Topic: Labor Unions

Newly released footage from January 2011 shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker describing a "divide and conquer" strategy for going after the state's public employee unions.

It's Milwaukee's mayor versus Gov. Scott Walker in the historic June recall election, setting up a rematch after a year of turmoil over budget cuts and union rights.

The employment situation across the world is alarming, and there is little sign of recovery any time soon as austerity and spending cuts bite, a report out Monday warned.

The National Basketball Players Association is being investigated by the U.S Attorney’s Office over its finance and business practices.

Swiss bank Credit Suisse could announce the loss of up to 5,000 jobs in its investment banking business at its forthcoming first-quarter results, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday.

Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Corp will be hit by a second work stoppage on April 12, with union workers planning to halt work for two days, a union official said on Thursday.

It's not quite Easy Street, but more money is starting to flow along Main Street.

Prime Minister Mario Monti began a final push on Tuesday to forge a deal with trade unions on labor reform that marks a crucial test of his ability to revive Italy's chronically uncompetitive economy.

Prime Minister Mario Monti faces an arduous task this week to reconcile the demands of unions and employers and draft a labour reform aimed at boosting Italy's competitiveness and shielding it from the euro zone debt crisis.

Qantas Airways has called off talks with Malaysian Airlines to establish an Asian premium carrier because terms could not be agreed, a big setback to the Australian carrier's plans to turn around its ailing international operations.

Australia's top airline Qantas Airways posted a 51.5 percent fall in first-half underlying profit after a bitter industrial dispute and high fuel bills took their toll and said it planned job cuts to offset challenging conditions.

Fancy stadiums, sky-high salaries. What's the average fan to do?

Cash bonuses for winning the big game may seem like a lot of money to the average fan, but players really want to kiss the king.

It's not easy, but  teams in places like St. Louis, Milwaukee, Tampa and Minneapolis-St. Paul have found ways to win on the field, as well as economically, against their big-market competitors.

Indiana is the latest Midwestern state where Republicans have pushed though anti-labor legislation even as the efforts have drawn large protests by union backers and spawned recall efforts.