Labor Newswire
1 - Serbia Receives Green Investment for Industrial-Scientific Technology Park
BELGRADE, Serbia-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of the Economy, Mladjan Dinkic and Mr. Jan Driessens, former President of American company Ball Packaging Europe, said today that work will begin on constructing a $150 million aluminum recycling...
2 - New Company Announcement: Career Labor Expert Lenny Katz and Former Labor Commissioner AJ Sabath Join Forces
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A new government relations and business development consulting firm has been created in New Jersey to promote and support labor compliance on Public Works and private sector construction projects, as well all other wage and hour and health and...
3 - Former Mexico President Vicente Fox to Address U.S. Engineering Leaders at ACEC Fall Conference in Palm Springs
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Former Mexico President Vicente Fox will discuss the U.S./Mexico relationship, as well as global business challenges at the upcoming American Council of Engineering Companies’ Fall Conference, Thursday, October 8, at the La Quinta Resort and Club...
4 - Belligerent Bosses: National Study Finds Employee Trust Sacrificed in the Financial Crisis
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Employees report their bosses use threats and intimidation during the financial crisis, according to a national study of leadership funded by the University of Phoenix. “Questions get you written up and/or fired,” one worker said. The study’s...
5 - Nuance to Open European Research and Development Center of Excellence for Open Voice Services
BRACKNELL, England & BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech solutions, today announced it will open an Open Voice Services European Center of Excellence to further meet the needs of global mobile operators. The...
6 - Flu Shot or Cash Infusion? College Students Lining up for a Shot at $20,000 as iOme spreads on Campus. Going viral?
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2009 - An infusion of new sponsor money brings the Top Prize to $20,000 – plus a trip to Washington DC – for the college student(s) who develops the best idea(s) for redesigning the US Retirement System. Students, apparently, are becoming interested...
7 - Federal Court Denies Attempt by Pulte Homes Inc. to Silence Working People Who Spoke Up for Construction Workers Dismissed by the Homebuilder
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - LIUNA issued the following release: A U.S. District Court today denied Pulte Homes’ request for an injunction to stop LIUNA members from supporting construction workers for the nation’s largest homebuilder, who were fired by Pulte after wearing...
8 - Homebuyers File Complaints Against Nation’s Largest Corporate Homebuilder Alleging Deceptive Practices
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - LIUNA issued the following release: Nevada homebuyers today called on the Nevada Attorney General to take action on complaints of deceptive sales and lending practices by Pulte Homes Corp., the nation’s largest corporate homebuilder, and by several...
9 - U.S. Chemical Safety Board Again Fails to Stand for Better Safety Rules for America's Workers
SAVANNAH, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Several international unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical and food industry workers today again criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) for not recommending strong standards to prevent deadly explosions in factories...
10 - Arizona Supermarket Workers Reject Company Proposals, Grant UFCW Local 99 Authority to Call a Strike
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - At four meetings around Arizona, members of UFCW Local 99 voted in overwhelming numbers to give their union leaders authority to call a strike, should one become necessary, against the Fry’s and Safeway supermarket chains. "Our number one priority is to...
11 - Business Roundtable to Announce Third Quarter CEO Economic Outlook Survey Results
-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Business Roundtable: WHAT: Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies, will release the results of its latest CEO Economic Outlook Survey, providing the CEOs’ outlook on economic conditions for the next six months. Conducted...
12 - Colgan Air Pilots and Management Open Contract Negotiations
HERNDON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The pilots of Colgan Air, Inc., represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), will begin negotiations on their first contract with Colgan management on September 23. Colgan pilots certified ALPA as their collective bargaining...
13 - Supreme Court Finds I/O Solutions’ Firefighter Exams Fair, Valid and Non-Discriminatory
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - In its recent ruling in the Ricci v. DeStefano case, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the firefighters’ promotional exams developed for the City of New Haven, Conn. by I/O Solutions, Inc., the leading public safety human resources consulting...
14 - AmRest Applebee’s Division Selects HotSchedules for Restaurant Labor Management and Online Employee Scheduling
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - HotSchedules today announced that AmRest Holdings’ Applebee’s franchise division has selected HotSchedules’ web-based scheduling and restaurant labor management solution. AmRest is the largest independent restaurant operator in Central and...
15 - Dell Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Companies for Working Moms and Family Friendly Benefits
ROUND ROCK, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Dell has been named among the 2009 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list for the second consecutive year for its on-going commitment to family-friendly initiatives and benefits for its employees. Dell and the other winning companies lead the...
16 - ABC Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) Up 8.9 Percent
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today reports that the nation’s Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for July rose 8.9 percent to 6.1 months from 5.6 months in June. The CBI is a gauge on the amount of construction work to be completed...
17 - The Free Enterprise Nation: Private Sector Has Had Enough
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Today The Free Enterprise Nation is beginning a national effort to unite more than 5 million businesses with 115 million employees and everyday citizens to fight excessive government spending on a bureaucracy too big to sustain. Founded by James...
18 - Americans Give President Obama Negative Marks on Handling of Economy
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - While much of the focus of President Obama has been on health care reform over the past few weeks, the issue of the economy is still on his plate. Currently, three in five Americans (60%) would rate the job the president is doing on the economy as...
19 - GLOBALFOUNDRIES Welcomes President Obama to Upstate New York
MALTA, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Today GLOBALFOUNDRIES welcomed President Barack Obama to upstate New York to address students, faculty, staff and representatives from the region’s growing technology industry at Hudson Valley Community College. “Today’s visit by the White House...
20 - CWA: U.S. Telecom Policy Should Promote Open Internet and Private Sector Investment
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - The Communications Workers of America maintains that it is critical for U.S. policy makers to creatively combine the important goals of Internet openness with the need to encourage investment in building a 21st century broadband system, so that the...
21 - Study Finds Northeast Ohio Can Revitalize Its Economy by Becoming Center for Electric Vehicle Technologies and Manufacturing
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - With a substantial increase in the use of electrically powered vehicles nationwide and a retooling of its manufacturing base to support production of these vehicles, Northeast Ohio could potentially gain more than 10,000 new jobs and increase its annual...
