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Grateful to Have a Job, and Bone-Tired
(www.truthdig.com)
There was a New Yorker cartoon last spring picturing a nearly empty galley ship with only two slaves still pulling their oars under the grim eye of the master. In the caption, one of the slaves says... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Labor Day Agenda For People “Working Themselves To Death”
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
Charleston, WV - At Labor Day rallies and picnics around West Virginia, union officials and political leaders will be talking about what they feel are the needs of working people. In places like Paden... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Freelancers: the New Working Class?
(www.inthesetimes.com)
Those who graduated college last May have had to make some economic adjustments. The recession changed their job market and opportunities, so they think. They have been forced to make do, many with... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Filipinos Abroad Pay a Lot to Remit Money Home
(news.newamericamedia.org)
MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos around the world pay between $6.93 and $19.05 to remit $200 to their families back home, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) quoted a World Bank study of... More
Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Welfare, Work and the Bailout Bonanza
(www.theittlist.com)
The U.S. economy lost nearly 600,000 jobs in January, bringing total losses in the past three months over 1.5 million—more than the entire population of Philadelphia. If there ever was a good time... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Retired Job Seekers Swell Unemployment Rolls (news.newamericamedia.org)
Many elderly people from minority and low-income communities are coming out of retirement to look for full-time jobs. But as the unemployment rate soars and the economy plunges, the timing for their... More
Submitted about 1 year ago by Rupa | 0 Comments |
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