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| Sep 21, 2026 | Republicans target Las Vegas congressional district with help from Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ policy | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JESSICA HILL and THOMAS BEAUMONT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Susan Gonzalez plans to pay off her credit card now that she no longer needs to pay taxes on the dollar bills that she stashes away at the end o... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Here's where some of the biggest labor unions stand on data centers | AI is both taking jobs and creating them.
That's led to a divide among labor unions over AI data centers. And it largely depends on the kinds of workers they represent.
The majority of the public is against AI data centers, according to pol... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By WILL WEISSERT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
MURDOCK, Neb. (AP) — In rural eastern Nebraska, a technology revolution could rise from fields of corn and soybean in the form of new data centers to power ... |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By TIM SULLIVAN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unio... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Progressive Brad Lander’s surging bid for Congress splinters Democrats’ labor union alliance | To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo
New York Rep. Dan Goldman is the kind of establishment politician who typically cruises through a Democratic primary election.
Yet Goldman is fighting for his political li... |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Federal AI Regulation Bill Freezes State Consumer Protections for Three Years, Sparks Revolt | By Shannon Harwood
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| May 14, 2026 | Crypto industry scores win as Clarity Act regulation bill clears Senate hurdle | The Clarity Act, which would create regulation for the cryptocurrency industry, cleared the Senate banking committee.
The bill is the top legislative priority of the crypto industry, as it would add predictable oversight and guardrails to t... |
| May 12, 2026 | Crypto legislation faces another hurdle: Labor unions | The AFL-CIO and SEIU are among unions warning Congress that legitimizing crypto could damage the stability of the financial system.
The Senate Banking Committee is set to amend and vote on the bill Thursday.
Some Democrats are working with ... |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Target faces a new boycott over ICE response as retailer presses ahead with turnaround | A major labor union, the AFT, is calling for its 1.8 million members to shop at local stores rather than Target, saying the retailer did not respond adequately to the surge of federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, CNBC has learned... |
| Mar 24, 2026 | A Legacy Undone: Chavez Honors Erased Amid Abuse Claims | Explosive sexual abuse allegations against labor icon César Chavez have rocked the nation. Statues are swiftly removed. Holidays are renamed. Institutions across 19 states are re-evaluating over 130 memorials. Universities, cities, and stat... |
| Mar 18, 2026 | César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By REBECCA BOONE
Many of the upcoming celebrations and holidays honoring the late farmworker labor leader César Chavez are being renamed, postponed or completely canceled in the wake of allegations... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Medbridge Launches Hybrid Pathway to Prevent Workplace MSK Injuries | What You Should Know:
The Launch: Digital care leader Medbridge has introduced a new Occupational Health Pathway, available within its Medbridge One Care platform.
The Market Problem: Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders stemming from repetitive... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two dozen House Republicans joined Democrats Thursday to pass a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federa... |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Boulderites should support Starbucks union strike (opinion) | By Thomas Shelley
On Nov. 13, many Starbucks workers, hopefully thousands, will strike for one day, and you can support them by not buying from Starbucks during the strike. Although more than 12,000 workers are represented nationwide by Sta... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | How Faith Fueled the Labor Movement in America's Coal Country | In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man held the role longer: John L. Lewis, whom... |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Disney shareholders demand reasons for Kimmel suspension, Semafor reports | Disney shareholders demand reasons for Kimmel suspension, Semafor reports
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| Sep 19, 2025 | Trump signs proclamation imposing $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications | By BARBARA ORTUTAY and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a new annual $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications, among other changes to the program for h... |
| Jul 24, 2025 | These 2 Companies Have the Widest Pay Gap Between the CEO and the Typical Worker The CEOs of Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch earn more than 6,000 times the median annual salary of a worker. | At Abercrombie & Fitch and Starbucks, CEOs made over 6,000 times more than what the median worker earned last year.
According to the AFL-CIO's annual Executive Paywatch report, released Wednesday, Abercrombie & Fitch and Starbucks w... |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces | “People are at very great risk of dying on the job already,” Rebecca Reindel, the AFL-CIO union’s occupational safety and health director, said. “This is something that is only going to make the problem worse.”
