Tag: Labor

Trader Michael Zicchinolfi, left, and specialist Frank Masiello work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 3, 2014. Stocks indexes are edging higher as investors become more optimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

U.S. stocks slip, but hold close to an all-time high

Associated Press, Steve Rothwell · April 3, 2014 4:00 am

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, about the Supreme Court decision in the McCutcheon vs. FEC case, in which the Court struck down limits in federal law on the aggregate campaign contributions individual donors may make to candidates, political parties, and political action committees. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Real fight on minimum wage is among Senate Democrats

Susan Ferrechio · April 3, 2014 4:00 am

Documents show six top administrators of the Veterans Health Administration received performance bonuses in excess of $16,000 last year. (Examiner File)

VIDEO: Republicans push law making it easier to fire Veterans Affairs officials

Washington Examiner · April 3, 2014 4:00 am

The decline of marriage hurts men as well as women and children, but its effects are not evenly distributed. Among the college-educated, divorce has declined and unwed childbearing is rare. By contrast, among high-school dropouts, most women will have their first child before getting married and rare is the unmarried couple that remains together for life. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Real women vote Democrat — or do they?

Mona Charen · April 3, 2014 4:00 am

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., . (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In Michigan, Obama presses for higher minimum wage

Nedra Pickler · April 3, 2014 12:19 am

Senate jobless benefits bill advances slowly

Senate jobless benefits bill advances slowly

David Espo · April 2, 2014 9:56 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2012, file photo, delegates watch as former President Bill Clinton addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Since 2008, the number of people who call themselves middle class has fallen by a fifth, according to a survey in January 2014 by the Pew Research Center, from 53 percent to 44 percent. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

More Americans see middle class status slipping

Christopher Rugaber · April 2, 2014 8:09 pm

President Barack Obama greets people on the tarmac upon his arrival on Air Force One at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Mich., Wednesday, April 2, 2014, before traveling to the University of Michigan to speak about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

No. 2 Senate Dem says minimum wage talks possible

Washington Examiner · April 2, 2014 5:36 pm

Protestors, against deeper cuts in pensions, march in front of the Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse in Detroit, Tuesday Apr. 1, 2014. Detroit's updated bankruptcy plan was filed in federal court on Monday, revealing new details on how the city plans to restructure its debt and provide public services during the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Mandi Wright) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES

Detroit gets approval to use $120 million loan

Washington Examiner · April 2, 2014 4:06 pm

A passenger stands in the terminal at the Frankfurt airport as Lufthansa pilots went on a three-day strike in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Germany's Lufthansa said it has canceled almost 900 domestic and intercontinental flights on the first day of a three-day strike by the pilots' union. Airline spokeswoman Barbara Schaedler said that up to 900 flights were canceled for Wednesday and that it expects to cancel about 3,800 flights altogether, affecting more than 425,000 passengers. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Lufthansa cancels 900 flights due to strike

Kirsten Grieshaber · April 2, 2014 1:17 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel pauses as she arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Cabinet approves national minimum wage

David Rising · April 2, 2014 12:05 pm

Survey: US companies add 191,000 jobs in March

Survey: US companies add 191,000 jobs in March

Paul Wiseman · April 2, 2014 9:06 am