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Mexican immigrants who have been unable to obtain work permits after living and working for years or even decades in the U.S., meet with activist Nora Sandigo and journalists, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

DHS renews work permits for hundreds of thousands of migrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The redesigned Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan reaches its final assembly stage the auto maker's plant, Sept. 5, 2014, in Vance, Ala. The United Auto Workers said Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, that a majority of workers at the Mercedes plant near Tuscaloosa, Ala., have signed cards in support of joining the union. (Brent Snavel/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

Alabama Mercedes workers to file for union election with NLRB

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

FILE - The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Open enrollment is no one’s idea of a good time, but health coverage is a crucial part of your financial health. Whether you’re getting insurance through an employer or the Affordable Care Act marketplace, it’s important to ask the right questions before you choose a plan for 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Healthcare choices are a matter of religious freedom

By Katy Talento – Special to Higher Ground

In this June 3, 2018, file photo, empty cans of Coors beer sit in beverage holders on the backs of box seats after the ninth inning of a baseball game in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Teamsters want boycott of Molson Coors as labor struggle continues

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Saving social security illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Free-market reforms can save Social Security

By Brenton Smith

A healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Oct. 5, 2021, in Miami. Three years after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the United States, Louisiana continues to debate policies related to inoculation mandates, including civil labilities if a work place mandates vaccines or not and a bill that would prohibit schools from requiring students to receive the vaccine. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Supreme Court rejects fired AstraZeneca employee’s appeal over refusal to take COVID-19 shot

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Minimum wage illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Minimum wage: What’s the right number?

By Gene Marks

An employee collects payment at an Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon store in Livermore, Calif., Thursday, March 28, 2024. He's among hundreds of thousands of California fast-food workers who will be paid at least $20 an hour starting Monday, April 1. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

New $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers in California set to start Monday

By Terry Chea and Adam Beam - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a Labor Day event at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, in Philadelphia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Biden to allow union reps into nonunion workplaces as part of OSHA inspections

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Youngkin on Wednesday, March 20, vetoed nearly two dozen pieces of crime and law enforcement legislation, including a bill that would expand the credits inmates can receive to get out of prison early and one that would allow some immigrants who are not U.S. citizens to become police officers. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

The Ford F-150 Lightning displayed at the Philadelphia Auto Show, Jan. 27, 2023, in Philadelphia. Ford will drastically cut the number of hourly workers at its factory that builds the Ford F-150 Lightning as sales of electric vehicles slow, according to a media report, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Ford to trim workforce at plant that builds its F-150 Lightning as sales of electric vehicles slow

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Congress and the USPS (Postal Service) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Post office underdelivers for America

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center before speaking about the Biden Administration's economic agenda in Dearborn, Mich., Sept. 8, 2022. Ford will drastically cut the number of hourly workers at the factory, which builds the Ford F-150 Lightning, as sales of electric vehicles slow. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Ford to cut back staff at Michigan facility amid slumping EV sales

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A Domino's Pizza sign hangs above a location in Hialeah, Fla., Oct. 27, 2016. Domino’s Pizza said Wednesday, July 12, 2023, it is partnering with Uber Eats to make deliveries in the U.S. and 27 international markets. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Pennsylvania Domino’s pizza franchise fined $344,000 for child labor offenses

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 31, 2017, photo, workers produce vehicles at Volkswagen's U.S. plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. More than 1,000 workers at the Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. It's the first plant in the nation to reach that milestone in the UAW’s quest to organize more than a dozen nonunion factories. The union says in a statement Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that the workers signed on in less than a week. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig) **FILE**

Tennessee VW workers to vote on union in April

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Unattended workstations fill the Teleworks USA job site in Beattyville, Ky., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. The center was left dormant because of COVID-19 health concerns. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston) ** FILE **

Lawmakers demand answers after federal workers hold in-person rally to protest in-person work

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Stellantis sign appears outside the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Mich, on Jan. 19, 2021. Stellantis, one of the largest automakers in the world that owns Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and other brands, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. agreed to follow California's rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars in a move that will help the state advance its move away from gas-powered vehicles. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Stellantis forces workers home, then fires 400 of them

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Shoppers walk from a Target store in midtown Manhattan in New York on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the Conference Board issues its latest monthly report on U.S. consumer confidence, which captures public responses on issues ranging from purchasing plans to the direction of inflation. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

U.S. consumers remain confident, but their feelings about the near future is a bit more cloudy

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the September jobs report in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Don’t believe Biden’s spin on job creation

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Referee Scott Bowman, left, shows a yellow card to Toronto FC defender Kevin Long (5) while Atlanta United forward Tyler Wolff (28) looks on during first-half MLS soccer match action in Toronto, Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press via AP)

MLS and referees reach 7-year labor deal, ending 37-day lockout that led to replacement officials

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