Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The House of Labor, divided against itself, has a lot riding on this presidential election: turning out its members for Democrat Barack Obama and proving it isn't a paper tiger.

Federal regulators on Tuesday recovered $200,000 in backwages for 230 employees of a local Japanese steakhouse and sushi bar chain accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.

There's no word yet on whether President Bush will sign the PRO-IP bill [ZDN] but big business and labor were united in favor of the bill that creates a copyright czar in the executive branch. The bill originally called for the Justice Dept. to prosecute

WASHINGTON -- The economy showed the depth of its twin problems Tuesday, slow growth and rising inflation, as the nation wrestled with a teetering financial system, a slumping dollar and rising prices for food and fuel. ... - By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Asso

DENVER----Terence M. O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA -- the Laborers' International Union of North America – will join labor leaders from Change to Win and the AFL-CIO for a Labor Unity Rally on Sunday, August 24th, during the Democratic Conve