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Campaign for America's Future: 'State of the Union 2007: By the Numbers'
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Toby Chaudhuri, +1-202-587-1653, or Noreen Nielsen, +1- 603-858-2607, both for the Campaign for America's Future WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Bush is expected to hail the state of the union as strong tonight, but for Americans worrying about how to make ends meet, the country is...
Worker fatalities decrease slightly, BLS says.(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
A total of 5,702 fatal work injuries were recorded in the Unites States in 2005, down about one percent from the revised total of 5,764 fatal work injuries recorded in 2004, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Census of Fatal Occupa A...
Retail stores lost 13,000 workers nationwide in the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics--just 1%.(THE NUMBERS)
RETAIL STORES LOST 13,000 workers nationwide in the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics--just 1%, but an unusual decline in a time of overall job expansion. RETAIL STORES LOST 13,000 workers nationwide in the last year, according to the Bureau...
Attacking ladder falls--one rung at a time: falls from ladders injure more than 20,000 American workers every year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The impact from sprains and strains, broken bones and other more serious disabling conditions resulting from falls from ladders reaches far beyond the injured worker's suffering. The direct compensation and medical treatments associated with falls The impact from sprains and strains, broken bones...
Latin lament: Hispanic workers are dying at an alarming rate on your jobsites. Think they aren't working for you? Think it doesn't really affect you? Think again!(United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States. Occupational Safety and Health Adm
ALFREDO ALVAREZ'S LAST WORDS were, "Help me, I'm going to die. Talk to my family." ALFREDO ALVAREZ'S LAST WORDS were, "Help me, I'm going to die. Talk to my family."
Study shows contractors facing labor shortage
A Construction Industry Institute study indicates that 75 percent of contractors are experiencing shortages--and the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the construction industry will need to attract 240,000 workers each year, to replace those leaving the workforce or retiring, while still allowing for industry growth....
Women's and men's access to employer-provided benefits: an assessment of women's acceptance as breadwinners.
INTRODUCTION One of the most significant economic and social trends over the last half-century is the large-scale entry of women, particularly mothers, into the paid labor force. In 1940, women made up under 25% of the labor force, whereas today this proportion has increased...
Chao Speaks to AFL-CIO Exec Council Meeting; Highlights Economic Plan's Benefits for Workers, Job Creation, DOL's Enforcement Record
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Feb. 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today spoke to the annual winter executive council meeting of the AFL-CIO, stressing the benefits the Administration's economic growth proposal would provide for union members. It is the third annual AFL-CIO meeting Secretary Chao has...
U.S. labor market performance in international perspective: from 1960 to 2000, U.S. unemployment rates improved from relatively high to the lowest among the G7 countries; Canada and the United States were leaders in job creation, while Japan and Europe ha
For developed economies, monthly unemployment and employment changes are considered the two most informative labor market indicators, providing knowledge about the current performance of the labor market and the economy as a whole. International analyses often focus on these two key indicators as well, to compare the functioning of labor...
Defining the employee status of independent contractors in the U.S.: a review and report on the legal issues for technical communicators. (Review of Research).
INTRODUCTION The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (1999) estimates that there are more than 8 million independent contractors ICs in the U.S. This number is growing rapidly because more people are going into business for themselves as corporate employers make workforce...
Manufacturing workers earning more. (Industry News). (in 2002, Bureau of Labor Statistics).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Manufacturing workers in nonsupervisory roles are making more money this year than last. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, manufacturing workers made an average of $15.15 an hour in February this year. That Manufacturing workers in nonsupervisory roles...
Injuries, illnesses continue slide in 2000. (BLS Rates).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Workplace injury and illness rates declined in 2000 to the lowest level since the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS began reporting such data in the early 1970s. "[This] announcement is good news for both workers and those who employ them ...
What is an employee? The answer depends on the Federal law; in a legal context, the classification of a worker as either an employee or an independent contractor can have significant consequences - What is an Employee? - United States labor legislation -
In the American workplace today, a full-time, 40-hour-a-week employee who stays with the same employer performing the same job over the course of an entire worklife would be viewed as a rarity, or at least as a person found in lesser proportion in the U.S. workforce than in decades past....
Shortage of EEs?(group seeks to stop immigration of electrical engineers)(Brief Article)
The U.S. Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers says it joined the Immigration Reform Coalition because many of its members can't find work. The Coalition is trying to restrict the number of temporary skilled worker visas (Hi-B visas) issued annually. Paul Kostek, a former IEEE president...
BLS Looks at Comp Law Changes.(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
During 1999, several states looked at ways to provide workers' comp coverage to volunteer workers, while other states examined ways to deal with claims filed by employees whose use of illegal drugs or alcohol contributed to their injuries. Th ...
Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Decline.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
A total of 5.9 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces during 1998, resulting in a rate of 6.7 cases per 100 equivalent A full-time workers, according to a survey recently released by the Bureau of labor Statistics A total of 5.9 million...
The full-employment unemployment glass - Bureau of Labor Statistics excludes discouraged workers from unemployment count
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has to make many judgment calls when categorizing peoples current work status. How do you classify people on strike? Count them as employed. What about people with a job who are not working due to illness? employed, and parttime workers who would like to work...
Improvements in the BLS safety and health statistical system - Bureau of Labor Statistics - worker health and safety data - Cover Story
New and improved measures of risk, severity, and circumstances involved in work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities provide valuable information in preventing deadly and disabling incidents in the workplace
James P. Mitchell: social conscience of the Cabinet - Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Labor in an administration widely perceived to be "probusiness, " Mitchell's farsighted attempts to promote peaceful labor relations, address the concerns of disadvantaged citizens, and seize the opportunities offered by new technology won accolades from both sides of the political fence Henry P. Guzda is an industrial...
How often do workers receive advance notice of layoffs?
Advance notice to workers about to be laid off is of increasing interest to policy-makers and others looking for ways to avoid or reduce the period of dislocation between jobs. A number of States have passed laws requiring or offering incentives for providing advance notice. In September 1986,...
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