Jail, fine for 2 ex-City of Tucson workers in theft case

Two former City of Tucson Department of Transportation employees who used city equipment for side jobs were sentenced Thursday to jail and fined.

Fitz Blog: Pension system unsustainable, City to ask retirees to die

With Tucson police and fire pension costs expected to rise to $42 million, the City Council voted Tuesday to create a task force to look for ways cut the costs, including asking city retirees to die "As soon as possible."

Immigration bill envisions new farmworker program

WASHINGTON — Sweeping immigration legislation taking shape in the Senate will aim to overhaul the nation’s agriculture worker program to create a steady supply of labor for farmers and growers, who rely more than any other industry on workers who are living in the country illegally.

Arizona's jobless rate down slightly in February

PHOENIX — The state's jobless rate inched down just a bit last month amid weaker than expected showing in retail and health care employment.

Alan Rosenberg, Valerie Harper

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) president Alan Rosenberg and actress Valerie Harper join thousands of Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers and others in the fifth day of their strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in a rally at Fox Plaza in Los Angeles' C…

Valerie Harper

** FILE ** In this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo, actress and Screen Actors Guild member Valerie Harper shows her support of thousands of members of the Writers Guild of America during the fifth day of the writers strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) at F…

Arizona State University seeks to end staff contracts

PHOENIX — Arizona’s three public universities could soon create a new class of at-will employees, meaning staff in non-academic positions could be fired at any time.

Convergys plans Tucson fair to fill 200-plus call-center jobs

Convergys Corp. is holding a job fair Friday to fill 70 full-time positions at its Tucson call center, with 140 more positions to become available in February, the company said.

AZ jobless rate drops below 8%

PHOENIX - Arizona's unemployment rate dipped below 8 percent last month, the first time that's happened in four years.

Michigan Legislature sends governor right-to-work plan

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a bitterly contested right-to-work plan limiting the power of unions, a devastating and once unthinkable defeat for organized labor in a state considered a cradle of the movement.

Report: Arizona to add 61K jobs next year

PHOENIX — It certainly won't match the boom years of the last decade.

NHL: Bettman: Full season is unlikely

NEW YORK - NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it looks as if a full 82-game schedule "is not going to be a reality," as the lockout nears its seventh week.

Lockout on, no end in sight

As the lockout neared, Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes headed home with his equipment. Team facilities will be off-limits to players during the lockout.

Lockout on, no end in sight

NEW YORK - The NHL locked out its players Saturday night, becoming the third major sports league to impose a work stoppage in the last 18 months.

Tucson city workers improperly spent thousands on side jobs

Former Tucson Streets Administrator Kurt Hough and four other Transportation Department employees were fired or resigned today after an 11-month investigation city officials say shows they used thousands of dollars of city materials and equipment for their own outside projects.

Report: AZ members in unions decreasing

As Labor Day is observed today, Arizona has one of the lowest percentages of union membership among the states, and it's been slipping since the Great Recession.

Workers in Tucson's Transportation Department face firing in probe

As many as six city street employees were informed Tuesday the city intends to fire them following a criminal investigation that has lasted nearly a year.

Tucson exec loses job over anti-Chick-fil-A rant in drive-thru

An executive at a medical manufacturing firm lost his job after a YouTube video of him verbally ambushing a young employee at a Tucson Chick-fil-A went viral.

Tucson buses will run Wednesday; union reaches tentative deal

Tucsonans will be able to catch the bus Wednesday morning after all.

Labor unrest seethes at airlines

United Airline pilots unhappy with outsourcing passed out leaflets at O'Hare International Airport in May. United has yet to reach labor deals following its merger with Continental in 2010.