Tag: Labor

President Obama did raise the issue of income inequality during his 65-minute speech before a joint session of Congress. But it was just one of many that Obama discussed.

Income inequality gets short shrift from Obama in speech

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama in his State of the Union address pressed for equal pay for female workers, saying it was time to do away with unfair employment practices that belonged in a "Mad Men" episode.ÃÂ (AP Photo/AMC, Frank Ockenfels)

Obama: Unequal pay for women belongs in a ‘Mad Men episode’

Meghashyam Mali · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

North Carolina's unemployment rate is being announced for the first time since Gov. Pat McCrory started taking credit for an economic comeback he says resulted from Republican tax cuts and fewer business regulations. (AP/Chuck Burton)

North Carolina’s jobless rate to test Gov. Pat McCrory comeback claim

Associated Press · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Obama to raise minimum wage for federal contract workers

Brian Hughes · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Gov. Maggie Hassan is going to be talking about a New Hampshire program that helps jobless workers continue to get unemployment benefits while they start their own businesses. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Maggie Hassan discussing New Hampshire ‘Pathway to Work’ program

Associated Press · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

Associated Press · January 27, 2014 6:11 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, left, visiting with Patrick Young at Tailored Label Products in Menomonee Falls. Young has Down Syndrome. Walker says meeting Young inspired Walker to launch an initiative to expand opportunities for workers with disabilities. (AP/Tailored Label Products)

Scott Walker focuses on hiring people with disabilities

Associated Press · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (John Gress/Getty images)

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New questions raised about decision to let SEIU represent Illinois home health care workers

Sean Higgins · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

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California students file suit to nix tenure law

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Workers inspect the doors of a new Passat inside the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga Tenn., Wednesday. May 24,2011. (AP Photo/Billy Weeks)

Look for the union label to see how NLRB will rule in 2014

Sean Higgins · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, a sponsor to raise the state's minimum wage, works in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 22 in Albany, N.Y. Minimum wage proposals are getting a maximum push from Democrats in statehouses around the nation this year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Democrats pushing minimum-wage bills in at least 30 states

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Unemployment in California rose to 8.7 percent in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as growth slowed in the stateâs tech sector. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

Associated Press · January 27, 2014 12:00 am