Labor

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In this Wednesday, June 7, 2017 photo, United Steel Workers local 1999 union president Chuck Jones gestures during an interview in Indianapolis. Jones grabbed headlines in December after he publicly accused then-President-elect Donald Trump of lying about how many jobs he was saving in a deal with furnace and air conditioner maker Carrier Corp. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie speaks Friday, June 30, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. Christie said that a state government shutdown is likely if he doesn't get an agreement by midnight with Democratic lawmakers on the budget. A stalemate over his proposal to overhaul the state's largest health insurance company was at issue. (AP Photo/Michael Catalini)

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Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden shows her support for the $15 minimum wage increase before it was passed by the City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Minneapolis City Mayor Betsy Hodges listened as City Council members vote for the $15 minimum wage increase at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Supporters of the $15 minimum wage increase showed their support before it was passed by the City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Local advocate Thao Pao Xiong celebrates with other supporters of the $15 minimum wage increase after it was passed by City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Minneapolis city council candidate Ginger Jentzen, center, celebrates with other supporters of the $15 minimum wage increase after it was passed by City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Minneapolis city council candidate Ginger Jentzen, center, celebrates with other supporters of the $15 minimum wage increase after it was passed by City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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Supporters of the $15 minimum wage increase celebrated after it was passed by the City Council at City Hall, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Minneapolis. Minneapolis became the latest city to approve a big hike in its minimum wage, with the City Council voting to hike it to $15 by 2022 (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

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In this This October 2013 photo, Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. On Friday, June 30, 2017, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the former commissioner, a Democratic appointee, can seek damages for alleged political retaliation he suffered under former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad. Godfrey, now chief judge of the board that decides federal workers' compensation disputes in Washington, called the ruling a victory for individual rights. (The Des Moines Register via AP)

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Licensed prostitutes in Nevada have started "Hookers for Health Care" to organize against any Republican changes to the Affordable Health Care Act. (CNN, "Inside Legal Brothels with Lisa Ling" screenshot)

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Illustration on the continuing hazards of government run health care by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Protesters march around the Capitol as they rally against the Senate Republican healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Protesters march around the Capitol Building as they rally against the Senate GOP healthcare bill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Protesters chant slogans during a rally outside the parliament in Athens, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. About 1,000 garbage collectors marched through central Athens demanding an end to short-term labor contracts, as their strike, which has lasted nearly two weeks, has left towering mounds of garbage on city streets at a time when the summer's first heatwave sent temperatures soaring. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)