Belligerent Bosses: National Study Finds Employee Trust Sacrificed in the Financial Crisis

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:09:00 0500

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Employees report their bosses use threats and intimidation during the financial crisis, according to

Business Roundtable to Announce Third Quarter CEO Economic Outlook Survey Results

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Business Roundtable:

Colgan Air Pilots and Management Open Contract Negotiations

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:39:00 0500

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...

Supreme Court Finds I/O Solutions’ Firefighter Exams Fair, Valid and Non-Discriminatory

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

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...

AmRest Applebee’s Division Selects HotSchedules for Restaurant Labor Management and Online Employee Scheduling

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:25:00 0500

AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - HotSchedules today announced that AmRest Holdings’ Applebee’s franchise division has selected

ABC Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) Up 8.9 Percent

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

The Free Enterprise Nation: Private Sector Has Had Enough

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

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.

Americans Give President Obama Negative Marks on Handling of Economy

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:00:00 0500

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...

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Welcomes President Obama to Upstate New York

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:41:00 0500

MALTA, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Today GLOBALFOUNDRIES welcomed President Barack...

CWA: U.S. Telecom Policy Should Promote Open Internet and Private Sector Investment

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:34:00 0500

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 21^st century broadband system...

Study Finds Northeast Ohio Can Revitalize Its Economy by Becoming Center for Electric Vehicle Technologies and Manufacturing

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:18:00 0500

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...

SBA Administrator and Local Officials to Spotlight Economic Relief to Minnesota Small Business

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:57:00 0500

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...

AFL-CIO President Trumka Supports SPEEA Engineers, Calls on Spirit to Bargain Fairly

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:12:00 0500

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...

Eagle Pilots Protest Outsourcing of Jobs in Chicago

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:55:00 0500

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...

Intelligence Squared US Announces First Debate of Fall ‘09 Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:10:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Intelligence Squared US (www.IQ2US.org), the Oxford-style debate...

Statement from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) on Senator Baucus’ Finance Committee Health Care Bill

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:00 0500

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...

Statement by Joe Hansen, President, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, on UNITE HERE AFL-CIO Affiliation

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:32:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - "The UFCW respects the decision by UNITE HERE to return to the AFL-CIO. The...

National Survey Reveals Diversity in the Workplace is Critical in Attracting and Retaining Talent

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:15:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Diversity in...

Statement from Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union on the Election of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:21:00 0500

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...

UFCW Expresses Support for Pilgrim’s Pride’s Sale of Majority Stake in Company to JBS S.A.

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:00:00 0500

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...

Innovative Technology Creating Jobs in Toronto

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:21:00 0500

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...

Shegerian & Associates Helps Former Toyota Controller Successfully Sue for Wrongful Termination

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:17:00 0500

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...

CA Labor Commissioner Files $17.5 Million Lawsuit Against FLM Law Center

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:03:00 0500

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...

Unions Decry CSB Failure to Demand Stronger OSHA Safeguards Against Reactive Chemical Explosions

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:40:00 0500

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...

Prudential Calls for Clarity in Retirement Plan Disclosures

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:28:00 0500

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...

Essex County Correctional Facility Goes Live with Kronos® and Immediately Saves 90 Percent of Overtime Costs

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - A long-standing user of the Ash...

CTIA–The Wireless Association Statement on “The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use” Hearing

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:00 0500

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...

Mineta Transportation Institute Publishes Study on Recruiting Candidates into Transportation Careers

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:03:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Mineta Transportation...

Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:02:00 0500

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...

hhgregg Announces 80 Job Openings in Memphis

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

CTIA–The Wireless Association Announces CDMA Certification Program Is Now Part of CDMA Certification Forum Process

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:41:00 0500

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...

Monster.com’s Nation-wide Keep America Working Career Fair Returns to Vienna, Virginia with Hundreds of Federal Hiring Opportunities Available

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:19:00 0500

MAYNARD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Representatives from Congressman Gerry Connolly’s office (VA-11) will be collaborating with

Bay Area Employment: How Bad Is It?