22 - SBA Administrator and Local Officials to Spotlight Economic Relief to Minnesota Small Business
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - SBA Administrator Karen Mills will join Venture Bank at a news conference to recognize the positive impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is having on local small businesses’ ability to secure financing. JoLynn Johnson of Crystal...
23 - AFL-CIO President Trumka Supports SPEEA Engineers, Calls on Spirit to Bargain Fairly
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - In one of his first actions as the new president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka put the muscle of the world’s most powerful labor organization behind efforts to secure a contract that respects the contributions of 784 engineers to the success of...
24 - Eagle Pilots Protest Outsourcing of Jobs in Chicago
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - American Eagle pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl., today demanded that AMR Corporation [NYSE:AMR] halt any plans to outsource Chicago-based flying currently performed by its subsidiary, American Eagle. AMR’s announcement to...
25 - Intelligence Squared US Announces First Debate of Fall ‘09 Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Intelligence Squared US (www.IQ2US.org), the Oxford-style debate series, an initiative of The Rosenkranz Foundation, today announced that the first debate of the fall ’09 season will take place on Monday, September 21, 2009. The resolution, Buy...
26 - Statement from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) on Senator Baucus’ Finance Committee Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - “Rather than advancing the goals of making health care more affordable for working Americans and controlling the spiraling costs of insurance, the bill by Senator Max Baucus aggravates an already dire situation. “This bill encourages large...
27 - Statement by Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, on UNITE HERE AFL-CIO Affiliation
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - "The UFCW respects the decision by UNITE HERE to return to the AFL-CIO. The disputes involving UNITE HERE and SEIU have been difficult for all concerned. It is my hope that this decision could establish the kind of distance and calm to bring an end to...
28 - National Survey Reveals Diversity in the Workplace is Critical in Attracting and Retaining Talent
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Diversity in the workplace continues to remain an important business driver and priority for many Fortune 500 companies. In a Harris Interactive survey commissioned by Capital H Group, 95% of those surveyed say that senior management views creating a...
29 - Statement from Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union on the Election of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - "The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) congratulates Richard Trumka on his election as AFL-CIO President. He brings passion and forceful leadership to the cause of working people. And the UFCW looks forward to working...
30 - UFCW Expresses Support for Pilgrim’s Pride’s Sale of Majority Stake in Company to JBS S.A.
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents more than 250,000 workers in the meatpacking and poultry industry, today announced its strong support for the proposed sale of a majority stake in Pilgrim’s Pride...
31 - Innovative Technology Creating Jobs in Toronto
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Ontario, Canada is helping a manufacturer in Toronto produce the next generation of alcohol detection products. Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (ACS) is developing new technology and expanding production of alcohol interlock systems. When installed...
32 - Shegerian & Associates Helps Former Toyota Controller Successfully Sue for Wrongful Termination
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Wendy Sun, a former employee at Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., (the American sales and marketing arm of Toyota Motor Corporation) who had been employed as a controller by the company for seven years and was terminated in 2006, has won a wrongful...
33 - CA Labor Commissioner Files $17.5 Million Lawsuit Against FLM Law Center
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet today filed lawsuit against Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP (“FLM Law Center”) and related entities and individuals for their failure to pay workers all wages due for hours worked. The...
34 - Unions Decry CSB Failure to Demand Stronger OSHA Safeguards Against Reactive Chemical Explosions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Several international unions representing hundreds of thousands of chemical industry workers today criticized the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) for abrogating its mandate to recommend strong EPA and OSHA standards to prevent runaway...
35 - Prudential Calls for Clarity in Retirement Plan Disclosures
NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Prudential Financial, Inc. today called for government reform of pension plan regulations to guarantee participants disclosures that are relevant, timely and succinct. In testimony before the U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council, a...
36 - Essex County Correctional Facility Goes Live with Kronos® and Immediately Saves 90 Percent of Overtime Costs
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - A long-standing user of the time and attendance solution from Kronos® Incorporated, the Essex County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts recently went live with Kronos employee scheduling and HR and payroll solutions, and achieved an...
37 - New Leaders for New Schools Wins Innovations in American Government Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University yesterday announced New Leaders for New Schools' partnership with the Chicago Public School District as a 2009...
38 - CTIA–The Wireless Association Statement on “The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use” Hearing
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies...
39 - Mineta Transportation Institute Publishes Study on Recruiting Candidates into Transportation Careers
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has published Report 08-03, Paving the Way: Recruiting Students into Transportation Careers. This report examines the factors that lead civil engineering undergraduates and urban planning masters...
40 - Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike
HONOLULU-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Hawaiian Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), announced today that they have voted to authorize their elected union representatives to conduct a lawful withdrawal of service if contract talks do not...
41 - hhgregg Announces 80 Job Openings in Memphis
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Indianapolis-based appliance and electronics leader hhgregg (NYSE: HGG) is looking to hire about 80 employees for store openings in Memphis, TN and Southhaven, MS this fall. The company is accepting applications for commissioned sales associates...
42 - CTIA–The Wireless Association Announces CDMA Certification Program Is Now Part of CDMA Certification Forum Process
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - CTIA–The Wireless Association® announced today that its CDMA Certification Program has been integrated into the CDMA Certification Forum’s (CCF) process, providing the wireless industry a single evaluation and certification system for all CDMA2000...
43 - Monster.com’s Nation-wide Keep America Working Career Fair Returns to Vienna, Virginia with Hundreds of Federal Hiring Opportunities Available
MAYNARD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Representatives from Congressman Gerry Connolly’s office (VA-11) will be collaborating with Monster.com, the leading global online career and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:MWW), as the company’s...
44 - Good Jobs Long Beach Files Suit against City of Long Beach, Claiming Community Input Circumvented During Hotel Development
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - On Friday, August 21, the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community filed suit against the City of Long Beach claiming the development of the 125-room Hotel Sierra at the Pike needs a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to...
