Steady Job Growth Projected With Unemployment Rate Dipping Below 5 Percent
Economists expect job gains to continue this year.
Unlike Other 2016 Republican Contenders, Mike Huckabee Visits AFL-CIO
Huckabee is the only Republican candidate to attend the AFL-CIO's meetings with 2016 contenders this week.
Fight For $15: Fast-Food Industry Cries Discrimination Over $15 Minimum Wages
Conventional wisdom says a $15 minimum wage is good news for fast-food workers. But what about their employers?
California Wildfire Grows To 4,000 Acres, Forces Evacuations Outside Sacramento
The fire spread Saturday across Placer and Nevada counties, about 70 miles northeast of Sacramento, California.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Collapses At Bayreuth Opera Festival
The conservative chancellor took a tumble while attending the prestigious Wagner festival.
Football Hall Of Fame Pushes Back Against Criticism Over Junior Seau Induction Ceremony
Hall Of Fame President David Baker defends decision not to allow Junior Seau's family to speak at next month's induction ceremony.
Two Rockets Land At Kabul Airport Ahead Of Afghanistan Peace Talk
A pair of rockets landed at Kabul's International Airport Saturday, highlighting ongoing security concerns.
Verizon Communications (VZ) Workers Vote To Strike Amid Tense Contract Talks
The results of a strike-authorization vote means about 39,000 employees in Verizon's East Coast wireline operations could walk off the job come Aug. 1.
Fight For $15 Scores Win In New York As State Moves To Approve Fast Food Pay Hike
In a move limited to the fast-food industry, New York will soon become the first state to approve a minimum wage of $15 an hour.
Truckers At Ports Of Los Angeles, Long Beach Strike Again, Oppose Classification As Independent Contractors
Striking California truck drivers say their status as independent contractors deprives them of benefits and fair pay.
Activists Want An Obama Executive Order To "Ban The Box" That Asks About Criminal Backgrounds On Federal Job Applications
The ACLU wants Obama to prevent federal employers from seeking information about job applicants' criminal backgrounds.
Bernie Sanders And Allies In Congress To Propose $15 Federal Minimum Wage
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his congressional allies are preparing to unveil the most ambitious federal minimum wage hike to date.
Kansas City Minimum Wage To Get A Boost, As Doubts Linger Over New Rate's Constitutionality
Kansas City Council members have approved a $13-per-hour minimum-wage rate by 2020.
In Myanmar, Garment Factories That Source Popular Brand-Name Clothing Retailers Aim To Defeat A 40-Cent Hourly Minimum Wage
Gap and H&M sit on the sidelines as their Burmese suppliers fight a proposed minimum wage of about $3.25 a day.
Au Pair Lawsuit Accuses Sponsors Of Minimum Wage Violations, Illegal Price Fixing
A class-action lawsuit could transform labor practices in the nation's au pair programs.
Greek Debt Crisis: European Ministers Want Greece To Limit Ability Of Workers To Strike
Experts question the need for further restrictions on collective bargaining in the cash-strapped European country.
Greek Debt Crisis: What Happens This Weekend For Greece's Proposed Bailout Plan?
Here are the next steps before creditors can approve yet another bailout for Greece.
Immigration Reform 2015: California Set To Remove The Word 'Alien' From State Labor Code
A bill targets Depression-era language from the California Labor Code.
Musicians Behind Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' Sue Sony Entertainment, Claiming Wage Theft
Musicians who recorded a song for the Michael Jackson film "This Is It" say Sony has cheated each of them out of thousands of dollars.
Election 2016: As Labor Grapples With Candidate Endorsements, Transit Union Head Applauds Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is tapping into the labor movement's frustrations, says Larry Hanley, head of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
London Underground Strike 2015: 24-Hour Tube Walkout Would Strand Millions, Cripple Operations
Commuters should prepare for the largest London Underground strike since 2002.
Jobs Report 2015: What Happened To Summer Jobs For Teens?
Who's to blame for disappearing summer jobs? It's not millennial culture; it's the economy.
Obama Overtime Rule: Millions Of Workers Would Get A Raise Under The President's Proposal
It's likely "the single most important thing the president could do, on his own, to raise pay," according to one prominent labor leader.
New York State Fast Food Wage Board Meets Amid Calls To Raise Hourly Pay To $15
At stake are wages for more than 150,000 workers -- and pay practices in a pillar of the modern service economy.
Youth Minimum Wage: Defying National Trend, Michigan Considers Cutting Hourly Pay By Nearly $2 For Young Workers
Pushing back against wage increases passed by states and cities nationwide, Michigan legislators have proposed a cut in the minimum wage, for some.
In Budget Proposal Riddled With Anti-Union Measures, House Republicans Take Aim At National Labor Relations Board
Under a bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee, the NLRB would see its budget slashed by 27 percent.
Ikea Latest Retailer To Lift Pay For U.S. Workers; Will Offer Hourly Starting Wages Of Almost $12
In another sign that the labor market is improving, Ikea is again raising pay at its 40 U.S. stores.
Ben & Jerry's Agrees To Negotiate Migrant Justice Program: Renowned For Supply Chain Ethics, Ice Cream Company May Be Turning From Sour Labor Conditions On Vermont Dairy Farms
The company boasts of its ethical treatment of cows, but has ignored the plight of the workers who milk them, critics say.
Minimum Wage 2015: National Republican Efforts To Halt Pay Hikes Gain Traction In Maine
As cities move to boost minimum wages, conservatives seek to strip them of the authority to set pay rates altogether.
Is Hillary Clinton's Apprenticeship Proposal A Good Idea?
Boosting job-training programs with tax credits is a solid idea, economists say -- as long as there's proper oversight.
