Labor

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Illustration on choice in health care by Donna Grethen/Tribune Content Agency

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Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are publicly questioning new administrator Scott Pruitt's (seated) ties to the energy sector, worried that such links may affect his ability to do the job. (Associated Press)

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FOR RELEASE SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2017, AT 12:01 A.M. CST.- Pottawattamie County Deputy Marc Freeman demonstrates the portability of the Secure Telehealth videoconferencing technology, which is used by area law enforcement to help therapists and social workers quickly respond to mental health crises. (Joe Shearer /The Daily Nonpareil via AP)

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Lobbyists who represent the health care industry argue that leaving them out of the bill-writing process is bad for America. (Associated Press/File)

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President Donald Trump speaks to Boeing employees, as one holds up a sign handed out by the company, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in the final assembly building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 18 - In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Mathew Resnick works with a CNC lathe during his class at the WCCC Advanced Technology Center in Tarrs, Pa. Resnick is a non-traditional student taking classes at ATC to retrain for a new career. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)

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About 50 fast food workers protest the nomination of former Hardees CEO Andrew Puzder to lead the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, outside the current headquarters of the fast food chain in downtown St. Louis. Fast food workers claim Puzder is unfit for the position because of his policies toward employees as Hardees boss. (Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

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FILE - In this June 15, 2010 file photo, the Idaho Correctional Center is shown south of Boise, Idaho, operated by Corrections Corporation of America. A former regional manager for Corrections Corporation of America says top employees at the private prison in Idaho were given yearly bonuses if they cut costs on salary, wages and other operational expenses and met other company goals. (AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, File)

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Workers International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 protest outside the State House in advance of voting on right to work legislation in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. House lawmakers have killed the union-targeting legislation after a Republican-on-Republican debate. The outcome marks a defeat for Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who called right to work a top priority and had urged members of his party to get in line. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Workers International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 3 protest outside the House Chamber at the State House in advance of voting on right to work legislation in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. House lawmakers have killed the union-targeting legislation after a Republican-on-Republican debate. The outcome marks a defeat for Republican Gov. Chris Sununu, who called right to work a top priority and had urged members of his party to get in line. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump walks Labor Secretary-designate Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Puzder’s nomination appeared to be in serious trouble Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, as Republicans said they were concerned over his failure to pay taxes for five years on a former housekeeper who wasn’t authorized to work in the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Boeing employees leave work during a shift change on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C. Thousands of production workers at Boeing's South Carolina plant are deciding whether they want to unionize, writing the next chapter in efforts to organize labor in large manufacturing plants across the South. The first round of voting began early Wednesday. (Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP)

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, photo, preschool teacher Theresa Phan, center, works with her students, including Cecilia Solorio, right, and Sawyer Wasserburger, on creating patterns in her classroom at Bright Horizons Family Solutions at Centennial Mall in Lincoln, Neb. The Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission is beginning a comprehensive three-year collaboration to solve the most pressing issues facing early childhood education. (Kristin Streff/The Journal-Star via AP)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 file photo, An engine and part of a wing from the 100th 787 Dreamliner to be built at Boeing of South Carolina's North Charleston, S.C., facility are seen outside the plant. The morning round of voting has concluded Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, among South Carolina Boeing workers considering if they want representation by a union. Nearly 3,000 production workers are eligible to vote in the election to determine if they'll be represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. (Brad Nettles/The Post and Courier via AP, File)

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Bruce Anderson, center, and Alton Miyasaka, left, both of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, answer questions at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)

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John Kaneko, left, and Jim Cook, center, both of the Hawaii Seafood Council, answer questions at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)

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Hawaii Rep. Kaniela Ing speaks at a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 in Honolulu. Ing and other lawmakers are calling for more oversight of the commercial fishing industry after an Associated Press investigation found hundreds of foreign fishermen confined to boats and some living in subpar conditions. A bill would require fishing boat owners who want a commercial license to provide to the state a copy of the employment contracts with every fisherman before the license is granted. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)