US hiring slows amid uncertainty about economy Associated Press ...The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work...
Intuit Is Now The Fourth Company To Drop Voter Suppression Group ALEC ThinkProgress ...Software company Intuit, the makers of programs such as Turbo Tax and Quicken, announced today that they will join Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Kraft as the fourth company to end their partnership with the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council this week...
White House Easter Eggs-- Made in USA Manufacture This ...Buckfield, Maine company Wells Wood Turning & Finishing has been in business for 27 years and employs more than 25 workers. In addition to manufacturing tool handles, drawer knobs, and toy parts, they happen to make something that's kind of special. For the past six years Wells Wood has been the official manufacturer of White House Easter Eggs...
The Crappy Jobs of May 2011 Economic Populist ... The above BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) chart describes the top 10 occupations in the United States for May 2011. Notice, except for nurses, these are all crappy jobs, below the average wage...
Scott Walker Quietly Repeals Wisconsin Equal Pay Law Huffington Post ...A Wisconsin law that made it easier for victims of wage discrimination to have their day in court was repealed on Thursday, after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) quietly signed the bill...
Teamsters ask ex-Los Angeles mayor to ballot measure breakfast The State Worker ...The measure is seen as putting unions at a disadvantage because it eliminates their primary method of raising money -- payroll deductions. Corporations would still be able to raise the bulk of their campaign money from top executives and shareholders, just as they do now...
