Study: American Households Hit 43-Year Low In Net Worth CBS News ...The median net worth of American households has dropped to a 43-year low as the lower and middle classes appear poorer and less stable than they have been since 1969.The median net worth of American households has dropped to a 43-year low as the lower and middle classes appear poorer and less stable than they have been since 1969...
Small union is causing big problems for ports Los Angeles Times ...The small band of strikers that has effectively shut down the nation's busiest shipping complex forced two huge cargo ships to head for other ports Thursday and kept at least three others away, hobbling an economic powerhouse in Southern California.
Right-to-work struggle: GOP can't find consensus; unions get twitchy MLive ...Michigan Republicans are having a tough time finding consensus on whether to pursue a right-to-work law. And that’s why no action was taken on the touchy subject during the first week of the state Legislature’s year-end session...
Florida judge questions state prison privitzation plan Associated Press ...Circuit Judge John Cooper did not immediately rule but promised a quick decision after the second of two hearings in the case. The $58 million outsourcing plan is being challenged by two unions representing many of some 3,000 prison health care employees who stand to lose their jobs...
Walkergate: Four down, one to go, ? Pending Cognitive Dissdence ...buckle up your seatbelts and get a good grip on your popcorn. This ride ain't anywhere close to being over...
WEDC hires outside help after losing track of millions of dollars in loans Wisconsin State Journal ...The state's top jobs agency said Friday that it has hired a financial institution and an accounting company to review its financial practices after it failed to track loans totaling about $12 million....
Teamsters get representation approval Merced Sun-Star ...The Merced County Board of Supervisors has approved the registration of Teamsters Local No. 856 as an employee organization for the county's correctional officers and security system workers...
