Labor

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, left, and District Council 47 President Frederick Wright prepare to sign the first new contract for the city's white-collar workers on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. The contract ends a five-year stalemate and extends a new contract to mid-2017, Wright said Tuesday according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. (AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Troy Graham)

Philadelphia, white-collar union reach tentative accord

February 26, 2014 5:00 am

Former company officers bought a business in bankruptcy, through confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan. The bankrupt company assumed the union contract, although it wasn't assigned to the buyers.

Sale didn’t enable buyer to avoid union contract

Bloomberg News -

February 26, 2014 5:00 am

News

Diplomats union to vote on ambassador nominees

Lara Jakes -

February 25, 2014 11:21 pm

Ben Jealous, former CEO of the NAACP, gave a keynote speech at a Maryland rally for civil and immigrant rights. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Worker rights bills inspire rally in Maryland

Associated Press -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Thursday he will not comply with a subpoena issued by the United Auto Workers to appear at a regional National Labor Relations Board hearing April 21.ÃÂ (AP/Erik Schelzig)

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Bob Corker warns NLRB ruling on UAW VW election could muzzle lawmakers

Sean Higgins -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. faces reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, following a closed-door Democratic policy meeting. The Senate seemed ready Tuesday to vote preliminary approval of a sprawling Democratic bill expanding health, education and other benefits for veterans, but the election-year measure faced conservative opposition and an uncertain fate as Republicans try to make it smaller and find ways to pay for it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Politics

Senate delays minimum wage action as House Dems push John Boehner on vote

Susan Ferrechio -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

The first rail shipment of 2012 Volkswagen Passats built at the automaker's plant in Chattanooga is loaded aboard train cars Wednesday, June 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Bill Poovey)

Beltway Confidential

VW workers ask NLRB to reject union complaint regarding lost election

Sean Higgins -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks with reporters about legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 7. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Economy

Minimum-wage vote probably delayed in Senate, Tom Harkin says

Bloomberg News -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Volunteering fell to the lowest rate in 2013 since the government has been measuring it, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Economy

Volunteering falls to 10-year low in the U.S.

Joseph Lawler -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

Kansas state Rep. John Rubin, a Shawnee Republican, is the sponsor of an unsuccessful proposal to create a 401(k)-style plan for new public employees. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Kansas lawmakers staying course on public pensions

John Hanna -

February 25, 2014 5:00 am

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Tag: Labor

Philadelphia, white-collar union reach tentative accord

Sale didn’t enable buyer to avoid union contract

Diplomats union to vote on ambassador nominees

Worker rights bills inspire rally in Maryland

Sen. Bob Corker warns NLRB ruling on UAW VW election could muzzle lawmakers

Senate delays minimum wage action as House Dems push John Boehner on vote

VW workers ask NLRB to reject union complaint regarding lost election

Minimum-wage vote probably delayed in Senate, Tom Harkin says

Volunteering falls to 10-year low in the U.S.

Kansas lawmakers staying course on public pensions

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