Economy

December 6, 2011 - With looming budget cuts threatening to dig into the military budget, politicians and pundits are warning of big job losses in defense jobs. But a new study finds that military spending isn't the best way to put people to work.

December 5, 2011 - The Texas-based carrier is using Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a strategic weapon in a class war against decent wages and benefits for its workers.

November 30, 2011 - In a speaking engagement at N.C. State University, the CEO of banking giant Wells Fargo is confronted by a swarm of Occupy Wall Street protestors challenging the company's business practices and role in furthering inequality.

November 29, 2011 - As record numbers of North Carolinians struggle to put enough food on the table, Duke Energy pushes for the biggest residential rate hike in 20 years -- while raking in huge profits and avoiding federal taxes.

November 18, 2011 - Following a July vote to unionize, workers at the Ikea-owned Swedwood plant in Danville, Va. are struggling for their rights against union-hostile supervisors.

November 17, 2011 - Politicians have been repeating the mantra that "regulations kill jobs" -- but the numbers show that environmental regulations actually create jobs.

November 11, 2011 - U.S. unions are bitterly split on whether an oil pipeline should be built between Canada and Texas. The conflict has hamstrung the Blue-Green Alliance, which unifies union and environmental efforts, as transit unions argue labor must look beyond its own interests.