CONSERVATIVES SWEEP TO AUSTRALIA ELECTION VICTORY
By ROD McGUIRK Opposition leader Tony Abbott smiles as he makes a speech to party supporter in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, following his party’s win in Australia’s national election.…
Labor economy
WHY FEWER WORKING-AGE AMERICANS ARE WORKING
By PAUL WISEMAN FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, file photo, applicants reach for registration forms to attend a combined Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Harlem Week job…
CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO PUSH SEATTLE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP FILE — In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Seattle police officers take Caroline Durocher, center, into custody after Durocher sat in a downtown intersection during…
FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREDICTS ROSY FUTURE (IN 2025)
By LORI HINNANT French President Francois Hollande, center, and government members, sit, at the start of a government seminar held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Aug. 19, 2013.…
WILL FAST-FOOD PROTESTS SPUR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE?
By SHARON COHEN Fast-food worker Michelle Osborn, 23, of Flint, Mich. shouts out chants as she and a few dozen others strike outside of a McDonald’s restaurant on Wednesday, July…
NEW JOBS DISPROPORTIONATELY LOW-PAY OR PART-TIME
By PAUL WISEMAN In this Aug. 1, 2013, photo, a “Now Hiring” sign hangs in front of a new McDonald’s restaurant under construction in Tempe, Ariz. Of the 162,000 jobs…
GREECE SEALS DEAL WITH DEBT INSPECTORS
By ELENA BECATOROS IMF’s troika representative to Greece Poul Thomsen, right, speaks as Greek Financial Minister Yannis Stournaras listens during a conference on the economy in central Athens, Monday, April…
ALL ABOUT IMMIGRATION: GREEN CARDS? CITIZENSHIP?
By NANCY BENAC Reyna Avila, who recently received a work permit and Social Security card under new Obama administration policy for young immigrants, is shown here at her place of…