Labor

A chart prepared by Senate Democrats rests on an easel on the Senate steps before a news conference urging approval for raising the minimum wage, at the Capitol on April 2. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Republicans block Dems’ minimum wage hike, citing stagnant economy

Susan Ferrechio -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and other Democrats, urge approval for raising the minimum wage, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Front row, from left are, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Reid, Senate Appropriations Committee Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Senate Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. In the coming days, the Senate could debate a plan by Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin that would gradually lift today's minimum wage of $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2016. President Barack Obama wants to increase the hourly minimum wage as part of an election-year economic agenda focused on working families. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP blocks Dems’ minimum wage boost

Alan Fram -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks with a reporter during the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting in Washington on Feb. 23. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Opinion

Scott Walker: Wisconsin would be in deep trouble now if public employee collective bargaining reforms had not passed

Sean Higgins -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

A protester, wearing a Michigan Education Association helmet, walks past Michigan State Police at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., in 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Opinion

Unions in right-to-work states make opting out nearly impossible

Sean Higgins -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Opinion

Indiana’s right-to-work law has sparked economic rebirth for Midwest

Sean Higgins -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

A United Auto Worker pickets outside General Motors assembly plant Sept. 24, 2007 in Janesville, Wis. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion

Right-to-work surge is reviving America’s Rust Belt

Sean Higgins -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Michigan union loses 80 percent of members in one year

Sean Higgins -

April 30, 2014 4:00 am

Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, center, talks with media outside the Governor's office at the Michigan Capitol, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Dale G. Young)

Business

Orr outlines Detroit bankruptcy plan to lawmakers

Washington Examiner -

April 30, 2014 1:04 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, greets Michael Timmons of Cumberland, Maine, after speaking at the Maine Republican Convention, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

News

Maine GOP senator likely ‘no’ vote on minimum wage

Alan Fram -

April 29, 2014 5:48 pm

Business

Spanish jobless rate up despite recovery signs

Washington Examiner -

April 29, 2014 7:41 am

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Tag: Labor

Republicans block Dems’ minimum wage hike, citing stagnant economy

Senate GOP blocks Dems’ minimum wage boost

Scott Walker: Wisconsin would be in deep trouble now if public employee collective bargaining reforms had not passed

Unions in right-to-work states make opting out nearly impossible

Indiana’s right-to-work law has sparked economic rebirth for Midwest

Right-to-work surge is reviving America’s Rust Belt

Michigan union loses 80 percent of members in one year

Orr outlines Detroit bankruptcy plan to lawmakers

Maine GOP senator likely ‘no’ vote on minimum wage

Spanish jobless rate up despite recovery signs

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