45 - Obama Petition Opposing China Tire Tariff Hits 1000 Signatures on First Full Day
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - In its first 24 hours online, more than 1000 people have signed a letter (www.protecttrade.org/online.php) urging President Barack Obama to head off a U.S.-China trade war by rejecting a Section 421 (Trade Act of 1974) petition by the Steelworkers...
46 - Bay Area Employment: How Bad Is It?
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment figures in the Bay Area topped 10 percent in both June and July. And while those numbers are certainly bleak compared to 2008, Torchiana Mastrov & Sapiro...
47 - Union Bank Enhances Corporate Social Responsibility Division with Two New Employee Programs
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Responding to a national call to assist its communities through service and volunteerism, Union Bank, N.A., today unveiled a significant enhancement to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) division designed to deepen its commitment to the...
48 - Kronos Retail Labor Index™ Indicates Signs of Recovery in U.S. Retail Hiring
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Kronos® Incorporated today unveiled the first installment of the Kronos Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that analyze the relationship between the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector...
49 - Towers Perrin Analysis Finds Employees Question Sustainability of Corporate Efficiency Gains
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - While many organizations took aggressive action to reduce costs and improve efficiency during the recession, these gains may be at risk, according to Towers Perrin’s Workplace Watch, a quarterly review of employee opinions across large global...
50 - This Labor Day, ADAO Reaffirms Need for Congress to Pass a Bill to Ban Asbestos and Remembers the Legacy of Warren Zevon
REDONDO BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) today reaffirmed the need for an asbestos ban this Labor Day, as America honors the workforce that continues to power the nation, even in the wake of the economic downturn. In addition...
51 - CompTIA Celebrates Labor Day
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - CompTIA celebrates Labor Day, hopeful that the economy looks to be on the mend, and that the American worker will soon be better off as a result. Though we remain in the midst of economic troubles, with unemployment still at record levels, we see...
52 - New Issue Advocacy Group Promotes Dialogue, Cooperation with U.S. Trade Partners
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 7, 2009 - U.S. trade policy and the dialogue surrounding it must focus on cooperation rather than confrontation with trading partners in order to generate jobs and restore the nation’s economic health, says a new advocacy organization announcing its...
53 - Institute for Women’s Policy Research News Release - Labor Day Not So Celebratory for Many Women
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - The Institute for Women’s Policy Research released today a fact sheet showing a high rate of unemployment among single mothers and substantial growth in unemployment among single mothers since April. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data...
54 - Shipping Business Recognizes Build a Better Image Week
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - In today's competitive job market, making a good first impression is more important than ever. Job seekers, therefore, must make it a priority to perfect their presentation with an effective resume. "In honor of Build a Better Image Week, which takes...
55 - Americold Workers Win Solid Wage and Benefit Increases in First Union Contract
CRETE, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Workers at the Americold plant in Crete, Nebraska, obtained their first-ever union contract. This five-year contract negotiated by union members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 271 provides solid wage and benefit increases. “This contract...
56 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 48.4%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 51.3%; New Orders Index at 49.9%; Employment Index at 43.5%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in August, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
57 - Monster Offers Key Recruiting Tips in Conjunction with WHERE THE JOBS ARE 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America Report
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Today the Partnership for Public Service released results of a survey estimating that the federal government will be looking to fill more than 270,000 positions, and Monster Government Solutions (MGS) has teamed up with the Partnership to arm those...
58 - Labor Day Action: Hundreds of Leaders Call Upon the Congress Hotel to End the Strike [Unite Here Local 1]
-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Unite Here Local 1: WHAT: Labor Day Community delegation to deliver an open letter to the management of the Congress Hotel calling for an end to the 6-year strike. WHO: Alderman Toni Preckwinkle; Alderman Toni Foulkes; Rev. Dr. Rita Root, Chicago...
59 - Monster Employment Index Rises Sharply in August
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Monster Employment Index rose in August, seeing its highest monthly rate of improvement in four years, as a majority of industries, occupations, and regions registered increased online job availability following the slow summer hiring activity. The...
60 - CITAC Urges Foreign Trade Zones Board to Consider Needs of U.S. Consuming Industries in Silicon FTZ Applications
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition (CITAC) Counsel Lewis E. Leibowitz urged the U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board yesterday to "consider the important role that foreign trade zones policy can play in preserving global competitiveness in the...
61 - Research and Markets: Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe Examines the Consequences of EU Enlargement for Women's Migration Opportunities and Practices
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe" report to their offering. Providing interdisciplinary and empirically grounded insights into the issues surrounding gender and migration into and within...
62 - The Hartford’s Research Finds U.S. Workers Plan To Take Time Off From Work But Not Spend Big On Vacation
SIMSBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - More than half of U.S. workers plan to use all of their paid time-off but are cutting back on vacation spending, according to research by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG). The Hartford’s Second Annual Time-off Survey also...
63 - World Economic Forum and Mercer Offer Strategies to Address the Challenge of Financing Retirement and Health Care in an Ageing World
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - The World Economic Forum has just published Transforming Pensions and Healthcare in a Rapidly Ageing World: Opportunities and Collaboration Strategies with the support of Mercer and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). The...
64 - CWA District 9 Members Ratify AT&T West Contract
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Members of the Communications Workers of America at AT&T West have ratified a new three-year agreement by an overwhelming 3 to 1 margin. The settlement covers about 22,000 CWA-represented workers who work in California, Nevada and Hawaii...
65 - US Airways Pilots Lend Support to Striking Amerijet Pilots
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The pilots of US Airways, represented by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), wish to lend their support to the pilots of Amerijet, who officially went on strike last week following a collapse in negotiations after five years of contract...
66 - Unite Here Local 1: Fed up with Cuts, Workers Put Hotels on Notice: “We Won’t Sacrifice Our Health for Corporate Profit”
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Union contracts covering 30 hotels and more than 6,000 workers in downtown Chicago expired on August 31, 2009. Contract negotiations between Unite Here Local 1, Chicago’s hospitality workers union, and the area’s largest hotel employers, Hyatt, Hilton...
