Chart of the day: The long decline of labor Reuters ...Labor income has been declining for a good 25 years, and the only substantial countertrend was the dot-com bubble. The trend is a bad one, and it’s getting worse. And while I don’t see any policies, on either side of the aisle, which really try to address it, the fact is that Republican policies seem explicitly designed to exacerbate it...
NFL, referees end labor dispute Boston Globe ...on the toughest issue to hammer out, the NFL has agreed to extend the defined pension plan for five more years before the referees are converted to a 401(k) plan...
Union Background Has Profound Influence On Politicians: Study Huffington Post ...Politicians who come of age with the labor movement in their lives are more likely to advocate on behalf of worker-friendly policies, regardless of their political leaning, the makeup of their district and financial support from labor, according to a new study on union members and voting behavior...
On the job, Scott Walker's failing jobs' performance Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...the rough total of jobs created since Walker took office (is) at 27,311. That leaves about 222,689 jobs to go, with a little more than two years left in his term...
Feds slam state agencies over use of economic-development money Wisconsin State Journal ...Among the most serious findings are that the state failed to perform required underwriting — the proceess of determining the financial soundness of a company — before giving $390,000 to Gilman USA LLC, a machining company in Grafton, and $1 million to Morgan Aircraft in Sheboygan...
“Questionable” Palm Beach County voter registration forms forwarded to state attorney for review Palm Beach Post ...The Republican Party of Florida is dumping a firm it paid more than $1.3 million to register new voters, after Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher flagged 106 “questionable” registration applications turned in by the contractor this month...
