Jobs – Page 70 – People's World

Unemployment rate dropped because 800,000 were not counted

May 2, 2014 By PAI

The proportion of the unemployed and underemployed, including those so discouraged they stopped seeking work, is still one of every eight workers.

Union offers hope for this student writer

April 29, 2014 By Michael Leonard

As a student writer I have faced challenges in finding work. Whether it's writing articles or finding an unrelated job to support myself, the odds are against people like me.

Workers Memorial Day to highlight jobs that kill

April 23, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Eddie Mallon is 70 years old. As a Laborers Local 147 member in New York, he worked as a sandhog for 44 years. He doesn't now, because that job - eventually - will kill him.

Okla. governor bars cities from setting minimum wage

April 18, 2014 By Christopher Looper

Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties, and their citizens the right to set a mandatory minimum wage.

ATU, Sierra Cub to band together in pro-mass transit campaign

April 17, 2014 By PAI

Calling themselves "natural partners," the Amalgamated Transit Union and the Sierra Club are banding together in a nationwide campaign.