The Most Disturbing Report Yet From iPhone Factory Foxconn
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Alyson ShontellA reporter from the Shanghai Evening Post says he worked undercover at Foxconn Tai Yuan factory for ten days.
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Chicago teachers strike updates: Lewis, others, end talks for night
• http://www.chicagotribune.com, Jodi CohenCTU President Karen Lewis and other principal negotiators finished up for the evening about 9:45 p.m.
Why We're Striking in Chicago
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Karen LewisTeachers, paraprofessionals and school clinicians in Chicago have been without a labor agreement since June of this year.
Migrant Workers in China Face Competition from Robots
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Christina LarsonChina's giant electronics supplier Foxconn eyes replacing workers with industrial robots.
Migrant Workers in China Face Competition from Robots
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Christina LarsonChina's giant electronics supplier Foxconn eyes replacing workers with industrial robots.
Get Organized: One Email Address
• http://www.pcmag.com, Jill DuffyDuring the month of May, the Get Organized series is featuring special content for graduates. In this installment, learn why recent grads need to choose one email address, and tips for what it should be.
29 Creative Ways to Say 'I Quit'
• http://www.livescience.com,David MielachMost people who hate their job have most likely spent some time thinking of how they would quit if they could.
30% of Workers Get Far Too Little Sleep
• http://www.webmd.com, By Denise MannU.S. workers are not getting nearly enough sleep.
What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Vivian GiangAlthough we may never know why we didn't get chosen for a job interview, a recent study is shedding some light on recruiters' decision-making behavior.
OLBERMANN ATTACKS: Al Gore's Network Is A Penny-Pinching, Incompetent Clown Show
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Henry BlodgetKeith Olbermann's team has wasted no time getting their version of his latest network departure into the public realm.
Labor group finds poor working conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn
• http://www.computerworld.com, By Agam ShahFair Labor Association investigation reveals compensation issues and health and safety risks in a widespread survey
Republic Windows, redux? Workers occupy Goose Island plant
• By Alejandra CancinoA group of about 65 workers who occupied a Goose Island window factory in 2008 have once again locked themselves inside the plant in a desperate move to save their jobs.
Orly Taitz Reports on New Hampshire Ballot Commission Hearing
• the post emailAnd I asked her, “If you show the attorney general that Obama is using a stolen social security number and a forged birth certificate, what does he do?” And she was looking at me with big cow eyes and said, “IIIIIIIII don’t know.”
Budget cuts claim hundreds of thousands of county, city jobs
• USA TodayLocal governments, once a steady source of employment in tough economic times, are shedding jobs in unprecedented numbers, and heavy payroll losses are expected to persist into next year. The job cuts by city and county governments are helping off
Court allows Wisconsin's union law to take effect
• APA divided Wisconsin Supreme Court handed Republican Gov. Scott Walker a major victory Tuesday, ruling that a polarizing union law that strips most public employees of their collective bargaining rights could take effect.
Union Employee Doesn’t Belong On Neutral Labor Committee, Senators Say
• www.drscoundrels.comA bipartisan committee turned him down. He was recess appointed to a committee where even labor lawyers who are on the committee recuse themselves to avoid making biased decisions where old employers are involved - but not Craig Becker. He is defendi
Trial set for firing over use of 'n' word
• Philadelphia InquirerA federal jury will be asked to decide whether it is acceptable for an African American person, but not a white person, to use the "n" word in a workplace. U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick has ruled that former Fox29 reporter-anchor Tom Burl
Workplace Bullying: New York Bill Targets Abusive Bosses
• Time magazineWorkers' rights advocates have been campaigning for years to get states to enact laws against workplace bullying, and in May they scored their biggest victory. The New York state senate passed a bill that would let workers sue for physical, psycholog
High court goes high tech: Justices to hear employee texting case
• APMost of us have done it: Sent personal emails from the company computer, texted a friend or significant other on the BlackBerry they gave you for work. No harm, no foul, you say — our lives are so crazy these days that it's hard not to blur the lines
Unions Want to Take Over Your 401(k)
• www.moneynews.comOne of the nation's largest labor unions, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is promoting a plan that will centralize all retirement plans for American workers, including private 401(k) plans, under one new "retirement system" for the
Jobs
Written By: • LetterIt would seem that Americans today have no ability to start up businesses that make what Americans use daily. From sheets to pants to silverware to tools, made in America is not seen. I am going to show you a way to help. You have to tak
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Unemployment to dog US economy for years: Fed official
• AFPUS unemployment, now in the double digits, may remain "high" for several years and dampen economy recovery from a brutal recession, a regional central bank official warned. "With such a slow rebound, unemployment could well stay high for several year
Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5%
• NY TimesIn all, more than one out of every six workers — 17.5 percent — were unemployed or underemployed in October. The previous recorded high was 17.1 percent, in December 1982. This includes the officially unemployed, who have looked for work in the la
U.S. unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
• Reuters[The true U6 unemployment rate is 20%.] The U.S. jobless rate [U3] unexpectedly jumped to a 26-1/2-year high of 10.2 percent last month, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.
US job market grim despite improving signals
• AFPUS jobless insurance claims are trending lower from a March peak, official data confirmed Thursday, but unemployment within a fraction of 10 percent challenges recovery from recession. A pair of Labor Department reports highlighted the grim condit
Proposed law would require pay for sick workers
• ReutersU.S. employers who tell workers to stay home when they are sick will have to give them paid time off for up to five days under new federal legislation proposed on Tuesday. The emergency law would cover pandemic H1N1 flu or any other infectious di
Sweatshop Conditions in US Cities
Stephen LendmanAn expose of exploitive conditions
Jobs in a downturn
Written By: • LetterEconomic hard times are not new. The fact is they happen regularly and a country has limited ways to restart their economy. The first action is to put people to work, this is accomplished by expanding the military (start a war, make the w
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rise
• ReutersThe number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits
unexpectedly rose last week, a government report showed on Thursday,
fanning worries of an anemic recovery from the worst recession in 70
years.
Jobless Checks for Millions Delayed as States Struggle
• NY Times
In a program that values timeliness above all else, decisions involving more than a million applicants have been slowed, and hundreds of thousands of needy people have waited months for checks.
And with benefit funds at dangerous lows even before the recession began, states are taking on billions in debt, increasing the pressure to raise taxes or cut aid, just as either would inflict maximum pain.Watch Streaming Broadcast Live:
