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• Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout numbering thousands …

• Federal judges sue to win promised pay increases

  December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation teetering on an economic “fiscal cliff,” federal judges may soon force Congress to dedicate possibly millions of dollars to what some of those same …

• Election over, administration unleashes new rules

  December 13, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — While the “fiscal cliff” of looming tax increases and spending cuts dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business groups see signs of a “regulatory cliff” … 1

• Solid evidence elusive in right-to-work debate

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although officials have provided …

• Evidence elusive in Michigan right-to-work debate

  December 10, 2012 in Nation/World LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although officials have provided …

• US job gains defy Sandy and fears of fiscal cliff

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — It takes more than a superstorm to derail the U.S. job market. Employers added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.7 percent, a …

• With election over, less attention to jobs report

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaction to the monthly jobs numbers isn’t what it used to be. The first unemployment report since President Barack Obama’s re-election barely got a mention from the …

• US economy adds 146K jobs, rate falls to 7.7 pct.

  December 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had … 6

• Sandy is thought to have slowed US hiring in Nov.

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Superstorm Sandy is widely thought to have slowed U.S. job growth last month. The only question is how much — an answer that’s expected to emerge Friday … 2

• Police spray pro-union protesters at Mich. Capitol

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police used chemical spray Thursday to subdue protesters trying to rush the Michigan Senate chamber after Gov. Rick Snyder and other Republican leaders announced they would …

• Port strike could be prelude for dockworker talks

  December 6, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — The end of one labor crisis at the nation’s busiest port complex could be a prelude to another. The resolution of an eight-day walk-off by clerical …

• Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store

  November 30, 2012 in Nation/World BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store …

• Menard to fly Wis. workers in to staff ND store

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Home improvement retailer Menard Inc. says it will hire workers from its home base in Wisconsin and fly them to North Dakota to staff a store …

• Twinkies maker Hostess lives at least another day

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Twinkies will live to see another day. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union agreed on Monday to try to resolve their differences after …

• Judge asks Hostess to mediate with union

  November 19, 2012 in Nation/World WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Twinkies won’t die that easily after all. Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, … 2

• More American workers to pick their insurance

  November 15, 2012 in Nation/World For some American workers, picking the right health insurance is becoming more like hunting for the perfect business suit: It takes some shopping around to find a good fit and …

• Survey: New grads can expect modest rise in hiring

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World Modest good news for college students: An annual survey predicts employers will increase hiring of new 4-year college graduates about 5 percent in the coming year. Demand for graduates with … 1

• Obama pressing business and labor on fiscal cliff

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In a challenge to Republicans, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to extend expiring tax cuts immediately for all but the highest income earners as a …

• US employers post fewest jobs in 5 months

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in September after advertising more in August than first estimated. The report suggests hiring will likely remain modest in the coming …

• Obama, Romney battle over auto bailout in Ohio

  November 2, 2012 in Nation/World HILLIARD, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are turning the White House race in Ohio into a referendum on the auto bailout, an effort aimed … 3

• US economy adds 171K jobs; rate rises to 7.9 pct.

  November 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought. The solid job growth showed that the economy is … 2

• US Oct. jobs report likely to show modest hiring

  November 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The October employment report the government will release Friday will likely solidify the picture of the U.S. job market that’s emerged this year: Companies are hiring steadily …

• Jobless rate falls in most battleground states

  October 19, 2012 in Nation/World CLEVELAND (AP) — Unemployment rates fell last month in nearly all of the battleground states that will determine the presidential winner, giving President Barack Obama fresh fodder to argue that … 4

• Social Security benefits get a 1.7 percent bump

  October 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 56 million Americans on Social Security will get raises averaging $19 a month come January, one of the smallest hikes since automatic adjustments for inflation … 1

• Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent

  October 16, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which starts in January, is tied …

• Small 2013 Social Security benefit increase likely

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients won’t be getting big benefit increases next year, but the small raises they will receive are playing an important role in helping seniors grow …

• Jobs report brings down debate high in Romney camp

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — The cheering stopped on Mitt Romney’s campaign plane Friday morning. The day before, aides had whistled and clapped when the Denver control tower commended the Republican … 8

• Obama: Jobs report shows economy is on right track

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama says an encouraging jobs report shows that the country has made too much progress to turn back to the policies that he says … 1

• Romney blasts Obama despite drop in unemployment

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says a drop in the nation’s unemployment rate to 7.8 percent “is not what a real recovery looks like.” The former Massachusetts …

• Romney decries military cuts; Obama talking jobs

  September 27, 2012 in Nation/World VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged to create many more jobs and “make the middle class secure again” in a campaign-closing appeal on Thursday — more than … 3

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