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Weekend News & Commentary — September 19, 2021

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Weekend News & Commentary — September 19, 2021

The Nabisco strike, which began more than five weeks ago in Portland and rapidly spread across the country, appears to be coming to a close. The striking workers, according to BCTGM, the union which represents them, voted “overwhelmingly” to ratify a tentative agreement on a new contract with Mondelez International, their parent company. Local union […]

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‘Smishing’: the rising threat for business owners that brings scams to smartphones

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US small business‘Smishing’: the rising threat for business owners that brings scams to smartphonesHackers, no longer content with phishing emails, are now sending text messages to entice people to click on fake links Gene Marks@ …

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‘The pay is absolute crap’: Child-care workers are quitting rapidly, a red flag for the economy

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Child care employment is still down more than 126,000 positions as workers leave for higher-paying positions as bank tellers, administrative assistants and retail clerks. Parents are struggling to return to work as daycare and after school programs dwindle.

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The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and copays, leaving patients with big bills.

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The return of insurance deductibles and co-pays for covid hospitalizations has resulted in an uneven patchwork of patient billing. In some cases, patients in the same ICU can be hit with very different charges.

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Staffing hours worked rise 25% year over year despite dip over week: SIA

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Staffing hours worked rise 25% year over year despite dip over week: SIA

Staffing hours worked during the week ended Sept. 11 rose 25% year over year, but fell 1% compared to the previous week, according to the latest SIA | Bullhorn Staffing Indicator, released today by Staffing Industry Analysts. Professional staffing hours worked were down week over week, probably due to Labor Day holiday. Week ending Sept. […]

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Cal/OSHA Encourages Following New Guidance On Face Masks Indoors

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Cal/OSHA Encourages Following New Guidance On Face Masks Indoors

Aug. 25, 2021 — In addition to the requirements of the COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and as a best practice, CalOSHA encourages employers and workers to follow the recent update from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommending that all individuals wear face coverings while indoors regardless of vaccination status. CDPH recently […]

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Staffing Employment Down in Second Quarter Straying From Seasonal Growth Trend

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Staffing Employment Down in Second Quarter Straying From Seasonal Growth Trend

US staffing employment was an average of 2.6 million temporary and contract workers per week in the second quarter, down 2.8% from the first quarter, a decrease of about 74,600 jobs, according to data released today by the American Staffing Association. Temporary and contract staffing sales rose 3.8%. The gap between quarter-to-quarter sales growth and […]

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Today’s News and Commentary—9/17/21

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Today’s News and Commentary—9/17/21

Union leaders and the parent company of Nabisco (Mondelez International) reached a tentative agreement this week on a contract which, if agreed to by the workers, would end the five-week long strike by Nabisco workers. Nabisco workers in Portland, unionized with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, began striking in early […]

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Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rise as Covid wave hits

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Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rise as Covid wave hits

September 16, 2021 — Week ended Sept. 11 jobless claims rose  20,000 to a total of 332,000, following a pandemic low in the prior week, a sign that rising Covid-19 infections are harming economy, the US Department of Labor reports. Applications for unemployment benefits had been steadily decreasing as a number of states cut jobless […]

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Google Full Time Employees Petition Management To Pay Cheated Temps

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Google Full Time Employees Petition Management To Pay Cheated Temps

September 16, 2021 — Dozens of Google full time employees signed a petition addressed to Google’s executives calling for tech giant to immediately pay back all temps, vendors and contractors — referred to as TVCs — who were knowingly underpaid by Google. The petition, sent to Google top executives  Adrienne Crowther, Deepak Negi, Kent Walker, […]

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