Labor
Jobless rates rise, 533,000 more people lose their jobs in November
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the nation now officially in a recession for a year -- and expected to stay that way all next year -- the U.S. jobless rate rose 0.2 percent in November to 6.7 percent, the...
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The media myth: Detroit’s $70-an-hour autoworker
December 6, 2008From Media Matters: It's been one week since New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote that at General Motors, 'the average worker was paid about $70 an hour, including health care and pension costs.'...
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Wages in industrial countries to drop, UN labor group warns
December 6, 2008The economic crisis is likely to result in wage declines all over the world, with wages dropping faster than production, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report it issued Nov. 28. In the 20...
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Labor was key in turning Ohio, and U.S., blue
December 6, 2008CLEVELAND — According to preliminary data, organized labor can claim credit for nearly 40 percent of Barack Obama’s vote in Ohio, turning the state from red to blue, a key element of the national Democratic victory....
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Billions for Bank of America, zero for workers
December 5, 2008CHICAGO — Workers at Republic Windows and Doors in the Goose Island neighborhood began occupying the plant Friday morning Dec. 5 to regain pay for lost vacation days after the plant was abruptly closed. They plan...
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