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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew Monday met with labor leaders, civil rights groups and left-leaning think tanks to discuss the economy, the first such meeting at Treasury for the new cabinet official.The session was closed to the press.Mr. Lew, sworn in as Treasury secretary on Feb. 28, is wasting little time in reaching out to different groups with distinct views on economic policy. On Tuesday he and Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin are set to meet with business executives at Treasury, also to discuss the slowly but steadily improving economy. On Thursday Mr. Lew will head to Atlanta to tour a Siemens manufacturing plant and join a roundtable with the Metro Atlanta Chamber.Mr. Lew was criticized during his nomination hearing for his ties to Wall Street--he worked at Citigroup Inc. (C) from 2006 until early 2009.A Treasury official said Mr. Lew met Monday with:-Mary Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).-Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of S...
Two dozen business, labor and civic leaders, including the chief executives of major U.S. corporations such as Ford, IBM and Wal-Mart, will meet President Barack Oba...
Generation Opportunity President Paul Conway on the trends of youth voting.
Individual donors to presidential candidates can contribute up to $2,500 for the state-by-state party nominating contests and another $2,500 for the general election...
Companies including Duke Energy, AT&T and Bank of America spent millions of dollars to help stage both the Republican and Democratic conventions, despite restriction...
Companies including Duke Energy Corp, Bank of America Corp and AT&T Inc spent millions of dollars to help stage last month's Democratic convention, technically compl...
Generation Opportunity President Paul Conway on recent data showing the president still holds America’s youth vote but by a slimmer margin than 2008.
Individual donors to U.S. presidential candidates can contribute up to $2,500 for the state-by-state party nominating contests and another $2,500 for the general ele...
“ShadowBosses” author Mallory Factor argues the President is pushing an expansion of union membership and power.
Nolan Finley of the Detroit News says that unions and occupy groups will disrupt the meeting.
Vincent Vernuccio of the Competitive Enterprise Institute breaks down the SEIU ’s efforts to grow its membership.
Author Phil Dine on SEIU ’s latest job posting and the benefits of unions.
Author Mike Reagan breaks down the union’s call for Occupy members.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) lost its attempt to block a shareholder proposal from its upcoming proxy, clearing the way for a shareholder vote on whether the compan...
President Barack Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage is in sync with his push to grow the economy by bolstering the middle class but it puts him at odds with ...
A California-based hospital company says it will not comply with at least two National Labor Relations Board rulings from the past year after a federal court invalid...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is trying to block a shareholder proposal calling for an independent chairman of its board one year after fighting back against a simil...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is trying to block a shareholder proposal calling for an independent chairman of its board one year after fighting back against a simil...
The president is looking to get insight and support from leaders and lawmakers regarding the looming fiscal cliff and will sit down with top executives from the busi...
FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets around the world.
