Congress

Black Caucus demands immediate action on jobs

July 5, 2011 By Joe Sims

The CBC will be hosting a "For the People Jobs Initiative" in several urban areas stricken by high unemployment.

“Good Jobs” tour: Detroiters say we need jobs, not spending on war

June 28, 2011 By John Rummel

What drove the huge outpouring, and what was missing in the lives of many in attendance was the right to a job.

Good jobs tour kicks off in Minneapolis

June 22, 2011 By Jordan Farrar

The Wesley Church was host to the kickoff of the Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Good Jobs" tour in the Twin Cities last weekend.

Panel pushes end to secrecy on women’s pay

June 21, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Rampant secrecy about pay, often written into employers' rules and "employee handbooks," helps fuel pay discrimination against women on the job, a panel of equal pay advocates says.

White House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs

June 20, 2011 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.