targets shortage of skilled workers

David Eggert · May 30, 2014 1:30 am

Union rep says LAX expansion overshadows security

Union rep says LAX expansion overshadows security

Kevin Freking · May 29, 2014 11:25 pm

Senate approves tying minimum wage to inflation

Senate approves tying minimum wage to inflation

Washington Examiner · May 29, 2014 10:33 pm

Bill would mandate paid sick time for workers

Bill would mandate paid sick time for workers

Juliet Williams · May 29, 2014 9:38 pm

Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 minimum wage

Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 minimum wage

Manuel Valdes · May 29, 2014 7:10 pm

Awards & Decorations

Awards & Decorations

Geoffrey Norman · May 29, 2014 2:18 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, Applicants listen to a speaker's bull horn instructions for attending a combined Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Harlem Week job and career fair at Columbia University in New York. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week later Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Applications for US jobless aid near 7-year low

Christopher Rugaber · May 29, 2014 1:32 pm

FILE - General Motors Orion Assembly Plant's wastewater treatment facilities are shown in this Nov. 29, 2005 file photo. Michigan is fourth in the nation in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly dependent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report released Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Report: Michigan a leader in ‘blue economy’ jobs

John Flesher · May 29, 2014 5:12 am

Bill lets employees place liens for unpaid wages

Bill lets employees place liens for unpaid wages

Fenit Nirappil · May 29, 2014 2:43 am

In this photo taken Monday, May 26, 2014, CEO Joe Carter poses in the warehouse at Snyder Environmental in Maumelle, Ark. Carter wants to hire workers to expand his company that removes asbestos, lead paint and other toxic materials from buildings. Snyder Environmental has two problems: It needs money, and it needs people willing and able to do the work. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Waiting game: Why small businesses won’t hire

Joyce Rosenberg · May 28, 2014 9:39 pm