Labor
Latest Stories
3_6_2017_b3-berman8201.jpg
Illustration on the negative effects of the $15 minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
congress_health_overhaul_33364.jpg
FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2017 file photo, the Capitol is seen at sunup in Washington. House Republicans on March 6, released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama's health care law, a package that would scale back the government's role in health care and likely leave more Americans uninsured. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Carson_HUD_19347.jpg-bb66c.jpg
Housing a Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Nissan_Union_90864.jpg-deeac.jpg
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, tells thousands at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017, that he congratulates workers for their courage "in standing up for justice." Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
nissan_union_80110.jpg
Several thousand participants gather at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017, to listen to speeches from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, actor Danny Glover, national NAACP President Cornell Brooks, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and UAW president Dennis Williams. Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
nissan_union_13790.jpg
UAW president Dennis Williams calls for auto workers to demand their rights during a speech before thousands gathered at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
nissan_union_90864.jpg
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, tells thousands at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017, that he congratulates workers for their courage "in standing up for justice." Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
nissan_union_44697.jpg
UAW president Dennis Williams, left, is congratulated on his comments by actor Danny Glover at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017. Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
exchange_astronomy_teacher_03539.jpg
In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Clyde Sachtleben poses at the observatory that bears his name in Hastings, Neb. Clyde Sachtleben, 80, has vacated his familiar part-time role as J-Term astronomy teacher and made his retirement permanent after serving 41 years as full-time head of the physics department through 2001. (Amy Roh/The Hastings Tribune via AP)
bracero_historic_site_40791.jpg
This undated photo provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) History Library and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shows temporary clerks completing the short-term labor contracts and identification cards. Each clerk was proficient in both Spanish and English. The bracero program is the largest guest-worker program in our nation's history and recruited 4.6 million skilled Mexican nationals. (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) History Library/National Trust for Historic Preservation via AP)
bracero_historic_site_31630.jpg
This undated photo provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) History Library and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shows workers waiting in line to be contracted at the Rio Vista Farm Reception Center in Sacorro, Texas. During peak times at Rio Vista Farm, up to 1,500 men signed short-term labor contracts to assist with labor shortages across the country. (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) History Library/National Trust for Historic Preservation via AP)
nissan_union_34955.jpg
FILE - In this April 6, 2016, photograph, a Nissan technician inspects the grill of a new 2016 Altima on the assembly line at the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton, Miss. The United Auto Workers union charges Friday, March 3, 2017, that Nissan Motor Co. broke federal labor law hours less than two days before a Saturday rally in Mississippi where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and others plan to speak in favor of unionization. The UAW says that on Thursday, a company security guard wrongfully stopped workers from handing out literature and asking fellow employees to authorize a union vote outside a gate of the Canton plant. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
nissan_union_34641.jpg
FILE - This sign photographed April 20, 2011, proclaims the location of the Nissan auto manufacturing facility in Canton, Miss. The United Auto Workers union charges Friday, March 3, 2017, that Nissan Motor Co. broke federal labor law hours less than two days before a Saturday rally in Mississippi where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and others plan to speak in favor of unionization. The UAW says that on Thursday, a company security guard wrongfully stopped workers from handing out literature and asking fellow employees to authorize a union vote outside a gate of the Canton plant. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
zinke_interior_12740.jpg
Newly sworn-in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks to Interior Department employees on the Interior Department's 168th birthday, Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)
zinke_interior_13856.jpg
Newly sworn-in Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and his wife Lola, right, greets an Interior Department employee on the Interior Department's 168th birthday, Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Interior Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly) ** FILE **
paid_sick_leave_52817.jpg
Del. Luke Clippinger, D-Baltimore, explains his vote on Friday, March 3, 2017 for a bill to require businesses with 15 or more employees to provide paid sick leave in Maryland. Clippinger sponsored the legislation, which passed the House of Delegates 88-51. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)
health_overhaul_q&a_13761.jpg
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. Health insurance tax credits, mandates, taxation of employer coverage, essential benefits. Mind-numbing health care jargon is flying around again as Republicans move to repeal and replace the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. It’s time to start paying attention. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
exploited_in_paradise_bill_86913.jpg
FILE - This Feb. 2, 2017 file photo shows commercial fishing boats docked at Pier 38 in Honolulu. Another Hawaii bill that sought more oversight of the state's commercial fishing industry is dying. The bill would have required boat operators to provide contracts between foreign fishermen and employers. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)
free_agency_ratings_football_04971.jpg
FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2016, file photo, Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray (28) runs against the Carolina Panthers during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. The draft remains the most significant means by which to build and fortify a franchise. Yet, as the salary cap increases exponentially each year under the 10-year labor agreement reached in 2011, the lure of veterans on the open market can be powerful. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
free_agency_ratings_football_10969.jpg
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) is tackled by Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes, rear, after making a reception during the second half of an NFL football game in Minneapolis. The draft remains the most significant means by which to build and fortify a franchise. Yet, as the salary cap increases exponentially each year under the 10-year labor agreement reached in 2011, the lure of veterans on the open market can be powerful. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King, File)