The proposed changes have sev... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts | Private industry and nonprofits may be able to fill some of the gap, but they can’t match the federal government’s resources. And some companies may not prioritize worker well-being above profits.
About 60% of employees worldwide say their ... |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Federal judge orders US Labor Department to keep Job Corps running during lawsuit | “We remain confident that our actions are consistent with the law,” Britt wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
The Labor Department said in late May that it would pause operations at all contractor-operated Job Corps centers by the en... |
| May 3, 2025 | Brinker International: The Restaurant Phoenix Rising from the Ashes | Brinker International, the parent company of Chili’s and Maggiano’s, is a case study in resilience. While many in the restaurant industry struggle, Brinker has soared. Its stock has surged over 200% in the past year. This is not just a flas... |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Voters resoundingly backed paid sick leave. Now lawmakers in 3 states want to roll back the benefits | “When this goes into effect, we very likely won’t survive,” said Hart, who has urged the state Senate to halt the law.
The paid sick leave laws are set to kick in Thursday in Missouri, July 1 in Alaska and Oct. 1 in Nebraska.
McDonald’s res... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Here's How Much a Typical Google Employee Makes in a Year Compensation for the median Google employee was up 5% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. | A mid-level Google employee made $331,894 in 2024, a 5% increase from the median salary of $315,531 in 2023, per a new filing submitted by Google's parent company, Alphabet, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The figure aligns ... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Court blocks DOGE access to sensitive personal data at Social Security Administration | A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to block the Department of Government Efficiency from further access to sensitive personal information at the Social Security Administration.
The order blocks the agency from granting DOG... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Executives, trade and labor associations on Trump's reciprocal tariffs | President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would impose a 10 per cent baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's biggest trading partners, a move that could escalate a trade war and upend... |
| Mar 31, 2025 | The Battle for Truth: Immigration and Labor Rights Under Siege | In the ever-turbulent landscape of American politics, two recent developments stand out like beacons of controversy. The first is the Trump administration's renewed assault on undocumented immigrants, using IRS records as a weapon. The seco... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Trump signs executive order to end collective bargaining at agencies involved with national security | “President Trump’s latest executive order is a disgraceful and retaliatory attack on the rights of hundreds of thousands of patriotic American civil servants — nearly one-third of whom are veterans — simply because they are members of a uni... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | National Politics | Senators ask Trump’s Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie | “I do not believe the secretary of labor should write the laws. It would be up to Congress to write the law,” she said.
Vermont independent Bernie Sanders, the committee’s ranking member, asked Chavez-DeRemer if she would be a rubber stamp ... |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years, just ahead of Trump’s inauguration | Verrett said the election did not play a role in the choice, even if it affirmed the decision.
“We are determined to organize in unprecedented ways — and that requires real power,” she said.
The SEIU, along with the Teamsters union, left th... |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Politics | Gov. Jared Polis wants to privatize Pinnacol, the state’s workers’ comp carrier. Will the third try be the charm? | If successful, the spin-off would mark a departure from a century of precedent for how the state approaches workers’ compensation.
“There are a lot of questions about how this would work,” said Rep. Emily Sirota, a Denver Democrat and a mem... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Colorado's Proposition 131: A Lesson in Democracy and Dollars | In the heart of Colorado, a battle raged over Proposition 131. This measure aimed to overhaul the election system, introducing ranked-choice voting. It promised a fresh breeze in a political landscape often choked by partisanship. But on No... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Election | Proposition 131: Colorado voters reject ranked-choice voting, election overhaul | Proposition 131 would also have instituted a ranked-choice voting system, under which voters in the general election would rank each candidate in a given race by preference.
