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Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Inching Up
19/04/2014 Comments Off on Gallup: U.S. Economic Confidence Inching Up
Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index averaged -15 for the week ending April 6, continuing to show slight improvement from the -20 recorded in early March. Source: Gallup Economy
Continue reading …Workers’ Co-operatives: Challenges, Opportunities For Creating Jobs
20/05/2013 Comments Off on Workers’ Co-operatives: Challenges, Opportunities For Creating Jobs
GENEVA – The economic contribution of co-operatives is often undervalued, if not completely ignored. But the reality is that the top 300 co-operatives workers’ worldwide have a turnover of more than US$ 1.9 trillion combined, which is more than the GDP of Italy. In Quebec, co-operatives are responding to the needs of the labor market […]
Continue reading …Fewer Americans Feeling Frugal, But No Sign Of Spending Splurge
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Fewer Americans Feeling Frugal, But No Sign Of Spending Splurge
By ANDREW DUGAN, Gallup— Nearly four years after the end of the Great Recession, fewer Americans are watching what they spend. The percentage of Americans who say they are “spending less money” has fallen to 41%, down from a high of 57% in 2010. Meanwhile, 26% of Americans say they are spending more money than […]
Continue reading …Unemployment: First Time Jobless Claims Soar To 360,000
18/05/2013 Comments Off on Unemployment: First Time Jobless Claims Soar To 360,000
By METEOR BLADES, Daily Kos Labor— First-time claims for unemployment benefits took an unexpected leap for the week ending May 11, rising to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the Department of Labor reported. That’s 32,000 above the previous week’s revised figure of 328,000, originally reported as 323,000. It was the biggest climb since the aftermath of Hurricane […]
Continue reading …U.S. Economy: Spring Sequester Swoon Could Extend into Summer
18/05/2013 Comments Off on U.S. Economy: Spring Sequester Swoon Could Extend into Summer
After a surprising decline of 0.5% in March, little recovery in retail buying in April reflects a lack of growth in spending power, a delayed impact of the higher payroll tax rate, and continued concern about the negative impact of the sequester. The combined fiscal drag from the increased payroll tax rate and sequester spending […]
Continue reading …Global Youth Employment Gains Wiped Out By Slow Economic Recovery
08/05/2013 Comments Off on Global Youth Employment Gains Wiped Out By Slow Economic Recovery
ILO News– Despite some regional differences, the global youth unemployment rate continues to rise and is projected to reach 12.8% by 2018 – wiping out the gains made at the start of the economic recovery, according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends for Youth 2013 report. Behind this worsening figure is an even more worrying picture, revealing […]
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 …The Conference Board Leading Economic Index For Euro Area Declines
29/04/2013 Comments Off on The Conference Board Leading Economic Index For Euro Area Declines
Euro Area economy remains very weak and recovery in the coming months continues to be unlikely, according to The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the Euro area. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the Euro Area decreased 0.4% in March and now stands at 105.8 (2004=100), after increasing 0.1% in February and increasing 1.4% […]
Continue reading …Economic Crisis Shockwaves Reverberate In European Public Sector
25/04/2013 Comments Off on Economic Crisis Shockwaves Reverberate In European Public Sector
Although there have been diverse responses to the economic crisis in Europe, the immediate pressure to make savings and reduce public spending have led most governments to make cuts to expenditure, jobs and wages – often hastily. The wages of public sector employees have been cut in a variety of ways: Several countries have implemented […]
Continue reading …The Gallup U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -14 last week, compared with -17 the week prior, and still below the five-year high of -8 from early February. Americans’ assessments of current conditions and future outlook each improved. The Economic Confidence Index reached -12 — the highest score since the five-year high — in the last […]
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