Jobs
The New York Times describes an East German model city — and is fair!
November 6, 2013The author did not embroider what she saw or heard. The result did tend to make me angry, but not because of prejudice or dishonesty; it was because of the story she told.
Read moreTeamsters score big organizing gains, go “kosher” too!
October 25, 2013A string of recent Teamsters organizing victories has added almost 800 new members in seven locations in the last few months.
Read moreSEIU’S Henry: Half of jobs to be low-wage by 2020
October 25, 2013"When the airport opened, they were all well-paying jobs; now they're all minimum wage, with no benefits and many are contracted out."
Read moreRatio of job seekers to job openings slips below 3-to-1
October 24, 2013Even in the industries with the most favorable ratio of unemployed workers to job openings, there are still 30 percent more unemployed workers than job openings
Read moreThe teacher gap: more students and fewer teachers
October 23, 2013Over the last 5 years, government employment has dropped by 657,000 as a result of the Great Recession's effects. It's worth considering how much of that drop has hit public K-12 schools.
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