The top four vote-getters in the primary — regardless of party — w... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | National Politics | Teamsters union declines to endorse Trump or Harris for president | Related Articles
National Politics | Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
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| Aug 29, 2024 | 5 Ways Kamala Harris Can Support the Franchise Community, According to Two Industry Leaders The CEO of the International Franchise Association and the world's largest franchise operator outline five things the vice president can do to support the franchise industry. | The five weeks between the Republican and Democratic conventions could have been a lifetime, as a brand-new Democratic ticket formed in record speed. As always, the International Franchise Association (IFA) is neutral in presidential electi... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Kamala Harris and Tim Walz: A New Chapter in American Politics | In a political landscape that often feels like a game of chess, Kamala Harris has made a bold move. On August 6, 2024, she selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. This decision is more than just a partnership; it’s a strat... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Kamala Harris picks Minnesota's Tim Walz for vice president | WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday (Aug 6), choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America's heartland to help win over... |
| Jul 29, 2024 |
Reintroduced housing bill would address construction, rehab, land use and more | A coalition of Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have reintroduced a bill designed to address housing issues by rehabilitating or constructing millions of additional units in an effort to bring down costs ... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | National Politics | Harris tells teachers union she’s ready to fight for country’s future — ‘bring it on’ | The American Federation of Teachers was the first labor union to formally endorse Harris, and its president Randi Weingarten said she “has electrified this race.”
Harris intends to travel aggressively to spread her message and rally voters.... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Inside "Scattergood," the oldest structure on the CIA's campus | When buying a house on 30 wooded acres in northern Virginia, the last thing you might expect to get is a nosy neighbor.
But after Margaret Scattergood and Florence Thorne moved into their new home in 1933, they got more than they bargained ... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Biden campaign ramping up outreach to lawmakers amid concerns about whether he should stay on the ticket | Ahead of a potentially pivotal week on Capitol Hill, the Biden-Harris campaign is stepping up its outreach to lawmakers amid growing calls for President Biden to step down from the ticket. Mr. Biden has personally made 20 calls to congressi... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Election | Can Trisha Calvarese beat Lauren Boebert? Democrat aims for a rare upset in Colorado’s ruby red 4th District | But Markey sees a path to victory for Calvarese. Their races share a key dynamic: Markey, too, took on a polarizing Republican back in 2008, when she defeated three-term U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave by a head-turning 12 percentage points, upe... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | FEMA urged to add extreme heat, wildfire smoke to list of disasters | A coalition of organizations is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to add extreme heat and wildfire smoke to its list of scenarios worthy of being labeled a major disaster.
Dozens of environmental, health and labor groups on... |
| May 20, 2024 |
Senators introduce bill to provide $70B in public housing funds | A coalition of Democratic and independent members of the U.S. Senate, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), is expected to introduce a new bill on Monday that seeks to immediately renew a push for the funding of public housing to the tune... |
| May 17, 2024 | Letters to the Editor | Letters to the editor: Density is just a windfall for developers; Amabile has a broad coalition of support; keep sports fun for young athletes | Density is just a windfall for developers
The Daily Camera editorial from May 12 says we can carefully and slowly densify the city. Let’s start by annexing the old Holiday Drive-In area on the North and building a dense walkable neighborhoo... |
| May 2, 2024 | How much does the CEO of BlackRock make – Larry Fink’s net worth revealed | Larry Fink is a financial executive and a billionaire known for being the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), the largest investment fund in the world with over $10 trillion in assets under management (AUM). In fact, the... |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Jornlin Joins White House National Economic Council Event to Catalyze Strategic Sector Investment and Economic Development in Underserved Communities. | Optimize Renewables CEO Len Jornlin will present at a White House convening, co-hosted by Heartland Capital Strategies, on the alignment of public and private sector investment in clean energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing to accelerat... |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Celebrating true Southern heritage in April instead of the Confederacy | Seven states celebrate Confederate Heritage Month each April. From the first secessionist shots fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865, Confederates fought for slavery and whit... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Health | Health workers fear it’s profits before protection as CDC revisits airborne transmission | Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News (TNS)
Four years after hospitals in New York City overflowed with COVID-19 patients, emergency physician Sonya Stokes remains shaken by how unprepared and misguided the American health system was.
