Alternative Unemployment Rate is 16.6% and Other Scary Unemployment Statistics Economic Populist ...People unemployed for 27 weeks or more is now 41.3% of the total unemployed, or 5,101,000 million and a seasonally adjusted drop of -207,000 from last month...
Social security is not going broke Reuters ...Which federal program took in more than it spent last year, added $95 billion to its surplus and lifted 20 million Americans of all ages out of poverty?...
More Americans stashing cash in home safes MarketWatch ...Have Americans lost trust in banks? Interest in home safes grows...
Scott Walker Blames Protesters for Wisconsin’s Highest in Nation Job Losses Politicususa ...Walker says the political uproar that has continued in the state has contributed to employers being afraid to add jobs...
Why the Rich Are Sending Pets on a Diamond-Studded Trip to the Afterlife Alternet ...You can fly dear Fido in high style on a specially outfitted pet airline. Whiskers can relax in gold-plated splendor at Disney's recently launched Best Friends Pet Care luxury dog and cat resort...
Teamsters, Bay City settle last outstanding union contract MLive ...Teamsters Local No. 214 Non-Supervisory Unit, which represents 13 members, ratified a tentative collective bargaining agreement on Monday...
Westchester’s Teamsters ratify contract Fairfield County Business Journal ...After working without a contract since 2009, Westchester County government employees belonging to Teamsters Local 456 recently ratified a seven-year deal that includes, for the first time, health care contributions by union members...