67 - “Downsized Labor Day” to Honor Out-of-Work, Too: September 7 Called a “Bittersweet Holiday” this Year
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - In light of the challenging economy, Americans across the country are asked to express gratitude at their Labor Day gatherings for their jobs, as well as to remember and honor those who are out-of-work. “Downsized Labor Day, Monday, September 7, asks...
68 - Labor Day 2009: UFCW, Coalition Partners Announce New National Comprehensive Agenda Challenging Walmart to Change Corporate Practices for the Sake of the American Economy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - UFCW International Vice President and Director Pat O’Neill today announced a new national comprehensive American values-driven agenda to hold Walmart accountable to its workers, our communities and the planet. He was joined by Nelson Lichtenstein...
69 - Unemployed Professionals Offered Chance to Receive Scholarship to Educational and Motivational Re-Branding YOU Conference
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Re-Branding YOU™, a new initiative dedicated to educating and empowering the legions of unemployed professionals throughout the NY Metro Area, is offering a limited number of scholarships to help individuals re-brand themselves to prepare for a new...
70 - Slight Optimism on Overall Economic Outlook Seen
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - There is a slight sense of optimism this month regarding the economy, but that optimism has yet to extend to the current employment situation. Currently, just under half of Americans (46%) believe the economy will improve in the coming year while...
71 - Fed up with Cuts, Workers Put Hotels on Notice: “We Won’t Sacrifice Our Health for Corporate Profit”
Unite Here Local 1: WHAT: Press conference to discuss the expiration of citywide union hotel contracts (Aug. 31, 2009) and issues that have lead to the standoff between hotel companies and thousands of workers. WHO: Members of Unite Here Local 1, working in area hotels, and Local 1 President...
72 - Food and Commercial Workers Join Mexican Consul General to Launch Celebration of “Labor Rights Week” as Labor Day 2009 Approaches
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is proud to partner with the Embassy of Mexico, the U.S. Department of Labor and allied organizations to promote the first “Semana de Derechos Laborales”, or Labor Rights Week, UFCW...
73 - White House Strategies Schwartz to Judge: iOme; Joins Choi, List, Kettl and Merzer
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 30, 2009 - Laura Schwartz, principal at White House Strategies joins James Choi of Yale, John List of the University of Chicago, Don Kettl of the University of Maryland and author Martin Merzer as a judge for the iOme Challenge. iOme challenges US College...
74 - CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - CWA’s Communications and Technologies bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 8,000 CWA-represented workers nationwide. “This agreement achieves our members’ key goal which was to improve employment security...
75 - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics Reach Contract Agreement with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announce that the hospitals have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. The SEIU-UHW...
76 - CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - CWA’s Communications and Technologies bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T covering about 8,000 CWA-represented workers nationwide. Details of the proposed agreement will be made available to members and locals tomorrow...
77 - Allied Pilots Association Lauds Agreement between Air Traffic Controllers, Federal Aviation Administration
FORT WORTH, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - The Allied Pilots Association (APA), certified collective bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of American Airlines (NYSE: AMR), issued the following statement regarding the labor agreement the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA...
78 - Vicki Gaddy Joins BioNJ as Director of Workforce Development
TRENTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - BioNJ President Debbie Hart announced today that Vicki Gaddy, SPHR of Long Branch, NJ has been appointed Director of Workforce Development for BioNJ, the State’s biotechnology trade association. As Director of Workforce Development, Ms. Gaddy will be...
79 - Despite Tough Economy, Most Americans Happy on the Job, National Survey Finds
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Americans are happy at work, just not as happy as they used to be. According to a just-released national survey – the third annual SnagAJob.com Labor Happiness Index – more than half of the U.S. workforce (58%) says they are happy on the job, but...
80 - College students can’t spell I R A …Now they’re going to create a new one? The iOme Challenge is On
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Asking College Students for ideas on Retirement is akin to asking Baby Boomers ‘bout theirs:The Baby Boom Generation couldn’t spell IRA, either, apparently! Nevertheless, to inspire the new generation of US College Students to think seriously...
81 - Plumrose Settles Allegations of Labor Law Violations
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - In the face of allegations that it had violated numerous federal laws, Plumrose USA has entered into a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Many workers at Plumrose, which processes deli meats and pork products at its...
82 - ALPA Calls for Temporary Ban on Battery Shipments on Airliners
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) is calling on the U.S. government to prohibit shipments of lithium batteries on passenger and all-cargo aircraft until new regulations are in place to ensure the safe transport of these hazardous...
83 - PSCA Offers Free Communication Program to 401(k) Plan Sponsors
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA), announced that it is making their annual 401(k) Day communication and education campaign available free to plan sponsors throughout the country. “PSCA knows that plan sponsors want to communicate and...
84 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care reform...
85 - Opinion Research Corporation Hosts “Unions, Employee Engagement and the Changing Workforce: How to Avoid Unions, Increase Productivity and Retain Your Top Performers Through Employee Engagement”
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Opinion Research Corporation (ORC), a leading global market research firm, will be hosting a half-day seminar titled “Unions, Employee Engagement and the Changing Workforce: How to Avoid Unions, Increase Productivity and Retain Your Top...
86 - Nationwide Study of Real-Time Internet Connection Speeds Shows U.S. Still Lags behind Other Advanced Nations, Posts Small Gains Last Two Years
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - New research indicates that between 2007 and 2009, the average download Internet speed in the United States has increased by only 1.6 megabits per second (mbps), from 3.5 mbps in 2007 to 5.1 mbps in 2009. At this rate, it will take the United States 15...
87 - Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Jack D. Todd as Partner and Kevin T. Brown as Of Counsel in the Atlanta Office
Seyfarth Shaw LLP, one of America’s leading full-service law firms, today announced that Jack D. Todd and Kevin T. Brown have joined the firm’s Atlanta office. Todd joins as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Brown joins as of counsel in the Corporate & Finance Practice...
88 - Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - In response to a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed by Whole Foods’ Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, activists, consumers and labor groups around the country have been organizing in opposition to his efforts to undermine meaningful health care...
