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Despite politically motivated claims that the recession is over, new data from the Department of Labor shows some 259,307 newly laid-off workers – not to mention the 30 million already unemployed – would beg to differ. The U.S. Bureau of Labor report shows employers took 2,690 mass layoff actions during the month August – the
Read moreThe 29th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet will be held in Las Vegas, NV, on November 21, 2009 at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel. The buildup to the event will include a Hawgs for Dogs ride on November 19, 2009 (call 818-822-9274 for more information), and a Golf Tournament on November 20, 2009 (call 818-822-6182 for
Read moreAfter battling for months with Pratt & Whitney over ways to save more than 1,000 jobs at two facilities in Connecticut, the IAM welcomed a suggestion by Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier to cut executive pay as a means to keep Pratt’s Cheshire and East Hartford operations open. “The loss of 1,000 skilled jobs at Pratt
Read moreWith job losses continuing and long-term unemployment reaching the highest level since 1948, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act (H.R. 5749) by a vote of 331-83. Despite predictions the recession is running out of steam, last month the national unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent. The average length
Read moreIn a move that underscores General Electric’s desire to close a jet engine facility in Albuquerque, NM, the company has refused thus far to extend the 60-day “meet and confer” period designed to find ways to keep the facility open. The 40-year old plant is responsible for more than 1,300 local jobs and generates more
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