Tag: Labor

Union goes after water park developer

Union goes after water park developer

Washington Examiner · May 26, 2014 6:47 pm

Hawaii raises minimum wage to $10.10 per hour

Hawaii raises minimum wage to $10.10 per hour

Cathy Bussewitz · May 23, 2014 10:41 pm

The Labor Department's jobs report disappointed for a second consecutive month Friday, bringing the news that the U.S. created just 113,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent.

Understanding the ‘true’ unemployment rate

Joseph Lawler · May 23, 2014 12:27 pm

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Manhattan Moment: Compelled unionism is peonage, not patronage

Mark Pulliam · May 22, 2014 11:10 pm

More than 3,000 military veterans were found waiting for an appointment with a primary care physician in the Phoenix VA system, with 1,700 left in limbo by being excluded from an electronic waiting list, an inspector general has found. (Thinkstock Image)

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Veterans Affairs employees union fears veterans will get care elsewhere because of scandal

Joel Gehrke · May 22, 2014 8:59 pm

South African strike pushes platinum prices up

South African strike pushes platinum prices up

The Associated Press · May 22, 2014 8:03 pm

R.I. business owner ordered to pay wages

R.I. business owner ordered to pay wages

Bryan Cohen · May 22, 2014 6:15 pm

Hundreds of workers, organizers, and supporters gather outside of the McDonald's Corporation Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Oak Brook, Ill., protesting for a $15 an hour wage and the right to unionize. The group gathered outside the entrance as the company held the annual shareholders meeting. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

McDonald’s CEO: Fast food leads to ‘real careers’

CANDICE CHOITAMMY WEBBER · May 22, 2014 5:27 pm

In this May 16, 2014 photo, Mike Zulauf, 2008 graduate of the Air Force Academy, shakes hands with Sandra Modena, Sales Manager at Trillium Staffing, at the annual veterans job fair aboard the LST in downtown Muskegon Mich. The Labor Department reports the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/The Muskegon Chronicle, Madelyn Hastings)

US unemployment aid applications rise to 326,000

Christopher Rugaber · May 22, 2014 2:06 pm

State taking mobile career centers to 34 counties

State taking mobile career centers to 34 counties

Washington Examiner · May 22, 2014 8:01 am

Protesters arrested in pay fight at McDonald’s HQ

PRIYA SRIDHARCANDICE CHOI · May 22, 2014 12:00 am

Restaurant, retail organizations oppose wage hike

Restaurant, retail organizations oppose wage hike

Emma Fidel · May 21, 2014 11:48 pm