89 - Recession, Job Losses Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup
BELLEVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Whether forced out of work by layoffs or severe health problems, people with disabilities are among the hardest hit during tough economic times, according to Allsup, a leading provider of Social Security disability, financial and...
90 - Education Next: Public School Teacher Retirement Costs Significantly Higher than in Private Sector
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Analysis of new data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that employer contributions to retirement benefits for public school teachers in 2008 were substantially higher than for private professionals, a group that includes lawyers, physicians...
91 - State Utility Commissions Lay Competitive Framework for Delivering Cutting-Edge Energy Demand and Supply Solutions
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - On the occasion of NARUC's annual Winter Committee Meetings, the National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) recognizes the significant achievements by State Public Utility Commissions across the country to ensure that consumers have competitive options...
92 - MOPH Supports Advance Appropriations for Veteran’s Health Care
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 15, 2009 - The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is proud to support bipartisan legislation introduced this week by Senate Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA) that will...
93 - Special Board Meeting Tuesday, February 17
SACRAMENTO-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The California State Board of Equalization will be holding a Special Board Meeting Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at 450 N Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California. In addition to the above address, the following...
94 - CompTIA Says Congressional Stimulus Agreement, Though Imperfect, Presents Many Opportunities to IT Companies and IT Workers
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The following statement may be attributed to Bob Kramer, Vice President of Public Policy, for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA): CompTIA hails Congress's economic recovery Conference Agreement. Throughout the legislation, IT...
95 - Statement of Terence M. O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, on Economic Recovery Plan Conference Report
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - LIUNA members coast-to-coast reached out to Congress like never before in the last two weeks, sending a message to their Senators and Representatives with nearly 10,000 personal calls and letters and with targeted advertising carrying their voices and...
96 - Trillium Announces New Division – Trillium Environmental
MORTON, Ill.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Trillium recently established a new line of business – Trillium Environmental – which will connect job-seeking environmental candidates with industrial cleaning companies and environmental firms throughout the United States. Marked growth in the...
97 - The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, FL Confers Membership to Leo Hinkley
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale, Lodge #31, announced today it has conferred membership to Leo Hinkley into its associate lodge. “We are pleased that Leo has agreed to become a member of the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of...
98 - Ben Franklin Technology Investment Grew Pennsylvania Economy by $9.3 Billion, Pennsylvania Economy League Study Shows
HARRISBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Government investment in early-stage technology companies and in innovation in established manufacturers in Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2006 injected billions into the state economy, returned $3.50 for each $1 spent and created thousands of new...
99 - Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area Layoffs to Accelerate in Next Six Months, According to Bay Area Council
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Today the Bay Area Council announced that business confidence among Bay Area business leaders has reached a new record low, according to results of its quarterly Business Confidence Survey. Falling confidence will be paired with significant new...
100 - Statement From John Wilhelm, UNITE HERE President – Hospitality Division, at the Conclusion of the Union’s 3-day General Executive Board Meeting
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The following statement was sent to UNITE HERE members and staff at the conclusion of the Union’s General Executive Board meeting. February 11, 2009 To: UNITE HERE Members & Staff From: John Wilhelm As you know, we just completed an important...
101 - Is Your Boss Presidential?
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Transforming the economy will surely test the resolve of the new Obama administration and, in particular, President Obama himself. His management style around this issue will be closely scrutinized by Congress, political pundits, media and the average...
102 - Midwest Airlines Pilots Apply for Federal Mediation as Management Stonewalls
MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Midwest Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today petitioned the National Mediation Board for assistance in contract negotiations with Midwest Airlines management. The pilots asked for mediation assistance...
103 - SBA's Deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations is March 9
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) of the March 9, 2009 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for economic injury as a result of damages caused by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes...
104 - Command Center Announces Revenue of $4.15 Million for the Month of January
POST FALLS, Idaho-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Command Center, Inc. (OTCBB:CCNI), an emerging provider of on-demand, reliable labor solutions, today announced revenue of $4.15 million for the four-week reporting period of January 2009. This compares with $5.48 million recorded in January...
105 - InFocus Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
WILSONVILLE, Ore.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - InFocus® Corporation (NASDAQ:INFS) today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results. For the fourth quarter, the Company reported revenues of $51.4 million and a net loss of $13.1 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to...
106 - Positive Rating of SEC Plunges 42 Points
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - In 2007, The Harris Poll® found that fully 71% of the public who understood what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did rated the job it was doing positively (i.e., excellent or pretty good). A new Harris Poll finds that only 29% of...
107 - Monitor Integrated Healthcare Adopts SMART-UR, the Next Generation Technology for Medical Utilization Review
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Gerry Martinez, President of Monitor Integrated Healthcare (www.monitorintegratedhealthcare.com) announced today that they have adopted the SMART-UR technology as an integral part of their UR management system. Martinez said, “Monitor Integrated...
108 - Statement by John W. Wilhelm, President-Hospitality Industry, UNITE HERE
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Today, the General Executive Board of UNITE HERE voted by a substantial 62% to 38% margin to remain unified. The General Executive Board, which is our Union’s highest governing body after the Convention, voted to stop an undemocratic attempt to break...
109 - Landmark Ruling from 3rd Circuit Awarding Additional Funds for Lump Sum Awards Encourages Use of Non-Qualified Structures Pursuant to IFS PLR
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Integrated Financial Settlements (IFS) today announced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a supervisor who was terminated in a reduction-in-force after experiencing memory loss issues following chemotherapy was awarded an...
110 - Business Roundtable to Outline Priorities for Rebuilding the U.S. Economy and Preparing the American Workforce for 21st Century Opportunities
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Harold McGraw III, Chairman of Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, will unveil Business Roundtable’s priorities for Congress and the Obama administration. With a unique perspective on the...
111 - UFCW Local 23 Will Represent Kuhn’s Quality Foods Workers at Beulah Road Location
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Workers at Kuhn’s Quality Foods at the company’s Beulah Road location (formerly Foodland) will keep their union voice on the job with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 23. Kuhn’s has recognized union workers at the Beulah Road...
