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American Rescue Plan Funds Should Support An Equitable Recovery For Workers
05/08/2021 Comments Off on American Rescue Plan Funds Should Support An Equitable Recovery For Workers
By Asha Banerjee, Jaimie Worker, and Dave Kamper, EPI Working Economics Blog Last month, we at the Economic Policy Institute submitted a public comment on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s guidance regarding the . These funds are part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act’s resources for state and local communities to respond to the public health and economic crisis. […]
Continue reading …Column: A labor regulator protecting workers? To Big Business, that's 'unfit'
20/07/2021 Comments Off on Column: A labor regulator protecting workers? To Big Business, that's 'unfit'
David Weil doesn’t come across as a bomb-throwing leftist extremist, not this soft-spoken academic with tortoiseshell glasses, a receding hairline and his unfailingly polite replies to accusatory questions from some members of a Senate committee considering his nomination to a high Department of Labor post. Business lobbies say they aren’t fooled by such superficialities. At […]
Continue reading …Launch of “An ILO for All Seasons”: Interview with Kari Tapiola
26/06/2020 Comments Off on Launch of “An ILO for All Seasons”: Interview with Kari TapiolaKari Tapiola, former Deputy Director-General of the ILO ACTRAV INFO: Why did you write this book? It stemmed from a discussion I had with the Director of ACTRAV Maria Helena André, when it became clear that initial preventive measures would soon be followed by an economic and employment crisis. In principle, the nascent problems were the […]
Continue reading …April Conference Board Employment Trends Index Up
05/05/2014 Comments Off on April Conference Board Employment Trends Index Up
Solid Job Growth is Likely to Continue The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 118.00, up from 117.77 (an upward revision) in March. This represents a 5.5 percent gain in the ETI compared to a year ago. “April’s increase in the Employment Trends Index, and continued improvement in […]
Continue reading …Cable Guys Cheated Out Of Overtime, DOL Wins $1Million In Back Wages
09/05/2013 Comments Off on Cable Guys Cheated Out Of Overtime, DOL Wins $1Million In Back WagesBowlin Group got caught cheating 196 employees working as cable installers out of overtime pay by illegally classifying them as independent contractors. Now Bowlin, based in Walton, Ky., must pay the employees more than $1 million in back wages and damages, according to the term of a U.S. Department of Labor federal court order. The […]
Continue reading …Moderate Job Increases Ahead, Employment Trends Index Up in April
06/05/2013 Comments Off on Moderate Job Increases Ahead, Employment Trends Index Up in April
Moderate job increases are ahead for the U.S., according to a much-watched economic index. The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 111.68, up from 111.61 (an upward revision) in March. The April figure is 3.8% higher than a year ago. “Despite weak economic activity, the Employment Trends […]
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 […]
Continue reading …This Week In The War On Workers- “Comp Time” Eric Cantor’s Plan To Give Bosses Added Power Over The Clock
28/04/2013 Comments Off on This Week In The War On Workers- “Comp Time” Eric Cantor’s Plan To Give Bosses Added Power Over The Clock
By LAURA CLAWSON for Daily Kos Labor— Part of Eric Cantor’s big Republican rebranding agenda is to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would let employers replace paying time and a half for overtime hours worked with offering comp time. Of course, it’s branded as offering workers more choice. But there are a few problems with […]
Continue reading …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 …The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Down Slightly in March
08/04/2013 Comments Off on The Conference Board Employment Trends Index Down Slightly in MarchEmployment Trends Index Still Signaling Moderate Job Growth The Conference Board Employment Trends Index declined in March. The index now stands at 111.20, down from 111.43 (an upward revision) in February. The March figure is 3.7% higher than a year ago. “Despite the decline in March, the Employment Trends index is still signaling moderate job growth […]
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