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- 'Ch. 11 Good For Business'
- Despite dismal car sales for the month of April and the recent announcement of bankruptcy, Chrysler dealerships around the nation are optimistic about the future. Ben Tracy reports from Los Angeles.
- Videos 2009-05-01
- 60 Minutes: The 'Buy American' Clause
- The stimulus package includes a "buy American" clause that the steel and other U.S. industries lobbied hard for. However, U.S businesses that export overseas now fear foreign governments will retaliate.
- Videos 2009-05-24
- Some Welcome GM Bankruptcy
- Despite the announcement of bankruptcy, some General Motors employees have actually embraced the recent Chapter 11 filing. Dean Reynolds reports on the reasons behind their relief.
- Videos 2009-06-01
- Industrial Workers Skeptical of Job Outlook
- Obama administration officials assured the swelling ranks of jobless industrial workers they will not be forgotten. But workers aren't convinced.
- Videos 2009-06-02
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- Experienced Workers Bring Old Issues to New Jobs
- Experienced Workers Bring Old Issues to New JobsRE: Experienced Workers Bring Old Issues to New JobsGee, Let's get these kids in quick so we can brainwash them according to their Generation X, W or Z fashion or whatever. I'm sure the in-the-mode companies would love that. And while...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Ford Suffers UAW Setback, Canadian Workers OK Cuts
- By David BaileyDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. factory workers at Ford Motor Co overwhelmingly rejected proposed concessions it has said it needs to stay competitive, while union workers in Canada on Sunday accepted cuts aimed at retaining jobs.The Canadian Auto Workers union voted 83 percent in favor of an agreement that...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Ford Suffers UAW Setback, Canadian Workers OK Cuts
- By David BaileyDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. factory workers at Ford Motor Co overwhelmingly rejected proposed concessions it has said it needs to stay competitive, while union workers in Canada on Sunday accepted cuts aimed at retaining jobs.The Canadian Auto Workers union voted 83 percent in favor of an agreement that...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Kansas City UAW Plant Workers Reject Ford Contract
- By David BaileyDETROIT (Reuters) - Union workers at Ford Motor Co's Kansas City assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected proposed contract changes that include a "no-strike" provision on wages and benefits, the local president said on Monday.The vote at the plant where Ford builds the F-150 pickup truck and Escape SUV was...
- News items 2009-10-26
- A Field Guide to Managing Hourly Workers
- The Find: Hourly workers make up 60 percent of the U.S. labor force, yet little effort is spent on improving their productivity -- despite research that suggests that you can do so. The Source: A study by the Workforce Institute. The Takeaway: Besides...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Breaking News: Ford workers reject contract changes
- Ford workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labour costs. Ford workers have overwhelmingly rejected contract changes that would have allowed the automaker to cut labour costs, leaving Ford at a disadvantage to its Detroit rivals as it continues its struggle to return...
- News items 2009-10-31
- Companies Act to Retain Boomer Workers
- Next year the oldest of the baby boomers will turn 62 and become eligible for Social Security payments. That's 78.2 million workers approaching retirement. While the reluctance to hire older workers is well-documented (one 2005 study found that job applicants under age 50 were 42% more likely to be called...
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- UAW workers stiff arm Ford
- Posted by: David Welch on October 30 Just when you figured that the United Auto Workers have been hammered into submission, union workers are flexing their muscles. Ford union workers at 11 plants have voted against concessions made by the UAW's bargaining committee. Workers at four plants have approved the...
- News items 2009-10-30
- American Workers Most Productive in the World
- Recently on the BNET Intercom we noted the results of a UN study which concluded that, compared internationally, Americans are pretty lazy. We also asked whether American wages were likely to fall if workers in other countries were willing to work harder for less. There were a...
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- Will Your Gen Y Workers Be Your Economic Salvation?
- Will Your Gen Y Workers Be Your Economic Salvation?RE: Will Your Gen Y Workers Be Your Economic Salvation?even beign born in the middle of crisis is not an indicative that you know how to handle with it. That would be better if you can mix both experience and newbies to...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Breaking News: Ford workers agree to cost-cutting
- Union workers at Ford Motor Co's Canadian division have backed a cost-cutting agreement that the Canadian Auto Workers reached with the automaker last week. Union workers at Ford Motor Co's Canadian division have backed a cost-cutting agreement that the Canadian Auto Workers reached with the automaker last week. The contract...
- News items 2009-11-01
- Are Your Co-Workers Driving You Crazy?
- Are Your Co-Workers Driving You Crazy?RE: Are Your Co-Workers Driving You Crazy?Don't forget ignorant managers and co-workers who are paid exorbitant wages and backstabbers and those who seem to have evil attitudes for no apparent reasons.RE: Are Your Co-Workers Driving You Crazy?Read the Sociopath Next Door- it could easily read...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Travel Roundup: Venetian Macao Cuts 500, D.C. Hotels Need Workers, Inauguration Cruise and More
- Las Vegas Sands Cuts 500 workers at Venetian Macao -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. cut 500 workers at its Venetian Macao Resort Hotel and said it would take away hours and tips from another 1,000 workers. About 100 of the jobs cut belonged to management. The 500 jobs make up only about...
- Blog posts 2008-12-24
- Leadership Mix Concerns Delta Workers
- Some Delta workers are worried about the number of Northwest executives and officers given leadership positions in the post-merger airline. A representative of one of the work groups spelled out these concerns in a letter he e-mailed to employees earlier this month. But the representative also staunchly defended the leadership...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Longer Work Weeks, Less Pay: Workers Doing it to Themselves?
- When the Bush administration first amended FLSA laws, employers reconsidered how to classify workers to ensure compliance with "white collar" exemption regulations (who gets overtime and who doesn't). Apparently, all that classifying didn't do a lot of good because an alarming number of workers are suing for overtime pay at the...
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
- Workers' Compensation: A Background for Social Security Professionals
- This paper provides a brief history and background of workers' compensation programs for occupationally injured and ill workers in the United States. It presents the basic principle involved in workers' compensation and briefly discusses the disability benefits to which workers are generally entitled. It also discusses why there are settlements...
- White papers 2005-06-06
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