112 - Consumers Identify Safe, Modern and Sustainable U.S. Manufacturing As Priorities
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that safer, cleaner and more energy-efficient production are the most important manufacturing issues in today’s economy according to a recent survey by Opinion Research Corporation. Most Americans also...
113 - New England Clean Energy Council Seeks Senior Executives for 2009 Clean Energy Fellowship Program
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The New England Clean Energy Council (the Council) today announced the launch of its second annual Clean Energy Fellowship Program, and released a call for applicants—proven entrepreneurial executives seeking careers in clean energy. The...
114 - NSI Launches Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - National Strategies (NSI), a nationally recognized business-to-government consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC announced today its newest offering, the Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap, for businesses looking to evaluate and enter or expand...
115 - New Job and Cost Reduction Opportunities Emerge as Manufacturers Contemplate Migration Back to the U.S., New Archstone Consulting Study Shows
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Archstone Consulting, a leading management strategy and operations consultancy, today announced a new study showing that companies are contemplating the re-establishment of manufacturing domestically, amid rising costs and other strategic challenges...
116 - SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations is March 3
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds eligible Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) of the March 3, 2009 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by a severe winter storm that occurred from December 11 through 23, 2008...
117 - SPEEA Members Reject Boeing’s Offer for a New Contract – Negotiations to Resume
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Engineers delivered a resounding “NO” to a contract offer from The Boeing Company in voting today, a move that sends both sides back to the bargaining table. Following the recommendation of union negotiators, members of the Society of Professional...
118 - CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - The national average annual percentage rate on new credit card offers remained unchanged this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. The national average credit card APR is comprised of every card found at...
119 - NRF Says Stimulus Bill Doesn’t Do Enough for Consumers, Repeats Call for National Sales Tax Holidays
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - The National Retail Federation today told the Senate that economic stimulus legislation under consideration fails to do enough for consumers, and repeated its call for a series of national sales tax holidays intended to jumpstart spending. “While the...
120 - Monster Employment Index Declines in January
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - January 2009 Index Highlights: Index dips 13 points as online recruitment activity slows for the fourth consecutive month Year-over-year, the Index was down 26%, a more negative pace than that seen during the previous three months, suggesting further...
121 - Business Roundtable Statement on the President’s Opposition to Buy American Provisions in Economic Stimulus Plan
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - “Business Roundtable member CEOs commend President Obama for his opposition to the Buy American restrictions in the economic stimulus plan and share his concern that protectionist provisions in the legislation run a real risk of starting a global trade...
122 - CWA Calls on Congress to Support President Obama’s Plan to Invest In Science, Research and Technology to Grow Green Economy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Speaking today at the Blue Green Alliance’s Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference, Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) called on Congress to support President Barack Obama’s plan to make investments in science...
123 - Workers Call on Congress to Rebuild America with Good Jobs with a March from Downtown L.A. to the Westside
-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO: WHAT: This Thursday, hundreds of workers will march 10 miles from Downtown Los Angeles to the Federal Building on the Westside, all while calling on Congress to rebuild America with good jobs by passing the...
124 - New Study Finds Long Beach Hotel Workers Living in Poverty While Industry has Benefitted from Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - A new study released today by the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) on behalf of the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & a Healthy Community found that taxpayer subsidies to the tourism industry have not yielded a fair return on the...
125 - BBC World News America/The Harris Poll®
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The first BBC World News America/The Harris Poll of American public opinion addresses five topics related to the new Obama administration – public priorities among all the issues facing the president, climate change, Iraq, Afghanistan and...
126 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 42.9%; January Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 44.2%; New Orders Index at 41.6%; Employment Index at 34.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in January, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
127 - Fringe Benefit Group Names Adam Bonsky Executive Vice President of Government Markets
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Fringe Benefit Group, the industry leader in prevailing wage benefit plans for government contractors, today announced Adam Bonsky has joined the company as executive vice president of government markets. Contractors who bid on any type of...
128 - Economic March to Kick off from Downtown L.A. en Route to the Westside
-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO: WHAT: This Thursday, hundreds of workers will march 10 miles from Downtown Los Angeles to the Federal Building on the Westside, all while calling on Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act...
129 - Fifth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference March 28, Manhattan Beach, CA.
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will host its 5th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference in Manhattan Beach, CA., on Saturday, March 28, 2009, with activities throughout the weekend. The international...
130 - Speaking Out for Union Earns PriceRite Worker Pay Cut, Demotion
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Joe Sorrentino, a worker at a Wakefern PriceRite Supermarket in North Providence, Rhode Island, has been punished for standing up for a union at his workplace, according to charges filed by UFCW Local Union 328 with the National Labor...
131 - Labor Commissioner Secures Nearly $750,000 in Prevailing Wage Settlements, Debars Contractor
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - In an ongoing enforcement effort of California’s public works laws, the State Labor Commissioner’s Office secured nearly $750,000 in wages and penalties as part of a settlement of two substantial “prevailing wage” enforcement actions in southern...
132 - Economic Stimulus Bill Will Boost Higher Education, Stimulate Long Term Growth
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - “We are in the Great Depression II but this time we need to go back to school rather than pick up shovels,” says Michael K. Clifford, education entrepreneur . “As the economy continues to create real hardship for Americans, the Government...
133 - The Waterford Corporation of Illinois Supports Job Creation Through Small Businesses
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Over the last several decades, small business has become big business. The Waterford Corporation of Illinois (WCOI) provides the necessary tools for small businesses to compete, grow, and flourish in the current economic climate and beyond. EarthFax...
134 - Statement of Terence M. O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, On The Senate Amendment to Build America in the Economic Recovery Plan
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – launched an intensive membership mobilization effort today supporting the Feinstein-Murray Amendment to the Senate economic recovery bill. The amendment would create 655,000 additional...
135 - Three Out of Four U.S. Employees Can Expect a Raise in 2009 - WorldatWork Survey: Employers to Decrease Salary Budgets But Still Plan to Give Raises
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - A WorldatWork survey of more than 1,000 U.S. companies asked if employers plan to change their salary budget projections in light of the current economy. Results from the WorldatWork Special Update: 2008-09 Salary Budget Survey, the largest survey of its...