Hospital leade... |
| Jan 16, 2024 | The world’s 5 richest people, from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos to Warren Buffett, doubled their wealth to $869 billion since 2020, report finds | The rich keep getting richer—and drastically so.
The five richest people in the world doubled their combined net worth from $405 billion to $869 billion in just over three years, a new Oxfam International report shows. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos... |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Top CEOs will make more in the first 4 days of 2024 than the average worker makes in a year, analysis shows | Careers Top CEOs will make more in the first 4 days of 2024 than the average worker makes in a year, analysis shows
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| Dec 27, 2023 | The life-changing power of the strike: How 500,000 workers refused to work in 2023 — and won big | Redeem now
In January 2023, Adam Conover was preparing to bargain with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Conover, the creator of "Adam Ruins Everything" and "The G Word," had been appointed to serv... |
| Dec 12, 2023 | AFL-CIO and Microsoft Announce AI and the Future of Work Partnership | New AI alliance will educate workers, incorporate labor’s voice in tech development and help shape policy that supports workers
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and Microsoft Corp. on Monda... |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership | Politics 'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership
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| Sep 3, 2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Jay L. Zagorsky: We have forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day | By Jay L. Zagorsky
Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing. For most people it simply marks the l... |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Disney CEO Bob Iger called Hollywood strikers 'not realistic.' His critics are calling his $27 million pay package unrealistic. | Iger's comments on the strike drew backlash. RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
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Disney CEO Bob Iger recently called strikers' expectations "not realistic," quickly drawing criticism.
Actor Sean Gunn and SAG-AFTRA president Fran... |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Biden's push for electric cars alienates longtime union allies | An emerging alignment between the United Auto Workers and former President Trump over electric vehicles threatens to sour the longstanding alliance between the union and the Democratic Party.
Why it matters: The UAW, representing more than ... |
| Jun 17, 2023 | In Philly, union members say they don't care about Biden's age: 'I never heard someone who is Catholic say the pope is too old' | President Joe Biden speaks at a political rally at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Saturday, June 17, 2023. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
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| May 3, 2023 | Target CEO Brian Cornell earned 680 times its median employee's pay last year. And that was after he saw a pay cut. | Target CEO Brian Cornell has been with the company since 2014. Getty/Andrew Burton
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Target CEO Brian Cornell earned total compensation of more than $17.6 million in 2022, per SEC filings.
The median employee — a part-time hourly w... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Walmart says its CEO earned 933 times its median employee's pay last year | Walmart CEO Doug McMillon had more than $25 million in total compensation in the fiscal year that ended in January 2023. Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images
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| Apr 1, 2023 | The CEO of the world's biggest record company just got a new contract with stock options worth as much as $100 million | Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group, with Justin Bieber. David Livingston/Getty Images
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Universal Music's CEO could receive stock options worth up to $100 million under a new contract.
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| Mar 26, 2023 | Warren Buffett's salary was just $100,000 last year - and he returned $50,000 to Berkshire Hathaway | Warren Buffett's salary was $100,000 last year, and he hasn't seen a pay rise in over four decades.
He repaid $50,000 to Berkshire Hathaway, partly to cover the cost of his personal calls and postage.
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| 2023 | Warren Buffett's salary has been $100,000 a year for over 4 decades. Take a look at the billionaire investor's unique compensation. | Warren Buffett's annual salary has been $100,000 for more than 40 years.
Berkshire Hathaway spends triple that amount on his security each year.
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| Dec 1, 2022 | AMC Networks booted its CEO after only 3 months, gave her a $10 million payout, and cut about 20% of its staff. So much for workers being empowered. | The former AMC CEO Christina Spade and the actor Bob Odenkirk. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
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| Nov 5, 2022 | We just got confirmation that the next recession will look and feel unlike any in recent memory | Businesses have closed their stores and canceled events planned for this weekend. Getty Images
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The latest data on jobs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a still-robust labor market in the US.
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| Nov 2, 2022 | The Fed says it could cool it on rate hikes as soon as next month. Now the future of the economy depends on how long the increases last. | Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
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The Fed hiked interest rates by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday.
