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Gulf Coast State Mississippian’s have filed nearly 100,000 unemployment claims filed in since Hurricane Katrina battered the state. State Department of Employment Security personnel expect that number to increase before the Nov. 30 deadline for filing disaster unemployment assistance claims. An estimated 30,000 of these jobs are from the gaming industry.
Read moreKevin Olsen hasn’t been unemployed for more than two days at a time since graduating from Central Montcalm High School in 1996. However, with his planned return home this winter from a yearlong deployment in Iraq, Olsen will have to deal with the agony of searching for a new source of income for the first
Read moreOctober 13, 2005 – AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka urged the Bush Administration and Congress to take immediate action to halt China’s unfair trade practices in an address for the China Currency Coalition today. “American manufacturing workers and their communities continue to bear the brunt of the illegal actions by the Chinese government. The facts are:
Read moreBoyd Trivette wistfully recalls the good old days of furniture manufacturing in the Triad. A time when the Lexington Home Brands plant in Mocksville ran 10-12 hours a day, six days a week, and still couldn’t keep up with consumer demand for furniture. A time when having a production job meant you were an ample
Read moreSeptember 30, 2005 – Trade representatives from the United States and China wrapped up another round of negotiations this week, but once again failed to reach a broad agreement that would limit the flood of textile imports from China. The Bush administration’ chief textile negotiator, David Spooner, said the two sides made progress, but were
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