136 - Littler Launches New Blogs to Provide Up-to-the-Minute Employment and Labor Law Analysis
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Littler Mendelson, P.C. (Littler), the largest U.S.-based employment and labor law firm representing management, is proud to announce the launch of three new blogs providing frequent updates and analyses on key developments in employment and labor...
137 - Expectations for Economy and Jobs Fell to Lowest Point in January
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - The Harris Poll® conducted just before President Obama was inaugurated found that public expectations for the economy, the job market and personal finances had fallen to new lows. Only 11% of all adults reported that their household’s financial...
138 - Participant Media Expands Portfolio With Investment in Me to We, Toronto-Based Enterprise Aimed at Socially-Responsible Youth
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Participant Media, the leading provider of entertainment that inspires and compels social change, has made an equity investment in Me to We, a Toronto-based social enterprise promoting a socially responsible, globally-focused approach to living for...
139 - Restoring Middle Class Essential to Economic Growth
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - “Today’s formation of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class is a critical step in revitalizing the engine of the American economy. This task force is about ensuring that the issues facing working families are at the top of our nation’s...
140 - California Employers required to Post Annual Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH) reminds all California employers to post at their place of business a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses during 2008. “The summary must be...
141 - Part-Time Veterans Affairs Nurses and Other Medical Employees May Be Entitled to Recalculation of Pension According to Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne and Timothy P. O’Brien
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) recently ruled that a group of 159 nurses who worked part-time for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) were entitled full-time pension benefits. Many other nurses and other part-time VA medical personnel...
142 - Alaska Pilots Respond to Company’s Fourth Quarter, 2008 Earnings Report
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Alaska Capt. Bill Shivers, chairman of the Alaska Airlines Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl., issued the following response to news that, excluding special charges, Alaska Airlines reported a 2008 net profit of $25.2...
143 - UTC Urges Government Officials to Address Utility Spectrum Crisis
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) today delivered to top government officials a landmark analysis that urges policymakers to address a growing spectrum crisis among the nation’s critical service providers. This report, The Utility Spectrum Crisis...
144 - CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Annual percentage rates on new credit card offers headed lower this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve, unable to cut interest rates further, outlined some new strategies designed to...
145 - U.S. Companies Make Deeper Cuts in Pay Programs as the Economic Crisis Continues
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - A new Towers Perrin survey shows that the vast majority of U.S. companies are making multiple adjustments in their pay programs for executives and other employees in response to the deepening economic crisis. Overall, the modifications will mean...
146 - Littler Mendelson Advises Employers on Impact of Signed Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - President Obama has announced that he signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (Ledbetter Act), a bill which amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and addresses salary bias in the workplace. According to Littler Mendelson (Littler)—the...
147 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid And Center For American Progress Action Fund “National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy”
-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - T. Boone Pickens: WHO: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and the Center for American Progress Action Fund will host a forum entitled “National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy" on Monday, February 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Center for...
148 - CA Labor Commissioner Issues Over $800,000 in Fines Following Statewide Restaurant Enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Investigators from the California Labor Commissioner’s Office issued over $800,000 in fines to businesses in the restaurant industry for numerous labor law violations during a statewide enforcement effort. A total of 29 investigators conducted 245...
149 - Florida Maritime Leaders Form New Group To Advocate and Advance Industry Interests
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Florida maritime leaders today announced the creation of a new state-wide organization to advocate for the Florida’s vital maritime transportation industry, which provides more than 350,000 good-paying jobs and contributes more than $74 billion...
150 - Spirit Pilots Condemn Alcohol Ads on Flight Attendant Aprons
MIRAMAR, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Spirit Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), today announced strong support for the Spirit Airlines flight attendants union in its demand that Spirit Airlines management end offensive marketing strategies. On...
151 - Au Pair in America Expands to 10 New Markets
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Au Pair in America (www.aupairinamerica.com), the nation’s first and largest au pair provider, just expanded its program to 10 new markets across the country. Au Pair in America has expanded its services to Albuquerque/Santa Fe, N.M...
152 - Food and Commercial Workers Urge Confirmation of Secretary Designate Hilda Solis
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), America’s neighborhood union, calls for the immediate confirmation of Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis. Secretary Designate Solis has been a loyal champion for working Americans, fighting for...
153 - MDX Continues to Prepare, Plan and Build for the Future
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) Board of Directors approved the agency’s Five-Year Work Program (2010-2014), which includes a total of 55 projects and a combined estimated cost of $620.7 million. The work program provides funding for capacity...
154 - Sparton Corporation to Continue Trading On NYSE
JACKSON, Mich.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Sparton Corporation (NYSE: SPA) today announced it has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it is now in compliance with the revised temporary market capitalization listing standard criteria of the NYSE and, as a result, will...
155 - Kiesel Boucher Larson Files Class Action Lawsuit against State of California on Behalf of Emergency Room Physicians
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Kiesel Boucher Larson has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a statewide coalition of emergency room physicians against the State of California Department of Health Care Services alleging that a flawed financial structure for the State’s...
156 - Out-of-Work Stigma Fades in Today’s Economy
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - In good economic times, many employers place a higher premium on the passive candidate over the active job seeker. There is a perception that the “hard-to-get” candidate who already has a job is more desirable, more valuable or more competent...
157 - Ogletree Deakins Kicks Off 2009 with New Boston Office
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s biggest labor and employment law firms, announced today it has opened a Boston office to better serve clients in the New England area. Joshua M. Davis, Neil V...
158 - Pendulum and Rock Island Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center Sign Direct Sales Basic Ordering Agreement
ROCK ISLAND, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Pendulum Resources LLC announced that it has signed a Direct Sales Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with the United States Government, Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC). The JMTC has a manufacturing and rebuild...
159 - Workers Respond to Economic Crises with Plans for a 10 Mile March
-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO: WHAT: Workers, including those that have lost their homes to foreclosure, will take part in a press conference this Thursday where they will announce their plans for a 10 mile march. The march is being...