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| Oct 21, 2022 | Why former staffers for Alaska's long-serving GOP Rep. Don Young are backing Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola over Sarah Palin | Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, the late Republican Rep. Don Young, and former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call and Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| Sep 5, 2022 | Not your dad's union: America's labor movement pushed for student loan forgiveness. Next they're tackling reproductive justice and your right to quiet quit. | Aschalew Asabie speaks with Liz Shuler as thousands welcome back Congress by marching for Citizenship, Care, And Climate Justice on September 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for CPD Action
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| Jul 20, 2022 | CEO Pay and Corporate Profits Rose in 2021. Workers’ Wages Didn’t Keep Up. | CEO pay is up, and so are corporate profits, but worker pay hasn’t kept pace especially given inflation, according to a survey by the AFL-CIO.
Corporate chiefs of S&P 500 companies made an average of $18.3 million in total compensation ... |
| Jul 18, 2022 | One thing is beating inflation in this economy: CEO pay | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
Amid decades-high inflation, worker wages are failing to keep pace with the rise in everyday expenses, but CEOs ha... |
| May 10, 2022 | How Windfall Profits Have Supercharged Food Inflation | Food inflation is being juiced by windfall profits. getty |
| May 5, 2022 | Amazon Labor Union president tells Senate that workers’ rights aren’t a ‘Democrat or Republican’ issue | Back in February, Amazon tried to arrest labor organizer Christian Smalls for bringing food to warehouse employees during a union drive. One unfathomably monumental labor victory later, and today, the New Yorker is speaking before the Senat... |
| Jan 20, 2022 | This one map shows what union membership looks like in the US | Union members raise signs outside a King Soopers store during a protest as workers go on strike in Denver, Colorado, U.S., January 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt The number of US workers in unions fell by about 300,000 between 2020 and 2021... |
| 2022 | Warren Buffett’s annual salary has been $100,000 for 40 years. Here’s a look at the billionaire investor’s unique compensation. | Warren Buffett. Getty Images
Warren Buffett’s annual salary has been $100,000 for the past 40 years.
Berkshire Hathaway spends triple that amount on his security each year.
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| 2022 | Warren Buffett's annual salary has been $100,000 for 40 years. Here's a look at the billionaire investor's unique compensation. | Advertisement
Warren Buffett's annual salary has been $100,000 for the past 40 years.
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| Oct 21, 2021 | What’s the Status of the Biden Administration’s Workplace Vaccine Mandate? | The president wants you to get vaccinated. While the White House has indicated that a nationwide vaccine mandate is not forthcoming, President Biden is using mandates for certain groups. So far he’s required federal employees, the military ... |
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| Aug 6, 2021 | The 3-week strike at Frito-Lay highlights America’s ugly labor problem – but one expert believes we’ve reached the turning point | The CEO of PepsiCo made roughly $US21.5 ($AU29) million last year – more than 460 times the median PepsiCo worker salary. Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock
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| Jul 14, 2021 | The average CEO made nearly 300 times the median employee pay last year, and that gap is only growing, a new AFL-CIO analysis finds | The average CEO-to-worker pay ratio at S&P 500 companies was 299-to-1 in 2020, the AFL-CIO says.
Its report says S&P 500 CEOs saw their pay increase by $712,720 on average over the year prior.
