Obama to push citizenship for undocumented
President Obama can be expected to move swiftly on immigration reform, and he can be expected to propose changes in one comprehensive bill.
Minnesota unions urge action on jobs as legislature convenes
When the Minnesota legislature convened Jan. 8, everything had changed - and nothing had changed
Year ends with 7.8 percent jobless rate
The U.S. ended 2012 with a 7.8 percent jobless rate in December, unchanged from the month before and down 0.7 percent from the end of 2011.
Unions to aim for labor law, immigration reform
Reforming labor law to help balance the scales between workers and bosses in organizing and bargaining, will always be labor's number one legislative priority - until it passes.
Uproar, protests, as Michigan house passes right-to-work law
Amid protests, arrests, a lockout from the state capitol building and a Democratic walkout, the GOP-run Michigan House passed a so-called "right to work" law on Dec. 6.
$27 million granted to hire New York's unemployed for Sandy relief
There were protests to demand power be restored and for more help with the clean up. This situation to too big and too costly for private, profit-making companies to handle.
Sneak attack on financial regulations underway on Capitol Hill
A sneak attack against financial re-regulation - undoing the reforms imposed on Wall Street and similar finaglers after the 2008 crash - is underway on Capitol Hill.
Outsourced Bain workers describe life in Romney’s America
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is utterly disconnected from workers in America.
Census highlights Manufacturing Day
In celebrating Manufacturing Day, the U.S. Census Bureau highlighted the continuing role manufacturing plays in the American economy.
