November 29, 2016 Dozens arrested in minimum wage protests across the US The Fight for $15 movement for a higher minimum wage staged what it called a "Day of Disruption" at locations in more than 300 cities, according to organizers.
November 23, 2016 Mr. Trump, please make a 'moonshot' for the Midwest. We need it. There is a stark reality we must face. Those Midwest jobs that went south or overseas in the past few decades are never coming back.
November 21, 2016 Gas industry brings taste for soul food to Pa. Thanks to an influx of Southerners filling jobs in north-central Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry, a region not often placed on many culinary maps is finding itself flush with the foodways found below the Mason-Dixon line, arguably the source of some of the nation's richest culinary traditions.
November 21, 2016 NYC restaurant bans tipping, opts instead to pay set wage and increase prices A sushi restaurant in Midtown Manhattan has eliminated tipping from the fine dining experience. Instead, the 14-year old Japanese restaurant, Sushi Yasuda, has opted to pay its workers a set salary and increase the price of menu items by 15 percent to compensate for employee wages.
November 21, 2016 Labor and employment priorities for the Trump administration President-elect Donald Trump says economic growth and job creation are top priorities of his administration, and with good reason.
November 18, 2016 Trump's Tough Talk Already Keeping Jobs In The U.S. Tom Sullivan reacts to news that Ford no longer plans to move production of its Lincoln to Mexico and explains why this is an early Trump victory
November 18, 2016 President-elect Trump, here’s how to create millions of jobs in your first 100 days Mr. Trump, you have the opportunity to transform society and create millions of jobs without raising taxes. Let’s create them together.
October 22, 2016 Team Obama's new overtime rule is dehumanizing, economically harmful and must be stopped Texas and 20 other states have announced a lawsuit to block the Obama administration’s destructive overtime rules, which are slated to go into effect December 1, 2016.
October 17, 2016 America's quiet catastrophe: The collapse of work for men The collapse of work for men appears to be at the center of many of America’s current social and economic woes.
August 25, 2016 Immigration? Terror? Here's the real debate we should be having in 2016 This election year is unconventional, to say the least.