Labor

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ADVANCE FOR WEDNESDAY, AUG 2, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this photo provide by the Bryan, Texas Fire Department, taken April 29, 2014, Bryan Texas firefighters transport injured worker in a stretcher to the ambulance. An explosion at the Bryan Texas Utilities Power Plant left a 60-year-old employee dead and two injured. Earle Robinson, 60, and other employees were doing maintenance work at Bryan Texas Utilities Power Plant, about 100 miles north of Houston, when there was a loud explosion. Workers called 911 and pleaded for help. Older people are dying on the job at a higher rate than workers overall, even as the rate of workplace fatalities decreases, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal statistics. (Bryan, Texas Fire Department via AP)

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Philadelphia Union's C.J. Sapong, left, kicks the ball as Columbus Crew's Hector Jimenez, center, and Union's Haris Medunjanin look on during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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This June 27, 2017 photo shows an oil rig at sunset in Midland, Texas. In the first six months of this year, more than 1,000 people working or applying for jobs in the oil-producing business failed urine-based drug tests, double the pace of failures last year, according to Houston-based DISA Global Solutions, the largest provider of drug-testing policies to U.S. oil producers (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare, Monday, July 24, 2017, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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This Wednesday, July 19, 2017, photo shows an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Miami. On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Amazon said that it’s looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across its U.S. fulfillment network. It’s planning to make thousands of job offers on the spot during its first Jobs Day on Aug. 2, where potential employees will have a chance to see what it’s like to work at Amazon by visiting one of 10 participating fulfillment centers. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans said their last resort would be to ditch Obamacare's unpopular mandate requiring individuals to hold insurance, its rule requiring large employers to provide coverage and its tax on medical device sales. (Associated Press/File)

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This undated Clark County Detention Center booking photo shows Clinton Wayne Warrington of Henderson, Nev. He was being held Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at the Clark County jail in Las Vegas on terrorism, bomb threat and explosives charges after Las Vegas police say he posted internet video appearing to threaten auto shop businesses owned by his former employer. Warrington has pleaded not guilty and is due in court Aug. 7, 2017. (Clark County Detention Center via AP)

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FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows the George Washington Bridge, seen from Fort Lee, N.J. A federal judge has ruled New Jersey can’t be sued for the actions of some of its employees in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)

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FILE - In this March 4, 2017, file photograph, auto workers and others march to Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, following a pro-union rally. A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation could turn on a key voting bloc: the 1,500 Nissan employees who were initially hired through contract labor agencies. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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FILE - In this April 6, 2016, file photograph, vehicles are suspended above other installation stations as they are moved along the assembly line at the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton, Miss. A bid by workers at Mississippi's Nissan Motor Co. plant for United Auto Workers representation could turn on a key voting bloc: the 1,500 Nissan employees who were initially hired through contract labor agencies. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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In this Friday, July 21, 2017, photo, Judy Martin sits at her kitchen table during an interview with The Associated Press in McDonald, Ohio. Martin, who has diabetes, said she relies on social security and Medicare and has difficulty sleeping at night because she's worried about how she'll pay for her medical and living expenses. She said she has faith that President Donald Trump will find a way to make health care cheaper for her. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

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Illustration on government run Health Care by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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President Trump hosted families described as "victims of Obamacare" at the White House on Monday and warned senators that Americans were demanding action on health care. (Associated Press)

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President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare, Monday, July 24, 2017, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Wisconsin-based Three Square Market will soon offer its employees the option of having microchips implanted under their skin. The technology will work in tandem with computers, allow employees to pay for food, and open doors. (KSTP-TV ABC-5 Wisconsin screenshot)

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In this July 9, 2017 photo, Fred Clark looks at memorabilia during a event for Staley retirees & former employees on at The Staley Musuem in Decatur, Ill. The namesake company founded in Decatur by A.E. Staley Sr. 105 years ago extracted much more than food products from corn and soybeans: it managed to distill an enduring sense of loyalty from its employees. (Clay Jackson/Herald & Review via AP)

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In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017 photo, Steven Jordan, left, Tanner Willman, center, and Jessica White, who have full-time jobs at Northwest Motor Sales & Service pose at the company, in Longview, Wash. All three got their start by landing paid internships at the company through a new program administered by Goodwill and Workforce Southwest Washington which helps to give local at-risk youth mentorship and exposure to industrial work skills often needed by employers in the area. (Bill Wagner /The Daily News via AP)

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New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Secretary Monique Jacobson checks out one of the many backpacks available for children in protective custody at a new receiving center operated by the agency's social workers in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, July 21, 2017. State officials say children need a safe place where they can feel comfortable while social workers and other authorities sort out their cases or work to find foster families. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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FILE - In this March 31, 2016, file photo, Tennessee defensive coordinator Bob Shoop, center, coaches a player during spring football practice at Anderson Training Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Shoop has encountered plenty of adversity since coming over from Penn State last year. His defense was decimated by injuries and struggled to slow down anyone late last season. Now that he's getting ready to begin his second season with the Volunteers, his former employer has sued him for breach of contract. (Adam Lau/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

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FILE - This March 23, 2011, photo shows the El Dorado Correctional Facility near El Dorado, Kan. A union representing state employees disclosed Friday, July 21, 2017, it filed a grievance earlier this month with Kansas' top corrections officials alleging that officers at the maximum-security prison are being forced to work 16-hour shifts. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)