AltWeeklies Wire
Green-Collar Job Programs Address Two Urban Ills at Oncenew
"We were doing debris removal and giving disenfranchised people a segue into the work force. For those part-timers who really got involved, there was a sense of ownership and pride -- they could do this for their own neighborhood."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Dana Henry |
05-27-2008 |
Business & Labor
Delta Employees Fear Benefits Will Get Lost in the Merger Shufflenew
While federal antitrust regulators may be satisfied with the Delta-Northwest merger, some critics are starting to speak out -- including the 35,000 Delta nonpilot retirees, who have no written guarantees that their pensions and retirement benefits will make a safe landing after the merge.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
05-23-2008 |
Business & Labor
Real Estate 'Guru' Mark Bosworth is in Crash Modenew
Anybody reading a recent Better Business Bureau report can sum up Mark Bosworth pretty quickly: a big shot with baggage. The report lists him as the CEO of Mark Bosworth and Associates LLC. It states he also does business as Property Masters of America, Home America Property Management, GoRenter.com, and other LLCs. And it lists 52 complaints against him and his companies in the past three years.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Hallmark Cares Enough to Send the Very Best ... Jobs to Chinanew
How did Kansas City's card maker bank $4.4 billion in revenue last year? Partly by sending hometown jobs to China.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
A Welding Program for Refugees Sparks Job Opportunitiesnew
Before next spring, the welding program run by Association of Africans Living in Vermont will have provided 30 individuals with 80 hours of welding training and 40 hours of English as a Second Language instruction.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-19-2008 |
Business & Labor
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the People Who Work on Charleston's Waterwaysnew
Shrimpers, crabbers, fishermen, and a wide variety of tradesmen rely on the ocean, harbor, and rivers to raise families and to make a living for themselves. Long hours, changing weather patterns, fluctuating market prices, and rising fuel costs all take their toll.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
05-14-2008 |
Business & Labor
How to Stiff Immigrant Workers in Constructionnew
Because he called his workers "business partners," Contractor Shawn Campbell was able to avoid over $1 million in payments to the state workers' compensation fund and keep his employees working up to 46 hours a week with no overtime, a judge found. He slid through undetected for more than two years, until a disgruntled employee blew the whistle.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
05-12-2008 |
Business & Labor
Costco's Shadow Workforcenew
Justifiably lauded for its employment practices when compared with other big box retailers, Costco employs a massive workforce that enjoys none of the retailer's fabled benefits. It's not a life you'd like to sample.
North Bay Bohemian |
P. Joseph Potocki |
05-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
Drivers Fight Back Against Orlando's Cab Monopolynew
Mears has a lock on the taxi business in Orlando, and drivers are getting sick of it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Harnesssing the Power of Green Jobsnew
With the help of billions in private investment and local and state government incentives, the alternative energy industry, and solar in particular, has exploded in California, resulting in thousands of new jobs in panel installation and solar cell production.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Union Shuts Down West Coast Ports, But Media Misses the Historic Storynew
Workers, students, immigrants, and antiwar activists came together on May Day in San Francisco, but it was hard to tell from the next day's mainstream media coverage, which adopted its usual cynical view of the growing movement to end the Iraq War. Sure, there were articles, but each missed the main point: this was the first time in American history that such a massive job action was called to protest a war.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Amanda Witherell |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Clean Air at the Port Could Cost Small Truckersnew
As the Oakland port wades into a battle over clean air, some truckers are worried that they'll bear the brunt of the costs.
East Bay Express |
Emma Brown |
05-01-2008 |
Business & Labor
Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisisnew
Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
04-29-2008 |
Business & Labor
What are the Safety Ramifications of the Bitter Labor Dispute at Petro-Canada?new
A report that says a five-month-long lockout of 260 workers at its Montreal refinery hasn't affected safety came under fire last week from the Parti Quebecois and Canada's largest energy workers union.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
04-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
The Disappearing North Texas Cowboynew
There are still foremen and cowboys working long-term on the handful of big ranches still left in Tarrant and surrounding counties, or riding full time on their own smaller spreads, but their numbers are small and -- with the region's cities growing faster than most in the country -- getting smaller by the day.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
