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• Labor unions join protesters

  October 6, 2011 4:10 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Labor leaders say they'll keep supporting anti-Wall Street protesters, who've been camped out near New York's Financial District since Sept. 17. The demonstration swelled Wednesday, with members of United Auto Workers, Service Employees International Union and the Working Families Party joining the protest. There were smaller... more »

• More NFL labor meetings

  June 22, 2011 12:57 PM

  Another meeting is slated for today involving NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the owners' labor committee, and players association chief DeMaurice Smith in Boston. They are also scheduled to get together again tomorrow to further discuss a new collective bargaining proposal. more »

• NFL, players meet for a second day in New York

  June 8, 2011 3:36 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - NFL owners and players have met for a second straight day in New York, with Judge Arthur Boylan joining Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith. The league and the players association issued a joint statement Wednesday saying the "confidential discussions" are part of ongoing... more »

• NFL labor situation in doubt as owners gather

  March 2, 2011 2:30 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) With less than 48 hours left until the NFL's labor deal expires, there are far more questions than answers floating around. Will the owners lock out the players? Will the union decertify, meaning the players would give up their rights under labor law and take their... more »

• Farm group values immigrant work force

  January 11, 2011 2:44 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - The nation's largest farm lobbying group says if state lawmakers crack down on illegal immigrants, they should also help farmers who need seasonal labor. Delegates to a convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation gave initial approval Tuesday to a policy offering to work with state... more »

• Labor Secretary stumps for Salazar in Pueblo

  October 21, 2010 7:37 PM

  A United States cabinet member was in Pueblo Thursday afternoon stumping for a local democratic candidate. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis made an appearance at a campaign rally for John Salazar. The event was held at the Steelworkers Hall. "(John) has done so much for Coloradoans. I can tell you because... more »

• New jobless claims drop for first time in 4 weeks

  August 26, 2010 9:00 AM

  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week after rising in the past three weeks. Still, claims remain much higher than they would be in a healthy economy. The Labor Department says new claims for jobless aid dropped by 31,000 to a seasonally adjusted 473,000. Wall Street... more »

• El Paso County unemployment rate drops slightly

  August 20, 2010 2:32 PM

  Colorado's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained the same in July at 8 percent. "Four months of stability in the unemployment rate combined with two months of notable private-sector job growth is encouraging news," said Donald J. Mares, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. "Our challenge... more »

• Doctors' group wants to reverse surge in C-sections

  July 22, 2010 8:34 AM

  There's a new call for natural childbirth for women who've had a C-section. Hoping to reverse hospital trends they call "once a cesarean, always a cesarean" in childbirth, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it's time to step back. They're rewriting guidelines for women who've had... more »

• Pueblo City Council to vote on Black Hills plant

  June 14, 2010 2:26 PM

  Tonight-June 14, city council is expected to vote on a deal that could bring a $450 million power complex to Pueblo. Last month the project almost came to a halt--but now it appears a compromise has been made. Black Hills Energy has selected Pueblo as its preferred site to build... more »

• Gov. Ritter vetoes bill on unionized employees

  June 8, 2010 8:41 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter has once again angered union workers by vetoing a bill that would have eliminated Colorado's pay for performance program. In his veto message, the governor acknowledged Monday that the state personnel system is broken, but he says it would cost too much to switch to a... more »

• U.S. workers caught in vicious cycle

  March 4, 2010 2:58 PM

  Glenda Green is working harder for less money. When business fell off at Heinnies Backbarn Restaurant in Elkhart, Ind., after the recession hit, her employer had to cut her hours as a full-time bartender. For over a year, she's been getting by on a few shifts a week, helping... more »

• Safeway employees accept new labor contract

  February 24, 2010 1:20 PM

  A potential state wide grocery worker strike has been averted after the announcement Wednesday that Safeway employees with the Colorado United Food and Commercial Workers union ratified the chains last, best and final offer. After months of bargaining and heated debates, the super market giant presented employees with the... more »

• Grocery chains hand down "final" offer

  November 17, 2009 2:27 AM

  Months of negotiating from King Soopers, Safeway and their employees came to a head on Monday night. As promised, the grocery chains handed their employees the last, best and final contract offer. Both the grocery stores and the employees have argued over pensions, pay raises and promotions as the main... more »

• Colorado officers gearing up for holiday weekend DUI crackdown

  September 4, 2009 8:20 AM

  Law enforcement agencies across Colorado are gearing up to crack down on drunken drivers over the Labor Day weekend. Colorado officers have made 983 DUI arrests since Aug. 21 in an ongoing national enforcement effort that ends Tuesday. In Colorado Springs, there will be two roving checkpoints over two... more »