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Do you plan on doing any work during the last week of December?
Dec 18, 2017
If so, you might be one of the few.
Labor ruling says employees can only have one boss
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 15, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board has overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for workers at franchise businesses to form unions.
These days, the holiday magic happens in warehouses
by
Reema Khrais
Dec 14, 2017
With online shopping now a $400 billion industry, fulfillment centers and warehouses are central to the season.
Bad! Why the AT&T strike means jobs woes for Trump
May 19, 2017
"I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created."
Boeing workers defeat union plans in South Carolina
Feb 16, 2017
The state has the lowest unionization rate in the U.S. Why?
Trump announces that Sprint is keeping 5,000 jobs in the U.S.
Dec 29, 2016
Was he really the reason behind it?
Unions tighten belts ahead of Trump administration
Dec 27, 2016
The Service Employees International Union is bracing for big changes.
For public good, not for profit.
More companies join shift away from on-call scheduling
Dec 20, 2016
New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is set to announce Tuesday that several shopping mall staples are joining the move away from what’s called “on-call scheduling,” which requires hourly employees to be on standby just in case they have to work. That can throw off planning for child care and finances for workers, who don’t […]
Report finds wealth gap continues into retirement
Dec 19, 2016
We hear a lot about the income gap between top executives and workers, and it turns out that gap continues after retirement, too. The Institute for Policy Studies reports the 100 CEOs with the biggest retirement plans each have anywhere from $25 million to nearly $1 billion set aside by their employers in individual pension […]
Retailers already scrambling for holiday workers
by
Reema Khrais
Sep 14, 2016
With the growth of online shopping, retailers are stepping up their recruiting.