160 - SPEEA Delivers Counterproposal to Boeing Adding Protection for Employees if Wichita IDS is Sold
WICHITA, Kan.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - In an effort to protect the future of represented engineers, the Society of Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, today delivered a counterproposal to The Boeing Company’s latest contract offer that includes protections for...
161 - Imperium Renewables Receives BQ-9000 Status, Excellent OSHA Safety Rating
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Imperium Renewables, a leading national provider of biodiesel, today announced it has achieved BQ-9000 certification for its Imperium Grays Harbor Biodiesel production plant, a 100 million-gallon-per-year facility. Imperium Grays Harbor is now the...
162 - New Jobs Created at Ontario Aerospace Company
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Cyclone Manufacturing Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario is creating 133 jobs by investing in new technology that will help improve its products and win new business. The company makes parts for aerospace manufacturers. Their customers have included Boeing...
163 - EmploymentGuide.com is “Putting Americans Back to Work”
NORFOLK, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - EmploymentGuide.com, a division of Dominion Enterprises, has launched a nationwide job fair series, “Putting Americans Back to Work,” that aims to help 10,000 Americans find jobs. Based on The Employment Guide’s already successful job fair...
164 - MyHRTools™ From JVG Solutions Gives Human Resources Pros an Easy-to-Use, Customizable HR Toolkit to Streamline Key Functions
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - JVG Solutions, Inc., an Austin-based human resources company that develops and delivers real-world, practical, and value-added human resources products to businesses of any size, introduces MyHRTools™, a digitally based program that provides HR...
165 - Washington Updates Three Mandated Workplace Posters, Personnel Concepts Advises State Employers
ONTARIO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Personnel Concepts counsels business owners in Washington that three mandated state workplace posters have been revised and redesigned: The WISHA poster, the “Your Rights as a Worker” poster, and the Workers’ Compensation “Notice to...
166 - Wisconsin's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Wisconsin's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Wisconsin Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
167 - West Virginia's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - West Virginia's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated West Virginia Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent...
168 - Ohio's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Ohio's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Ohio Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show that the...
169 - South Carolina's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - South Carolina's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated South Carolina Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent...
170 - New York's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - New York's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated New York Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
171 - Virginia's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Virginia's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Virginia Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
172 - Utah's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Utah's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Utah Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show that the...
173 - New Hampshire's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - New Hampshire's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated New Hampshire Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent...
174 - New Jersey's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - New Jersey's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated New Jersey Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
175 - Missouri's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Missouri's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Missouri Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
176 - Statement by IFCO: Non-Prosecution Agreement Unaffected by Superseding Indictment
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - This statement is in response to today’s “superseding” indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Albany, New York. Today's filing of a “superseding” indictment does not in any way affect the Non-Prosecution Agreement entered into last month...
177 - Rhode Island's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Rhode Island's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Rhode Island Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent...
178 - Massachusetts' Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Massachusetts' economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Massachusetts Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data...
179 - Minnesota's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Minnesota's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Minnesota Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
180 - Nebraska's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Nebraska's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Nebraska Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
181 - Montana's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Montana's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Montana Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
182 - Kansas' Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Kansas' economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Kansas Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show that the...
183 - Illinois' Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Illinois' economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Illinois Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show that...
184 - Georgia's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Georgia's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Georgia Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
185 - Louisiana's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Louisiana's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Louisiana Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
186 - Idaho's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Idaho's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Idaho Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show that...
187 - Delaware's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Delaware's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Delaware Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
188 - Arizona's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Arizona's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Arizona Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
189 - Alabama's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Alabama's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Alabama Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
190 - Colorado's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Colorado's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated Colorado Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
191 - California's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - California's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated California Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The most recent data show...
192 - The District of Columbia's Economic Recovery Depends on Small Business
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - The District of Columbia's economic recovery will depend on small business. That message is driven home in the newly updated District of Columbia Small Business Profile released today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration...
193 - City of Richmond to Pilot Solar Thermal Rebate Program Linked to Local Green-Collar Jobs
RICHMOND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - A ground-breaking initiative in Richmond, CA to pilot a solar thermal rebate program that requires the customer utilizes locally-trained labor passed unanimously at the city council meeting Tuesday night, January 20th. The initiative was introduced...
194 - NSTAR & UWUA Local 369 Agree to Contract Extension
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - NSTAR Electric & Gas and its largest labor union, Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO, Local 369, are pleased to announce that union members have ratified a three-year contract extension. The new contract will take effect June 2, 2009 when the...
195 - Acquiring Power Inspires People to Take Risks, Act According to Stanford Business School Research
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - In the wake of Barack Obama’s “yes we can” victory, a timely study has emerged from the Stanford Graduate School of Business about what motivates people to take action. The prime mover, according to a new study reported in this month’s...
196 - Fast Growing Electronic Recyclers International Invites Those Looking for Work to “Recycle Your Career” with Open Call for New Managers
FRESNO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, has placed an open call for interviews with prospective managers in light of its rapid growth and expansion. In its quest to find at least ten new managers...
197 - CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Annual percentage rates on new credit card offers headed lower this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report, as American Express cut APRs on a number of its cards. The national average credit card APR, comprised of...
198 - Purdue, State, Local Officials Announce First Company, Dedicate Research Park by New Indianapolis Airport
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - The first tenant company of the Purdue Research Park at AmeriPlex-Indianapolis was announced by Purdue University officials Wednesday (Jan. 21) during a dedication ceremony for the 55,000-square-foot incubator that will help high-tech entrepreneurs...
199 - Lawsuit Filed Over Possible Overtime Violations by Fiserv; Filed by Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - The law firm of Stember Feinstein Doyle & Payne, LLC has filed a collective action lawsuit to recover unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for salaried help desk, client support, customer service, and account management...
200 - Diverse Federal Government Agencies Turn to Kronos® to Improve Workforce Efficiency
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Over the past few years, federal government agencies have focused on modernizing processes to achieve efficiency improvements. As a result, demand for workforce management software has been steadily rising. In its last fiscal year, Kronos...
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