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World Teachers Day: Teachers Worldwide Struggle To Educate Future Workers

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World Teachers Day: Teachers Worldwide Struggle To Educate Future Workers

ILO News– Amina* has been teaching for four years and she feels frustrated every day she goes into the government school where she works in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. “We receive a small salary of between US$120 – $190 a month, and when we are in the classroom we have a lot of challenges,” she said. […]

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NLRB: Calif. Newspaper Kept Violating Labor Law, Must Bargain With Union, Rehire Employees

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NLRB: Calif. Newspaper Kept Violating Labor Law, Must Bargain With Union, Rehire Employees

The long-running labor law tragedy that is the Santa Barbara News-Press has become took another new turn 27 September 2012 with a new ruling from the NLRB. In 2000, Wendy P. McCaw, an ex-wife of billionaire Craig McCaw, bought the paper, which was California’s oldest daily newspaper. Paradoxically McCaw promptly went to war with the […]

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Deepening Economic Doubts In India

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Deepening Economic Doubts In India

Pew Global Attitudes Project- The economic euphoria in India during the last few years, inspired by the country’s seemingly inevitable march toward double-digit growth, has suddenly soured. Although still relatively upbeat compared with many other countries, the Indian public’s confidence in their country’s direction and future economic growth has declined significantly compared with just a […]

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Employers Project 13% Increase in New College Grad Hiring

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Employers Project 13% Increase in New College Grad Hiring

Hiring will be up for new college graduates, according to a new report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s Job Outlook 2013 survey shows that employers anticipate hiring 13% more college graduates from the class of 2013 than were hired from the class of 2012. “While employers are seeking graduates from […]

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EEOC Suit: O’Reilly Auto Parts Manager Seeks Leave For Medical Treatment, Gets Fired

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EEOC Suit: O’Reilly Auto Parts Manager Seeks Leave For Medical Treatment, Gets Fired

Heath Craft, the manager of an O’Reilly auto parts store in Beloit, Wis., learned in February 2011 that he had a seizure disorder, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On 9 March 2011, Craft notified O’Reilly of his ailment. He asked for a one-month leave of absence for treatment. Instead of granting his […]

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How Jobs Are Transforming Societies Around The World

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How Jobs Are Transforming Societies Around The World

From the World Bank— Working under the hot Jamaican sun on a noisy construction site is not easy, but the job means a lot to Shernette Chin. “It helps me out with my kids,” says Shernette. “If I didn’t have this job, I don’t know how I would manage.” While individuals value jobs for the […]

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Signs Point To No Or Slow Growth In Global Job Markets In 2013

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Signs Point To No Or Slow Growth In Global Job Markets In 2013

A global economic storm is raging, putting a dark cloud over job growth. Several recent reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and other observers of the global and U.S.  job markets and economy are likely to struggle to grow, at least during early 2013. Like the economy as whole, employment in the United […]

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Youth Unemployment Still In Critical Condition In G20 Nations, ILO Reports

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Youth Unemployment Still In Critical Condition In G20 Nations, ILO Reports

ILO News- The global youth unemployment situation remains critical, with 17.7 million young people – or just more than 16% – unemployed in 17 of the G20 countries for which data is available, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said 3 October 2012. Youth unemployment rates 8-11% in Australia, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico. […]

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In Michigan National Unions And Chamber Of Commerce Slug It Out

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In Michigan National Unions And Chamber Of Commerce Slug It Out

By Paul Abowd, Center For Public Integrity— After two bruising years for organized labor in the Midwest, the movement has managed to land two pro-union measures on the November ballot in Michigan. Michigan locals and their national leaders now face an ad campaign by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and its friends, urging voters to resist […]

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Infographic: Bring Back The 40 Hour Workweek

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Infographic: Bring Back The 40 Hour Workweek

Bring back the 40-hour workweek. The eight-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement, also known as the short-time movement, has its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain. In England, as in other European nations, the rapid development of industrial production in large factories transformed working life. Factory work consisted of long hours and poor […]

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