By Julie Johnsson

United Airlines appears headed for more labor turbulence after unionized pilots on Tuesday elected new leaders who vow to get tough with management.

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By Rick Popely

United Auto Workers members began walking off the job at selected Chrysler LLC plants across the country at 10 a.m. Wednesday after talks broke off on a four-year contract following all-night negotiations. The UAW represents 44,000 workers at more than 25 plants and parts operations in the U.S.

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By Sandra M. Jones

Last fall, Chicago was Wal-Mart's hope for the future.

At the time, the retailer was planning to open a handful of stores in the city in one swoop, a blitzkrieg that would have established Chicago as its urban beachhead after failed attempts to blanket major cities as Wal-Mart has done in rural and suburban areas.

A year later, the world's largest company is still stuck on the shore. 

A report on September jobs released by the U.S. Department of Labor shows that, despite creating 110,000 jobs, unemployment rates continue to worsen.  Most of the jobs created were in the service sector while the manufacturing and construction industries continue to lose jobs.

According to the report, "Health care, food services, and professional and technical services all continued to add jobs, while employment in manufacturing, construction, and employment services remained on a downward trend."

Over the last year, almost a quarter of a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the U.S.

For an analysis of the report visit the AFL-CIO Now Blog