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“How much longer will America’s ‘gravest recession’ last?” That’s the question posed by IAM Communications Director Rick Sloan in an article appearing this week in the Huffington Post. Citing the conservative figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Sloan points to the 13.0 million jobs lost since 2007 and questions whether the jobs crisis
Read moreThe Oregon AFL-CIO is urging unions nationwide to support their boycott of Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. & Granite Investments. Fog Cutter’s principal business is the Fatburger fast food chain. According to the Oregon AFL-CIO, the firm earned a place on the union’s Unfair/Do Not Patronize list because of their business connections to Andrew Weiderhorn,
Read moreToday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ announcement of 162,000 new jobs during the month of March is good news. But a recovery is not within sight. The 9.7 unemployment rate remained unchanged thanks to the recent hiring of 48,000 workers for the 2010 census – temporary positions that’ll soon be gone just as quick as they
Read moreInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 announced it reached a tentative agreement with Hawaiian Airlines covering the carrier’s 600 mechanic and related employees. “This tentative agreement is the direct result of a strong, committed membership and a tenacious negotiating committee,” said District 142 President Tom Higginbotham. “The negotiating committee unanimously recommends
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) gained two labor-friendly members this week as President Obama exercised his power to make appointments while the Senate is in recess. Most of the nominees were approved by Senate committees months ago, but were being held up by Republican opposition. Labor lawyers Craig Becker and Mark Pearce will join
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