Tag: Sean Higgins

Missouri union activists turned in more than 310,000 signatures Friday to ensure a fall ballot referendum asking voters whether they wanted to keep the state's right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

In Missouri’s right-to-work ballot fight, wording matters

Sean Higgins · August 21, 2017 4:01 am

Activists turned in more than 310,000 signatures calling for a ballot referendum on whether the state should keep the right-to-work law it adopted this year. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Missouri unions block state right-to-work vote

Sean Higgins · August 18, 2017 10:26 pm

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens calls for removal of lawmaker who backed Trump assassination

Sean Higgins · August 18, 2017 9:53 pm

"We condemn the terror attack in Barcelona, and we condemn President Trump's irresponsible and Islamophobic response to that attack. President Trump claims he needed days to get the 'facts' on Charlottesville, and said nothing about the recent bombing of a Minnesota mosque, but tweeted false information within minutes of the Barcelona attack," CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

CAIR condemns Barcelona attack, Trump tweets

Sean Higgins · August 17, 2017 10:17 pm

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said the business leaders council that President Trump created never met and never did anything. Trumka, who had been one of the members of the panel and joined the exodus of people leaving it on Tuesday, called in a "broken promise" by the president. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Richard Trumka: Trump’s business council never met

Sean Higgins · August 17, 2017 7:51 pm

The agricultural industries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico warned that any change to the trade deal could severely disrupt the economies of all three nations. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Agriculture industry wants few changes to NAFTA

Sean Higgins · August 16, 2017 9:32 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at the start of NAFTA renegotiations in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US splits from Canada, Mexico on impact of NAFTA after 23 years

Sean Higgins · August 16, 2017 3:05 pm

"We cannot sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism," the leader of the nation's largest labor federation said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AFL-CIO chief Trumka quits Trump board after press conference

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2017 10:06 pm

"We want to work with the administration to ensure that working people have a seat at the table," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats warn NAFTA reform dead without their support

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2017 5:12 pm

Robert Lighthizer promised a "thorough investigation" of China's actions relating to copyright and intellectual property following a directive from President Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trade representative promises ‘thorough’ China probe

Sean Higgins · August 14, 2017 9:14 pm

"Canada will uphold and preserve the elements in NAFTA that Canadians deem key to our national interest," said Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, POOL)

Canada signals it won’t budge on NAFTA

Sean Higgins · August 14, 2017 8:06 pm

The labor federation argued that all of the details must be made public, a request likely to be opposed by the White House and its trade partners. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO demands transparency in NAFTA talks

Sean Higgins · August 14, 2017 7:04 pm