Union Pacific has been ordered to pay $350,000 and reinstate a worker who federal regulators say was fired after reporting an injury to the railroad.

House Republicans and Senate Democrats are rolling out their budget proposals this week as the two political parties lay down markers for what is expected to be a prolonged fight over taxes and spending. President Barack Obama has not yet released his budget proposal, but the White House says he...

Union organizers with the Arizona AFL-CIO say immigration reform is a workers' rights issue.

Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in early trading following a seven-day rally.

The stock market crept higher Monday, and the Dow Jones industrial average was on track for its seventh straight day of gains.

The House votes Wednesday on former House Speaker William O'Brien's bill to bar New Hampshire from expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law.

Coming off a record week, the stock market is drifting lower in light trading Monday.

Most Americans want government austerity, a survey shows, but they also want increased spending on a host of popular programs: education, crime fighting, health care, Social Security, the environment and more. Less for defense, space and foreign aid.