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| Jun 24, 2021 | Small Business Owners Fear the PRO Act's ABC Test | June 24, 2021 5 min read
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| Jun 24, 2021 | Older Women Say PRO Act Unfairly Targets Them | June 24, 2021 5 min read
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| Jun 21, 2021 | Why Entrepreneur Stands Against the PRO Act | June 21, 2021 5 min read
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| Jun 21, 2021 | This Legal Change Could "Severely Disrupt" Franchising. Learn About the PRO Act's Joint-Employer Standard | June 21, 2021 6 min read
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| Mar 22, 2021 | AFL-CIO Teams Up with Wilmington Trust and BNY Mellon to Expand Retirement Planning Options for Millions of Americans | NEW YORK, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The AFL-CIO, the nation's largest federation of labor unions, announces a groundbreaking collaboration with Wilmington Trust, BNY Mellon, PGIM Fixed Income and AFL-CIO ITC Financial to distribute 12 ... |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Netflix’s ‘Amend: The Fight For America’ Is Must Watch Anti-Racism Education For Corporate America | Will Smith co-executive produces and hosts the Netflix six-part docuseries Amend: The Fight for ... [+] America. Netflix |
| Jan 30, 2021 | National Labor Relations Board Becomes Business-Labor Battleground That Could Define The Future Of Work | Peter Robb, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), speaks during a House ... [+] Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The hearing will center on the... |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Biden’s Executive Order Aims To Better Protect Workers From The Coronavirus | by littlewolf1989 - stock.adobe.com |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Some Biden Administration Moves Could Panic CEOs | Then-presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke in the parking lot outside the United Auto Workers Region ... [+] 1 offices on September 9, 2020 in Warren, Michigan. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Raise The Social Security Cap - Now The Rich Pay Through New Year Day’s Brunch! | FEBRUARY 29, 2020: A set of gold-plated tea cups (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Jun 23, 2020 | AFL-CIO President: Facebook Acted As An Illegal Employer Advocate | “They acted here as an illegal employer advocate to stop free speech and to stop unionization,” says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. “Facebook holds itself out as this champion of free speech. Yet here it is developing a platform that all... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | The Miners Who Fought for Workplace Safety Have a Thing or Two to Teach OSHA Right Now | In October 1993, Charles Patrick Hayes, or Pat, was working at a grain bin in Defuniak Springs, a small town in southern Alabama near Fairhope, where Pat was raised. Pat was knocking down corn from the walls of the silo when the crop caved ... |
| May 24, 2020 | Businesses are reopening. If you’re older or sick, what happens to your job? | There’s no social distancing for Venda Ripke at work. The 41-year-old teacher often gets face-to-face with the young students in her special-education classes at Newcastle Elementary School.
Students with learning disorders, autism and othe... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | These Businesses Aren’t Taking A ‘One Size Fits All’ Approach To Four Day Work Weeks | Weak productivity growth has been confounding experts and economists since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. So, it’s no wonder that employers, unions, think tanks and politicians are experimenting with, or advocating, longer week... |
| Dec 27, 2019 | America's most influential flight attendant helped end the longest government shutdown. Now she's on a mission to revive unions — and she tells us why labor rights will define the next generation. | Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, speaks during a press conference on aviation safety during the January shutdown. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Getty Images
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| Aug 31, 2018 | 10 Ways to Honor the Real Spirit of Labor Day | Those of us lucky enough to get Labor Day off are justifiably excited about the holiday weekend: It’s a rare three-day break in the nonstop hell that is capitalism, millions of us will be going on vacation, and it marks the unofficial end o... |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Three CEOs quit Trump advisory panel over Charlottesville response | Reporting from Washington —
Three executives who sat on President Donald Trump’s manufacturing council have quit following the events in Charlottesville, Va., and the president’s slow crawl to explicitly condemn white supremacists.
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| Aug 14, 2017 | CEOs of Intel, Merck and Under Armour quit Trump advisory panel over Charlottesville controversy | Reporting from Washington —
The chief executive of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. publicly resigned from a White House manufacturing council on Monday, declaring he felt “a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extrem... |
| Mar 1, 2017 | The last thing America needs to negotiate is more trade deals | Advertisement
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President Trump is expected to outline plans for trade policy development in his speech to a joint session of Congress.
He outlined some of those plans in remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conferen... |
| Oct 6, 2015 | The TPP And The Tobacco Carve-out Bring Together Strange Bedfellows… While Highlighting The Problems Of The TPP | It’s been rumored for years, but reports out of Atlanta suggest that it’s now confirmed that in order to finalize the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, everyone agreed to carve tobacco out of the corporate sovereignty system, bette... |
