Sean Higgins

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Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal in effect told his U.S. counterparts that if the talks fall apart and President Trump follows through with earlier threats to pull the U.S. out of the deal, Mexico would be able to find other trading partners. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mexico looks to Europe as NAFTA talks struggle

Sean Higgins · December 13, 2017 11:20 pm

"At the same time that we are doing a $1.5 trillion tax cut for the rich we ought to be able to find a few billions for workers' pensions," Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Democrats push to add pension fix to spending bill

Sean Higgins · December 13, 2017 5:53 pm

Democrats opposed the bill, arguing that the changes favor for-profit colleges and would make it harder for students to afford a four-year college degree. (iStock)

House panel marks up education funding bill

Sean Higgins · December 13, 2017 5:15 am

The five-member board said it would reopen the rule to public comment, the first step in officially rewriting it. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

NLRB moves to roll back rule giving workers’ contact information to unions

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2017 10:54 pm

UAW president Dennis Williams calls for Nissan auto workers to demand their rights during a speech before thousands gathered at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant on March 4. The National Labor Relations Board on March 31 leveled new charges that Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency at Nissan's Mississippi plant are violating workers' rights. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Democrats seek to hobble Republican-led labor board

Sean Higgins · December 12, 2017 5:01 am

According to the Labor Department, there is a "strong argument" that employers should be allowed to pool tips even if the workers do make the minimum wage, currently prohibited under federal law. (iStock)

Democrats say White House violating rules on tipping

Sean Higgins · December 11, 2017 11:34 pm

Labor leaders argue that unions are owed the fees to compensate for their collective bargaining on behalf of the workers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

States tell Supreme Court that public sector unions are causing bankruptcies

Sean Higgins · December 8, 2017 9:44 pm

AFL-CIO says the Trump administration's opposition to mandatory dues threatens the unions' ability to represent government workers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump threatening ‘livelihoods,’ unions, Democrats say

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2017 11:38 pm

President Trump is close to picking Vermont lawyer Peter Robb to be the next general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sources indicate. (Wikipedia Commons)

New NLRB counsel pulls back on ‘joint employer’ rule

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2017 11:10 pm

In a friend of the court brief for the case Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the White House argued that the practice violated individual union members' First Amendment rights and should be abolished. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

White House urges Supreme Court to rule against forcing employees to pay public unions

Sean Higgins · December 7, 2017 5:20 pm

Should House Democrats' Workplace Action for Growing Economy Act pass into law, it would make joining and organizing a labor union much easier. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Democrats propose bill to aid unions

Sean Higgins · December 6, 2017 11:39 pm

The Labor Department is considering allowing employers, such as restaurants, to keep workers' tips, so long as the workers are paid the federal minimum wage. (iStock)

Labor Department proposal could allow employers to keep workers’ tips

Sean Higgins · December 5, 2017 12:44 am