Path to Power Is Clear in the Ocean State
The Rhode Island AFL-CIO has been busy in 2019, leading the fight on a number of important legislative initiatives. There are numerous union members who have been elected to the state legislature and...
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Economy Gains 75,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Steady at 3.6%
The U.S. economy gained 75,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage growth of 3.1% was lower...
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Economy Gains 136,000 Jobs in September; Unemployment Declines to 3.5%
The U.S. economy gained 136,000 jobs in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.5%, according to figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In response to the...
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Employment won’t recover for a decade, CBO says
Share this post The economic outlook for the next 10 years has “deteriorated significantly” since the CBO issued its last complete set of projections in January. The nation’s unemployment rate will...
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U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent in August
Share this post The unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent in August, the Labor Department reported on Friday, marking the fourth month of declines even as the pace of job growth is slowing. The...
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Trump plan to politicize key civil service jobs has run out of time
Share this post It looks like one of Team Trump’s last-minute efforts to destroy the civil service has fizzled. With less than a day to go, the plan to strip protections from tens of thousands of...
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What Your Boss Doesn’t Want You to Know, and Where to Find It
Share this post Given the wealth of information available online, conducting research on your employer is more possible than ever—and more important than ever, as firms become more complex and...
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Arizona and Many Other States Begin Legislative Process to Protect Employees...
Share this post Currently pending before the Arizona legislature, Senate Bill 1648 would prohibit discrimination in the workplace (and elsewhere) against individuals who have not received or who refuse...
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Hawaiian Hilton Workers Fear Permanent Layoffs As Recall Rights Expiration Nears
Share this post This is one of two articles from Hawaiian hotel workers. Read the other, “At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning,” here. “Did you see Hilton is getting rid of...
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At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning
Share this post This is one of two articles from Hawaiian hotel workers. Read the other, “Hawaiian Hilton Workers Fear Permanent Layoffs As Recall Rights Expiration Nears,” here. Tourism drives...
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