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Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees
11/04/2013 Comments Off on Global Trade Has Lowered Wages US Workers Without College Degrees
Global trade has lowered wages for non-college educated American workers while increasing the wage premium earned by college-educated workers, according to new research from the Economic Policy Institute While the impact of global trade on the American economy is a frequent topic in Washington, much of the debate centers on the macroeconomic effects of the trade deficit on […]
Continue reading …ILO Meeting: Employment Crisis Tests Europe’s Social Model
09/04/2013 Comments Off on ILO Meeting: Employment Crisis Tests Europe’s Social Model
ILO News, OSLO – The 9th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) opened in Oslo with an urgent call for effective employment and social policies that can achieve growth and competitiveness with good jobs. “The crisis in Europe is dramatic. A financial crisis has turned into a jobs crisis,” said. “In some countries there […]
Continue reading …Same-Sex Spouses Face Barriers Under Federal Health Care Law
09/04/2013 Comments Off on Same-Sex Spouses Face Barriers Under Federal Health Care Law
By MICHELLE ANDREWS— Mike Bosia and Steven Obranovich, of Hardwick, Vt., were married three years ago after Vermont legalized same-sex marriage. As Bosia’s spouse, Obranovich is entitled to health insurance through Bosia’s employer, Saint Michael’s College in Colchester. But that coverage comes at a cost. The couple estimates that they have had to pay $4,500 in additional federal […]
Continue reading …Unemployment Crisis In Europe, Ten Million More Jobless Than In 2008
08/04/2013 Comments Off on Unemployment Crisis In Europe, Ten Million More Jobless Than In 2008
ILO News– There are more than 10 million more jobless people in Europe now than at the start of the financial crisis, according to a snapshot of the European labor market released by the International Labour Organization (ILO). “While fiscal and competitiveness goals are important, it is crucial not to tackle them through austerity measures […]
Continue reading …ILO Calls For Shift To Job-Centered Crisis Response In Europe
07/04/2013 Comments Off on ILO Calls For Shift To Job-Centered Crisis Response In Europe
ILO News– The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for an urgent shift to a job-centred strategy to tackle the deepening unemployment crisis that has left more than 26 million Europeans without a job. While fiscal and competitiveness goals are important, it is crucial not to tackle them through austerity measures and structural reforms that […]
Continue reading …Insurers Efforts To Delay Health Law Affects Benefits For Millions
05/04/2013 Comments Off on Insurers Efforts To Delay Health Law Affects Benefits For Millions
By JULIE APPLEBY KHN Staff Writer– Regulators in some states are trying to prevent insurers from getting around the health law by extending potentially cheaper, but more limited policies for another year, but other states are giving the firms leeway. At issue are rules that take effect Jan. 1, which require insurers to cover a set package […]
Continue reading …Disappointingly Slow Labor Demand Before Sequester Kicks In
05/04/2013 Comments Off on Disappointingly Slow Labor Demand Before Sequester Kicks In
Disappointingly Slow Labor Demand Even Before Sequester Really Kicks In The labor market had some reasonable momentum during the past several months, but with just 88,000 job gains in March, once again we see a disappointing seasonal slowdown unfold as we head into spring. What is even more troubling about the most recent slowdown is […]
Continue reading …The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Increased in February
11/03/2013 Comments Off on The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Increased in February
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Increased in February But the Sequester is Looming …read more
Continue reading …In U.S., Government Hiring Levels Modest Before Sequester
06/03/2013 Comments Off on In U.S., Government Hiring Levels Modest Before Sequester
Government job creation in the U.S. was modest at +3 in February, before the sequester — essentially unchanged from +4 in January. At the same time, nongovernment job creation improved slightly to +21 last month from +18 in January. …read more
Continue reading …Most Say Sequester Spending Cuts Would Have Major Impact On Economy
03/03/2013 Comments Off on Most Say Sequester Spending Cuts Would Have Major Impact On EconomyPewcenter.org-– While many Americans may be resigned to seeing automatic spending cuts in the budget sequester go into effect, the public is concerned about the potential impact of the reductions. A new national survey by the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post, conducted Feb. 21-24 among 1,000 adults, finds that most say the budget […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill