Reminder: There Are Still 3 Times More Unemployed Workers Than Job Openings The Atlantic ...there are more job hunters than job openings in every single major industry sector...
White-collar Workers Turning to Labor Unions Los Angeles Times ...The next wave of union protesters isn't blue collar. It's lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, helicopter pilots, judges, insurance agents and podiatrists...
U.S. Agencies Said to Swap Data With Thousands of Firms Bloomberg ...Thousands of technology, finance and manufacturing companies are working closely with U.S. national security agencies, providing sensitive information and in return receiving benefits that include access to classified intelligence, four people familiar with the process said...
Secret Trade Agreements Threaten to Undo Our Last Shreds of Food Safety Alternet ...You could soon be eating imported seafood, beef or chicken products that don’t meet even basic U.S. food safety standards. Under two new trade agreements, currently in negotiation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be powerless to shut down imports of unsafe food or food ingredients...
Conflicting Goals Complicate an Effort to Forge a Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal New York Times ...The leaders of the European Union, mired in recession and battered by increasing opposition from voters, are desperate for political success to promote economic growth. They are pushing for a rapid negotiation of a trade agreement with the United States aimed at expanding commerce and creating jobs...
IBM employee axe cuts away 1,300 staff ZD Net ...While 1,300 IBM employees have received lay-off notices in the US, they are hiring in India...
Supreme Court Bans Protests On Its Grounds Huffington Post ...The Supreme Court has come up with a new regulation banning demonstrations on its grounds, two days after a broader anti-demonstration law was declared unconstitutional...
ERT closure: Greek unions stage 24-hour protest strike BBC News ...A general strike, in protest at the Greek government's surprise move to shut down state broadcaster ERT with nearly 2,700 jobs being lost, has brought many public services to a halt...
Walmart Accepted Clothing from Banned Bangladesh Factories ProPublica ...Walmart said it had list 200 factories it said it had barred from producing its merchandise because of serious or repeated safety problems, labor violations or unauthorized subcontracting.” Two of the factories on the list continued to “send massive shipments” to Walmart anyway...
Ohio right to work legislation continues public, clandestine march forward PR News Channel ..."as Michigan proved, we can’t afford to let our guard down for an instant...”
'Witness Wednesday' Organized By North Carolina NAACP As Followup To 'Moral Monday' Protests Huffington Post ...Seeking to build off a string of highly successful "Moral Monday" demonstrations at the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C., members of the state's NAACP gathered on the premises again for what they're calling the first "Witness Wednesday."...
California Governor Jerry Brown, Business Leaders and Workers Call for Action on Economic Development Plan Sierra Sun Times ...Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined business leaders and workers to call for action on his plan to revamp the state’s economic development program and help put Californians back to work. “California’s 35-year-old Enterprise Zone program is not enterprising, it’s wasteful,” Brown said...
Exclusive: Walker Will Withdraw Regent Nomination of Student who Signed Recall Petition Right Wisconsin ...A day after RightWisconsin.com reported that a Walker appointee to the UW Board of Regents had signed a recall petition, sources say the administration will be asking the State Senate to withdraw the nomination...
Veterans protest GOP limits on veterans tax credits, and Walker isn't happy Wisconsin State Journal ...Veterans groups are rising up against what they consider a “shameful” move by Republican state lawmakers to strap limits on a popular tax credit for 100 percent disabled veterans and surviving spouses. A spokesman for Gov. Scott Walker said he wants the Legislature to “fix the issue...
Brother Rick Smith Takes Radio Show on the Road IBT ...Teamster and radio show host Rick Smith is in the midst of a cross-country tour that is taking him from his home in Pennsylvania to the West Coast and back before finishing July 5. On the way, he is meeting with union leaders and workers about the state of the American labor movement and the challenges facing the middle class. You can follow his journey by listening to his podcasts at the Teamster website...
Radiological Transportation Training for Rail Members National Labor College ...The National Labor College will be conducting courses for rail members where they will learn the basics about radioactive materials, what they are, how they can be affected by them, and how to they can protect themselves. The U.S. Department of Transportation has funded this program...
