Tag: Labor

Union fights push to hire private tax collectors

Stephen Ohlemacher · April 16, 2014 12:00 am

Bill to protect unpaid interns signed into NYC law

Bill to protect unpaid interns signed into NYC law

Washington Examiner · April 15, 2014 10:21 pm

Chinese sneaker factory workers go on strike

Chinese sneaker factory workers go on strike

Kelvin Chan · April 15, 2014 10:17 am

Executive editor Peter Bhatia, right, speaks to the newsroom after The Oregonian was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for its editorial writing about Oregon's troubled Public Employee Retirement System, better known as PERS on Monday, April 14, 2014 in Portland, Ore. The prize was the third in the newspaper's history for editorial writing. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Beth Nakamura)

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Pulitzer Board vindicates Oregonian for pension reform push that Big Labor opposed

Sean Higgins · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber speaks during a news conference, Thursday, March 20, 2014, in Salem, Ore. Kitzhaber announced on Thursday that an independent review of Oregon's troubled health insurance exchange has found that a breakdown of management, an overly ambitious scope, and low quality of work by technology contractor Oracle Corp. are some of the reasons for Cover Oregon's failed launch. (AP Photo/Statesman-Journal, Kobbi R. Blair)

Oregon employers report big boost in vacancies

Jonathan Cooper · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

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Inflation rebounds in March to 1.5 percent annually, quieting fears of disinflation

Joseph Lawler · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

Cities across Oklahoma are now prohibited from establishing mandatory minimum wage or vacation and sick-day requirements under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Mary Fallin. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signs minimum wage hike ban

Bailey Elise McBride · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

There are several race and sex issues that need addressing. (Thinkstock)

An alternative approach to the gender pay gap

Joseph Lawler · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

The crowd cheers after Governor Mark Dayton signed the minimum wage bill into law at a public bill signing ceremony Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda in St. Paul. Minnesota goes from having one of the nation's lowest minimums to among the highest. With federal wage legislation stuck in Congress, states are rushing to fill the void. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

Minnesota joins states raising minimum wage

Brian Bakst · April 14, 2014 10:33 pm

Seattle group files measure for $15 minimum wage

Seattle group files measure for $15 minimum wage

Manuel Valdes · April 14, 2014 8:56 pm

100,000 direct care workers get pay raise

100,000 direct care workers get pay raise

Michael Virtanen · April 14, 2014 11:48 am

Iowa hires nearly 400 without advertising the jobs

Iowa hires nearly 400 without advertising the jobs

Washington Examiner · April 14, 2014 12:41 am