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Unions tighten belts ahead of Trump administration

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 27, 2016
The Service Employees International Union is bracing for big changes.
Members of the Service Employees International Union call for an increased minimum wage.
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More companies join shift away from on-call scheduling

by Kimberly Adams
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 […]
Aeropostale is one company that has plans to move away from "on-call" scheduling.
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Report finds wealth gap continues into retirement

by Mitchell Hartman
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 […]
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Retailers already scrambling for holiday workers

by Reema Khrais
Sep 14, 2016
With the growth of online shopping, retailers are stepping up their recruiting.
Faced with a low unemployment rate and a boom in online shopping, retail companies are fiercely competing for workers. 
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Finding the fairest minimum wage

by David Lazarus
Aug 7, 2015
That sweet spot varies from state to state, city to city.
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Who shares the growing productivity pie?

by Scott Tong
Nov 6, 2014
Productivity is up, but how are employers and workers sharing the gains?
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Obama seeks expanded overtime pay

by David Gura
Mar 12, 2014
The president seeks to change overtime pay rules via executive powers.
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Vienna top city for relocating workers: survey

by Dan Bobkoff
Feb 19, 2014
U.S. cities don't come close to the best places for relocating workers.
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American worker productivity gets revised up

by Jeff Horwich
Dec 5, 2012
American workers were doing more and making more in the past few months. U.S. productivity growth has been revised up for the latest quarter, to an annual rate of almost 3 percent.
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Young workers seek new paths to jobs

by Sayre Quevedo
Aug 23, 2012
With the youth unemployment rate at double the national average, many young workers are finding that the path they thought would lead to a career -- go to college, work hard, land a job -- may not be for them.
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