Broken Engagement       September 18, 2009
Feature: With a possible economic recovery on the horizon, it is time for America's business leaders to step up and start helping America's workforce out of its funk. (9/18/2009)
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Mixed Outlook for Workers as Labor Day Passes       September 11, 2009
News: Job losses continue, unemployment keeps rising, Americans' job satisfaction has fallen, and experts say the labor market will be one of last areas of the economy to recover. Still, there are some bright spots in this gloomy scenario.
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New York City Business Groups Ill Over Paid Sick ...       September 4, 2009
News: Opposition is slowly building among groups worried that a New York City Council bill requiring companies to provide employees with as many as nine paid sick days per year would place a burden on small businesses.
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Solis Beefs Up Worker Protection Enforcement ...       September 3, 2009
News: The enforcement emphasis is designed to give the department a new orientation after what the Obama administration portrays as eight years of lax oversight during former President George W. Bush's tenure.
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AFL-CIO Targets Young Workers, Vows Renewed EFCA ...       September 1, 2009
News: Workers under 35 currently constitute 25 percent of AFL-CIO membership. Bringing younger workers into the union movement is an imperative for its survival. About 7 percent of private sector is unionized.
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E-Verify Verges On Expansion While Congress ...       August 21, 2009
News: When Congress returns in September, health care will consume most of the legislative oxygen. But immigration reform will also fight for air.
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What You Need to Know About the Card-Check Bill       August 6, 2009
Feature: The Employee Free Choice Act, a priority for labor leaders, modifies the National Labor Relations Act to make it easier for unions to organize employees. (8/6/2009)
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Labor Makes Push, but Business Groups Look to ...       September 3, 2008
News: Several groups attending the Republican National Convention this week have serious concerns about pending legislation that would give unions the ability to organize a company simply by having workers sign a card
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Labor Day Holiday May Offer Little Optimism for ...       August 27, 2008
News: Companies are treating workers as skills providers to be utilized rather than as employees to be developed. The implication is that workers can expect 'no government safety net, no corporate safety net, and have to look out for themselves.'
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