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No Just-Cause: In 49 Of 50 U.S. States You Can Be Fired For Any Reason
09/05/2013 Comments Off on No Just-Cause: In 49 Of 50 U.S. States You Can Be Fired For Any Reason
By JAKE BLUMGART, AlterNet— Don’t get too comfy at your desk, your job might not be as secure as you think. Anecdotal reports from labor lawyers and a few polls show that most Americans believe their bosses must have a good reason to kick them to the curb. We labor under the illusion of what […]
Continue reading …How The 99 Percent Pays For Excessive CEO ‘Pay For Performance’
09/05/2013 Comments Off on How The 99 Percent Pays For Excessive CEO ‘Pay For Performance’
By SAM PIZZIGATI, Other Words— Federal unemployment benefits for 400,000 Californians out of work since last fall recently dropped 18%, a $52 cut out of weekly checks that average $297. Similar cuts are rolling out in other states. In all, long-term unemployed Americans will on average lose nearly $1,000 each by September 30, the date that ends the […]
Continue reading …Bizarre Boss Requests – 5 Ways To Say No And Not Get Fired
08/05/2013 Comments Off on Bizarre Boss Requests – 5 Ways To Say No And Not Get Fired
By VICKIE ELMER— Bosses’ requests can be bizarre – and occasionally illegal. Take for example, the boss who asked a co-worker to spy on senior management. Or the one who asked to have her dog’s toenails clipped. Then there’s the one who asked a colleague to serve as a surrogate mother for his child. All […]
Continue reading …Making Good On The Promise Of Equal Pay
07/05/2013 Comments Off on Making Good On The Promise Of Equal Pay
By PAMELA COUKOS— Last week, veteran newsman – and father of three daughters – Tom Brokaw published an essay titled “Welcome to the Century of Women.” He talks about the incredible gains women have made in the workforce, politics, media, law, higher education and corporate leadership, but also asks how we can do even more […]
Continue reading …A Smart Way To Prevent Migrant Worker Bonded Labor In India
03/05/2013 Comments Off on A Smart Way To Prevent Migrant Worker Bonded Labor In India
ILO News– Sunita Satnami was seven months pregnant when she and her husband, Ramesh Satnami, arrived in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to work in the brick kilns.With few job opportunities at home, they had left their village in the neighbouring state of Odisha after securing a 39,000 rupee (US$710) advance from their employer. […]
Continue reading …EPI Analysis: Time To Raise The U.S. Minimum Wage
01/05/2013 Comments Off on EPI Analysis: Time To Raise The U.S. Minimum Wage
Economic Policy Institute Analysis: Time To Raise The U.S. Minimum Wage Analyzing the recent federal minimum wage proposals: $10.10, $9.00, and $9.80– Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would give working families and the economy a much-needed boost An in-depth analysis of the impact raising the federal minimum to $10.10 would have, detailing the demographic breakdown of […]
Continue reading …Wage Theft And Predatory Corporations – When The Boss Steals Your Pay
01/05/2013 Comments Off on Wage Theft And Predatory Corporations – When The Boss Steals Your Pay
This article on wage theft is part of an ongoing AlterNet series, “The Age of Fraud.“ By LYNN STUART PARRAMORE, AlterNet— Imagine you’ve just landed a job with a big-time retailer. Your task is to load and unload boxes from trucks and containers. It’s backbreaking work. You toil 12 to 16 hours a day, often without […]
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May Day 2013: The World’s Labor Day International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) celebrates the international labor movement. It is the world’s Labor Day. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries. While most of the world celebrates May Day as a day honoring labor and […]
Continue reading …The New Rules Of American Work: The Truth About Employers
29/04/2013 Comments Off on The New Rules Of American Work: The Truth About Employers
By ROBERT SCALLY— If there ever really was any kind of social contract between American workers and employers there is little doubt it is nothing but a memory. America’s 21st century’s work rules in are firmly rooted in employers’ take-it-or-leave-it attitude toward their workforces. Big companies and the people that run them – employers – […]
Continue reading …Analysis Finds No Real Shortage Of U.S. STEM Workers
27/04/2013 Comments Off on Analysis Finds No Real Shortage Of U.S. STEM Workers
The so-called shortage of U.S. workers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields may be creation of multi-national companies that want to keep wages low. Contrary to many industry claims, the study finds that U.S. colleges and universities provide an ample supply of highly qualified science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) graduates. In new […]
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