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March 9, 2010 |
Under Obama, Labor Agencies Beefing up Budgets, Enforcement Some in the manufacturing community worry that an attempt to issue an OSHA ergonomics standard is on the way. |
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Fast Company
August 8, 2011
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Job Journal
June 12, 2005
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When Your Job Search Stalls . . . Is a private employment service the answer to your job search? |
BusinessWeek
March 12, 2007
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Rumbles Over Labor Reform Beijing's proposed worker protections are giving multinationals the jitters. |
Reason
November 2000
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HBS Working Knowledge
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How Important Is Quality of Labor? And How Is It Achieved? By understanding labor quality, can we better confront anxieties about outsourcing and immigration? |
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Bloomberg View News: Shouldn't the market decide debit-card fees?... Ground a labor complaint against Boeing... |
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Where Are All The Workers? Companies worldwide are suddenly scrambling to manage a labor crunch. |
IndustryWeek
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Obama Administration Pushing its Labor Agenda -- EFCA or No EFCA Labor experts see the Obama administration pushing its labor agenda regardless of what happens with the Employee Free Choice Act. |
Job Journal
October 9, 2005
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Career Pros: Unions at a Crossroad What's behind the split within organized labor? Could the division of the labor community reignite passion in union activism? |
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April 15, 2010
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What Andy Stern Leaves Behind Andy Stern built the SEIU into a potent political force, but did he really recharge the labor movement? |
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Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
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Globalization of Labor Globalization is a vital force sustaining world growth, but policymakers need to ensure that all people benefit by strengthening access to education and training, adopting adequate social safety nets, and improving the functioning of labor markets. |
Food Processing
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Four Benefits of Building in a Bad Economy Here are four favorable reasons to pull the trigger on a commercial construction initiative during an economic downturn. |
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October 3, 2005
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What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Are we about to see the rise of labor organized on a global basis? If so, will such a movement be able to achieve the same purposes that have motivated large unions on a national basis? By what means will this be achieved? |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
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Why India Is Rethinking Its Labor Laws India's labor laws deter businesses from hiring more than 100 workers and are holding back the country's industrial growth. |
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Labor Ready Is Ready for Action The temp agency surprises even itself, but investors should watch out for wage increases. |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006 |
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September 25, 2005
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Career Pros: When Jobs Outnumber Workers The US Department of Labor predicts a labor shortage by end of decade, but too many employers aren't heeding the message. Keeping valued workers may be their best strategy. |
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LexisNexis Augments Lexis Practice Advisor This resource that offers labor and employment attorneys guidance, practice notes, model forms, and other supporting documents. |
The Motley Fool
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The Best Small Cap for 2007: Labor Ready This company that specializes in providing temporary labor has strong growth and value -- at a very nice price. Investors, take note. |
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Secrets, Lies, And Sweatshops American importers have long answered criticism of conditions at their Chinese suppliers with labor rules and inspections. But many factories have just gotten better at concealing abuses. |
Job Journal
April 15, 2007
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Career Pros: Few Firms Retaining Retirees A new study shows that American companies often have a hand in creating their own workplace staffing issues. |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions. |
U.S. Banker
June 2011
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Sizing Up the Labor Force A drop in unemployment is typically associated with growth in the labor force. But in the current market, that's not happening, which makes the Fed's job more difficult. |
Job Journal
January 17, 2010 |
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IndustryWeek
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IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today? |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Has Globalization Reached Its Peak? The book End of the Line: The Rise and Coming Fall of the Global Corporation argues that globalization has led corporations to outsource too much of their work and, more important, their intellectual capital. So, has globalization reached its peak? |
The Motley Fool
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The 5-Sigma Report A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week. Spansion... Briggs & Stratton... Solarfun Power Holdings... Labor Ready... etc. |
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March 1, 2008
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The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges. |
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November 26, 2006
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You Can't Rush a Government Job Patience can pay off when you endure the government's hiring process. |
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Career Pros: Seniors Search for Welcome Mat For people in their 60s and 70s, finding a good job can be a challenge, according to those who study the labor market. |
