Tag: Labor

In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Duane Stubbs, right, of Morrow, Ga., shakes hands with retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Leland Smith, CEO of SolidHires, during a job fair for veterans at the VFW Post 2681, in Marietta, Ga. Unemployment rates fell or were unchanged in all 50 U.S. states in November, evidence that hiring is improving across the country. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Unemployment rates fall in nearly all US states

Christopher Rugaber · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

"Unemployment will continue to go down," International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde said in an interview recorded for "Meet the Press." (AP Photo)

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Christine Lagarde: US economy weaker than what official unemployment rate shows

Joel Gehrke · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, joined by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks to reporters about an unemployment insurance extension measure, at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats look to refocus Congress on jobs and wages in New Year

Susan Ferrechio · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

Calling it a "blow to American workers," the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers slammed the Labor Department's Office of the Inspector General for dropping foreign worker visa fraud from its annual list of top management concerns. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Union blasts Labor Department’s OIG over foreign worker visa fraud stance

Sean Higgins · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

The Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said Thursday that unemployment insurance taxes will be cut by an average of 35 percent next year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Hawaii unemployment insurance taxes to drop

Washington Examiner · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said he was "getting grief" from union members regarding his support for the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

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AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka getting ‘grief’ from members over Obamacare

Sean Higgins · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

State workers protest as meetings continued, Dec. 18 between state employees and the Michigan Civil Service Commission in Lansing, Mich. (AP/Lansing State Journal, Greg DeRuiter)

Decision on contract for Michigan employees postponed

Associated Press · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

The Supreme Court decided on Dec. 10 not to rule onÃÂ Unite Here v. Mulhall.ÃÂ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Examiner Editorial: Ban collusion by management in union organizing

Washington Examiner · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 379,000, the highest since March. The increase may reflect volatility around the Thanksgiving holidays. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Weekly US jobless claims hit 9-month high of 379,000

Christopher Rugaber · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

The Department of Labor's top internal watchdog says it no longer needs to highlight any problems with ensuring that people are complying with the laws regarding guest worker programs, at least not in this particular annual year-end survey. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Labor’s watchdog drops monitoring visa programs from list of top management concerns

Sean Higgins · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

MSNBC host Ed Schultz was one of several hosts to receive a letter from the AFL-CIO encouraging them to meet with employees trying to organize the news channel's workers. (PRNewsFoto/Democracy Radio)

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AFL-CIO pressures MSNBC hosts to back unionizing channel’s workers

Sean Higgins · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

More than 50 jobs will be eliminated at state hospitals in Topeka and Larned in an effort to save up to $3 million, Kansas officials said Tuesday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

State to cut jobs at two state hospitals in Kansas

Associated Press · December 18, 2013 5:00 am