Tag: Labor

Employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., work on a Passat sedan. (AP/Erik Schelzig)

UAW loss in Tennessee proves that unions can’t win

Linda Chavez · February 21, 2014 5:00 am

Vice President Joe Biden, second from the left, meets with members of the Cabinet in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. From left are, Budget Director Sylvia Burwell, Biden, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Biden discussed ways to identify job skills that match the demands of American companies. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Biden meets with Cabinet to discuss job training

Stacy Anderson · February 20, 2014 9:02 pm

Mass. teens trek to Statehouse to rally for jobs

Mass. teens trek to Statehouse to rally for jobs

Paige Sutherland · February 20, 2014 8:45 pm

Haley says union jobs not welcome in SC

Haley says union jobs not welcome in SC

Washington Examiner · February 20, 2014 3:10 pm

Senate debates the minimum wage on Feb. 14 in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jane Phillips)

New Mexico minimum wage question fails in House

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Florida State Seminoles runs with the ball against the Auburn Tigers during the 2014 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 6. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Economist: College football just like NFL except for pay

Michael Tarm · February 20, 2014 5:00 am

TN official: UAW no deal breaker for Memphis site

TN official: UAW no deal breaker for Memphis site

Erik Schelzig · February 19, 2014 9:49 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Carney answered questions including ones on Syria and North Korea. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House: ‘We’re not going after’ CBO

Meghashyam Mali · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members hold a kick-off rally before a two-day strike to protest low wages as contract negotiations continue Tuesday. (AP/Sun-Times Media, Stefano Esposito)

U of Illinois at Chicago faculty start 2-day strike

Associated Press · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Workers walk by the Volkswagen AG plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., in March 2012. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

Beltway Confidential

AFL-CIO statement on Volkswagen vote doesn’t mention that labor didn’t want it

Sean Higgins · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Tom Harkin's measure would boost today's $7.25 standard in three steps to $10.10 by 2016, with annual increases reflecting inflation after that.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Minimum wage report puts Democrats on defensive

Alan Fram · February 19, 2014 5:00 am

Volkswagen employees voted 712-626 against certifying the United Auto Workers as their bargaining agent.

UAW loss in Chattanooga a repudiation of 1930s unionism

Michael Barone · February 19, 2014 5:00 am