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

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 (

Union Bank Enhances Corporate Social Responsibility Division with Two New Employee Programs

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

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...

Kronos Retail Labor Index™ Indicates Signs of Recovery in U.S. Retail Hiring

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Kronos^® Incorporated today...

Towers Perrin Analysis Finds Employees Question Sustainability of Corporate Efficiency Gains

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:38:00 0500

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...

This Labor Day, ADAO Reaffirms Need for Congress to Pass a Bill to Ban Asbestos and Remembers the Legacy of Warren Zevon

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:43:00 0500

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...

CompTIA Celebrates Labor Day

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

New Issue Advocacy Group Promotes Dialogue, Cooperation with U.S. Trade Partners

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:01:00 0500

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...

Institute for Women’s Policy Research News Release - Labor Day Not So Celebratory for Many Women

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:45:00 0500

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...

Shipping Business Recognizes Build a Better Image Week

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:19:00 0500

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...

Americold Workers Win Solid Wage and Benefit Increases in First Union Contract

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:36:00 0500

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...

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%

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

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^®.

Monster Offers Key Recruiting Tips in Conjunction with WHERE THE JOBS ARE 2009: Mission-Critical Opportunities for America Report

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500

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 Employment Index Rises Sharply in August

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:01:00 0500

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...

CITAC Urges Foreign Trade Zones Board to Consider Needs of U.S. Consuming Industries in Silicon FTZ Applications

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:31:00 0500

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...

Research and Markets: Gender and Migration in 21st Century Europe Examines the Consequences of EU Enlargement for Women's Migration Opportunities and Practices

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:28:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Research and Markets(

Labor Day 2009: UFCW, Coalition Partners Announce New National Comprehensive Agenda Challenging Walmart to Change Corporate Practices for the Sake of the American Economy

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:49:00 0500

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...

Unemployed Professionals Offered Chance to Receive Scholarship to Educational and Motivational Re-Branding YOU Conference

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:57:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Re-Branding YOU™, a new initiative dedicated to...

Slight Optimism on Overall Economic Outlook Seen

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:00 0500

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...

Fed up with Cuts, Workers Put Hotels on Notice: “We Won’t Sacrifice Our Health for Corporate Profit”

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:22:00 0500

Unite Here Local 1:

WHAT:

Food and Commercial Workers Join Mexican Consul General to Launch Celebration of “Labor Rights Week” as Labor Day 2009 Approaches

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:11:00 0500

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...

White House Strategies Schwartz to Judge: iOme; Joins Choi, List, Kettl and Merzer

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:45:00 0500

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.

CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:24:00 0500

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...

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics Reach Contract Agreement with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:56:00 0500

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...

CWA Legacy Unit Reaches Tentative Agreement with AT&T

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:25:00 0500

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...

Allied Pilots Association Lauds Agreement between Air Traffic Controllers, Federal Aviation Administration

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:23:00 0500

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...

Vicki Gaddy Joins BioNJ as Director of Workforce Development

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:58:00 0500

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...

Despite Tough Economy, Most Americans Happy on the Job, National Survey Finds

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:11:00 0500

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...

College students can’t spell I R A …Now they’re going to create a new one? The iOme Challenge is On

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:27:00 0500

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...

Plumrose Settles Allegations of Labor Law Violations

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:48:00 0500

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...

ALPA Calls for Temporary Ban on Battery Shipments on Airliners

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:08:00 0500

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...

PSCA Offers Free Communication Program to 401(k) Plan Sponsors

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:07:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America

Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:33:00 0500

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...

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”

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:30:00 0500

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...

Nationwide Study of Real-Time Internet Connection Speeds Shows U.S. Still Lags behind Other Advanced Nations, Posts Small Gains Last Two Years

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:01:00 0500

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...

Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Jack D. Todd as Partner and Kevin T. Brown as Of Counsel in the Atlanta Office

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:17:00 0500

Seyfarth Shaw...

Whole Foods CEO’s Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Reform Draws Widespread Condemnation

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:00 0500

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...

Recession, Job Losses Hit Those with Disabilities Hard, Reports Allsup

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:10:00 0500

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

Statement by John W. Wilhelm, President-Hospitality Industry, UNITE HERE

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:52:00 0500

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...

Landmark Ruling from 3rd Circuit Awarding Additional Funds for Lump Sum Awards Encourages Use of Non-Qualified Structures Pursuant to IFS PLR

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:52:00 0500

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...

Business Roundtable to Outline Priorities for Rebuilding the U.S. Economy and Preparing the American Workforce for 21st Century Opportunities

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:37:00 0500

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...

UFCW Local 23 Will Represent Kuhn’s Quality Foods Workers at Beulah Road Location

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:53:00 0500

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...

Consumers Identify Safe, Modern and Sustainable U.S. Manufacturing As Priorities

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:18:00 0500

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 New England...

NSI Launches Stimulus Opportunity Roadmap

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

New Job and Cost Reduction Opportunities Emerge as Manufacturers Contemplate Migration Back to the U.S., New Archstone Consulting Study Shows

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:00 0500

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...

SBA’s Deadline for Physical Damage Disaster Loans for Private Non-Profit Organizations is March 3

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:35:00 0500

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...

SPEEA Members Reject Boeing’s Offer for a New Contract – Negotiations to Resume

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:23:00 0500

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...

CreditCards.com: Weekly Credit Card Rate Report

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:53:00 0500

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...

NRF Says Stimulus Bill Doesn’t Do Enough for Consumers, Repeats Call for National Sales Tax Holidays

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:47:00 0500

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...

Monster Employment Index Declines in January

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:01:00 0500

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...

Business Roundtable Statement on the President’s Opposition to Buy American Provisions in Economic Stimulus Plan

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:08:00 0500

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...

CWA Calls on Congress to Support President Obama’s Plan to Invest In Science, Research and Technology to Grow Green Economy

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:10:00 0500

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...

Workers Call on Congress to Rebuild America with Good Jobs with a March from Downtown L.A. to the Westside

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:00:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO:

WHAT:

CA Labor Commissioner Issues Over $800,000 in Fines Following Statewide Restaurant Enforcement

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:53:00 0500

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...

Florida Maritime Leaders Form New Group To Advocate and Advance Industry Interests

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:47:00 0500

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...

Spirit Pilots Condemn Alcohol Ads on Flight Attendant Aprons

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:14:00 0500

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...

Au Pair in America Expands to 10 New Markets

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:00 0500

STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Au Pair in America (www.aupairinamerica.com

Food and Commercial Workers Urge Confirmation of Secretary Designate Hilda Solis

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:13:00 0500

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...

MDX Continues to Prepare, Plan and Build for the Future

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:10:00 0500

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority...

Sparton Corporation to Continue Trading On NYSE

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:31:00 0500

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...

Kiesel Boucher Larson Files Class Action Lawsuit against State of California on Behalf of Emergency Room Physicians

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:00:00 0500

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...

Out-of-Work Stigma Fades in Today’s Economy

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:48:00 0500

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...

Ogletree Deakins Kicks Off 2009 with New Boston Office

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:00:00 0500

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...

Pendulum and Rock Island Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center Sign Direct Sales Basic Ordering Agreement

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:00:00 0500

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...

Workers Respond to Economic Crises with Plans for a 10 Mile March

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:03:00 0500

-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO:

The Waterford Corporation of Illinois Supports Job Creation Through Small Businesses

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:17:00 0500

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

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Vicki Gaddy Joins BioNJ as Director of Workforce Development

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Seyfarth Shaw Welcomes Jack D. Todd as Partner and Kevin T. Brown as Of Counsel in the Atlanta Office

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