Sep 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on the DNC, Platform Agenda and Firing Up the Democratic Base Shields and Brooks on the DNC, Platform Agenda and Firing Up the Democratic Base… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch Union Leaders Discuss State of U.S. Labor as Attacks Rise, Membership Goes Down Union Leaders Discuss State of U.S. Labor as Attacks Rise, Membership Goes Down… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day As Convention Ramps Up, Democrats Pay Special Attention to Unions on Labor Day… Continue watching
Sep 03 Charlotte Labor Day Parade By Tom LeGro Local and regional labor organizations marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade from Pearl Street Park to Marshall Park. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch Economic Slump Brought a ‘Tough Year for Labor’ How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with the Heritage Foundation's James Sherk, AFL-CIO's Thea Lee and The New York Times'… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Obama Rallies Support for Jobs Speech as GOP Contenders Woo Voters in S.C. President Obama used a Labor Day event in Detroit to preview the jobs speech he'll give Thursday evening as Republican presidential contenders targeted the president, and each other, at a forum in South Carolina. Judy Woodruff and David Chalian assess… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Amid Attention From Obama, GOP, How Is Midwest’s Economy Doing? On the last day of his bus tour through the Midwest, President Obama's aides said he will outline a national jobs plan after Labor Day. Jeffrey Brown discusses the state of the economy in Midwestern states with Iowa State University's… Continue watching
Sep 06 10 Labor Day-Inspired Readings Happy Labor Day! Here's a roundup of some labor-inspired reading (and a slide show, too) on what -- we hope -- is your day off from work. Or if you're one of the 14.9 million unemployed Americans looking for… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch FEMA Chief: Katrina Lessons Aid Hurricane Earl Planning As government officials prepare for the possible landfall of Hurricane Earl along the East Coast, Jim Lehrer speaks with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate about the storm. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Essayist Julia Kellar Reflects on Labor Day Guest essayist Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune reflects on the changing definition of labor in the modern age. Continue watching