Tag: Labor

NC would ‘do anything’ for Boeing plant; 7K jobs

NC would ‘do anything’ for Boeing plant; 7K jobs

Emery Dalesio · February 6, 2014 6:45 pm

CBO Director: Obamacare ‘Creates a Disincentive for People to Work’

CBO Director: Obamacare ‘Creates a Disincentive for People to Work’

Jeffrey H. Anderson · February 6, 2014 2:24 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. The Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits for the first week of February on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Applications for US jobless aid fall 20K to 331K

Josh Boak · February 6, 2014 2:06 pm

US productivity grew at 3.2 percent rate in fourth quarter as labor costs kept falling

US productivity grew at 3.2 percent rate in fourth quarter as labor costs kept falling

Washington Examiner · February 6, 2014 1:33 pm

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., outlines his annual "Wastebook," which points a critical finger at billions of dollars in questionable government spending, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress unwilling to offend federal employee unions by limiting official time

Mark Flatten · February 6, 2014 5:00 am

Job seekers sign in before meeting prospective employers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. (AP/LM Otero)

Applications for US jobless benefits fall to 331,000

Josh Boak · February 6, 2014 5:00 am

The National Labor Relations Board proposed rules Wednesday that would allow unions to hold workplace elections more quickly by simplifying procedures, setting shorter deadlines and requiring businesses to hand over lists of employee phone numbers and emails to union leaders before an election. That could make it easier for unions to organize and reverse decades of steep membership declines. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Labor board tries again to change union rules

Sam Hananel · February 5, 2014 6:33 pm

In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, photo, job seekers line up to meet a prospective employer at a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. Payroll processor ADP reports on job growth at U.S. companies in January on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Survey: US companies add 175,000 jobs in January

Christopher Rugaber · February 5, 2014 3:08 pm

Vice President Joe Biden said that Washington needed a "strong Republican Party" free of the Tea Party's influence to break through the political gridlock in the nation's capital. (AP Photo)

Joe Biden: Labor unions are keeping the ‘barbarians at the gates’

Meghashyam Mali · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Public employee union members occupy the unique position of being both workers and taxpayers. They vote for their public officials at regular intervals, but they almost never have the opportunity to vote in recertification elections. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Big Labor applauds NLRB’s revival of speedy elections rule

Sean Higgins · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Jimmetta Smith, right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with a senior recruiter for Delta Airlines at a job fair for veterans and their family members at the VFW Post 2681 on Nov. 14 in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

CBO, New York Fed downplay labor force dropoff

Joseph Lawler · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Phoenix is ending its practice of allowing city employees to use city-paid work time for union activities.

Phoenix ends city-paid release time for union work

Associated Press · February 5, 2014 5:00 am