Tag: labor
Daniel Sutter: The cost of employees
Most Americans have to work for a living. We must trade for the goods and services we want to consume, and for most of...
Donald Trump courts business, labor in delicate balancing act
President Donald Trump's opening work day offered a look at his tricky balancing act between American businesses and the working-class voters who propelled his...
Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders make final pushes ahead of New York...
Hillary Clinton greeted recently-unionized workers at a Queens car wash during her final day of campaigning ahead of the New York primary.
Clinton cited the...
Right-to-work amendment passed in Alabama Senate
The Alabama Senate has passed legislation reiterating Alabama's position as a so-called "right-to-work" state.
Senators on Thursday passed the amendment 25 votes to 9. Alabama...
Local “Fight for 15” campaign draws moderate turnout in Birmingham
Across the nation, some 270 Occupy Wall Street-flavored campaigns urging statehouses, local governments and even Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 an...
Women’s group: 45 percent of Alabama workers get no paid sick...
The National Partnership for Women & Families has published a new fact sheet that examines the state of sick leave policy on Alabama's workforce. The...
