Union Elections Already on Fast Track -- No Need for 'Ambush' 2/6/2012

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been making a case that representation elections need to be put on a faster track. When the Board originally published their &ldquo...

Hiring Firm Uses Super Bowl to Announce Veterans Hiring Initiative 2/6/2012

A Chicago-based job-recruiting firm says it plans to find jobs for 10,000 veterans this year.

PeopleScout says it placed about eight-thousand veterans last year, and wan...

Speaker Boehner faces tough test on $260 billion transportation bill 2/6/2012

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) faces a difficult task in winning House approval of a $260 billion transportation bill that has come under attack from the right and the left.

Jobs Data Show Sustained Growth 2/3/2012

WASHINGTON—The U.S. labor market grew in January at its most robust pace since last spring, a sign that the economy's momentum carried into the new year.

Nonfarm p...

Schock, Schilling introduce legislation in House 2/3/2012

East Peoria, Ill. — Congressmen Aaron Schock, R-IL, and Bobby Schilling, R-IL, introduced the 1099K Overreach Prevention Act Feb. 1, which will prohibit the Internal Reven...

Tax Extenders Become Regular Fixtures of the Tax Code 2/3/2012

Sometimes it’s possible to predict a legislative outcome by comparing opening statements and testimonies of committee witnesses.

Of the 60 temporary tax provisions...

4-hour job fair for military veterans and their families Thursday at the Superdome 2/2/2012

NEW ORLEANS — A job fair for veterans is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the Superdome.

It's free, but job seekers and employers must pre-register at ...

Lawmakers debate temporary tax provisions, with eye on reform 2/1/2012

Members of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday said extending tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 could help spark the economy and give businesses more certainty....

Senator Seeks To Expedite Keystone XL Pipeline 2/1/2012

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) has introduced legislation, which would expedite the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by granting Congress the authority to move the project f...

Senate Hearing Will Examine Tax Extenders Fix 1/31/2012

The Senate Finance Committee plans to hold a hearing Tuesday to discuss finding a long-term way to handle “tax extenders”—tax provisions that frequently requir...

What Indiana's 'right to work' bill means for Obama, Big Labor and the U.S. 1/31/2012

Indiana is poised to become the first right to work state in America’s industrial heartland.

As Joe Biden might say, this is a “xo###@@#” big deal.

The Keystone Oil Pipeline: Rejected and Revived 1/31/2012

“No” means “no”… unless you’re John Boehner.

Almost two weeks ago, President Obama rejected a proposal to expand the Keystone XL oil...

Unions See Little Change in Membership 1/30/2012

The percentage of Americans who belong to a union stayed nearly flat in 2011, contrasting with sharper declines in recent years.

Labor experts said the figures refl...

Ron Kirk: US to tackle hefty trade agenda 1/30/2012

U.S. trade officials are expecting to cut a wide swath through a broad trade agenda this year, all probably before Congress leaves town in August. 

U.S. Trade ...

NLRB STOPS HIDING BIAS 1/27/2012

While the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has always maintained the façade of being neutral, the emboldened new chair has decided to let his true colors show b...

Obama Plans to Propose Corporate Tax System Overhaul Next Month 1/27/2012

President Barack Obama will propose an overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax system in February, his economic advisers said.

The proposal will be released at about the...

Chamber of Commerce Twitter ads knock State of the Union 1/26/2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending six figures on a Twitter ad buy that it hopes will catch the White House’s attention after Tuesday evening’s State of the Un...

Labor board chief says he won't let recess controversy deter push for new rules 1/26/2012

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that would make it easier for un...