AltWeeklies Wire
Union Bustednew
Ex-cons, and some current ones, find a home in troubled Local 333 of the International Longshoremen's Association.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
11-23-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Local 333
The Big Brown Machinenew
UPS dispute with mechanics union raises safety issues, consequences of globalization.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
10-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
Labor Painsnew
A fight between two unions in San Francisco could set the course of the U.S. labor movement.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
10-12-2010 |
Business & Labor
Sundown For The PACE Solar Panel Financing Programnew
Property Assessed Clean Energy was supposed to help millions afford solar panels. Then Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ruined the party.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
08-09-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Solar Energy
Educating Tomorrow's Employeesnew
Bay Area community colleges use federal funding to team up with local businesses on job-training initiatives.
East Bay Express |
Michele Ellson |
07-28-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Ron Dellums
Pension Tensions in Santa Cruznew
Santa Cruz spends 40 percent more on police and firefighter retirement than surrounding cities. No wonder the departing city manager is calling for pension reform.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Curtis Cartier |
06-16-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: CalPERS
No Thank-You Card?new
Seven women say a Hallmark contractor fired them for cheap labor.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
06-09-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Hallmark
The Case for Nationalizing BP
The Supreme Court says that corporations have the same rights as individuals. When they misbehave, shouldn't they face consequences as serious as those imposed upon an individual?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
05-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
Is Colorado Springs Too Generous?new
A city audit reveals costly policies regarding workers' compensation for illnesses and injuries that happen on — and even off — the job.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
DirecTV Call Center Charged With Union Bustingnew
In 2005, a multi-million dollar incentive package of county, state and federal funds successfully lured DirecTV to Missoula. Now, the facility that was supposed to provide a boost to the local economy has been charged with illegally firing an employee who wanted to improve working conditions at the call center.
Missoula Independent |
Matthew Frank |
04-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
When You Get in Bed With the CDC-KC, You Get Screwednew
At its peak, City-Wide Auto Repair had eight employees on its payroll and kept three bays busy with repairs. "We used to do more inspections than anybody in the state of Missouri," boasts Steve Frisbee. Now his business has become a dumping ground.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
03-02-2010 |
Business & Labor
Longtime Target Employees Say They Were Forced Out Because of Their Salariesnew
According to Manny Lovio, after 26 years with Target — without any discipline problems — he was asked to quit. When he refused, he was fired. He was escorted to his desk to clean out his belongings and then guided out of the store in front of co-workers and customers.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-24-2010 |
Business & Labor
Employers Skim $26.2 Million Per Week from Lower-Income Workers Paychecksnew
Ruth Milkman should have moved this statistic from the 53rd page of her study to the front, where it might have been read by local media: Every week, employers in Los Angeles County pilfer $26.2 million from the paychecks of the poorest 17 percent of workers.
L.A. Weekly |
Max Taves |
02-19-2010 |
Business & Labor
Lobster Loot: Chinese New Year and Weather Contribute to Record Pricesnew
Even as the specter of new and improved Marine Protected Areas threatens to impact their way of life, Santa Barbara-based lobstermen are enjoying one of their most economically successful seasons in memory.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
02-08-2010 |
Business & Labor
High-Paying Government Work is Coming to Albemarle County, Eventuallynew
Have you heard about those wages? Average salaries of $80,000! That’s $64 million on its way. Sixty four million dollars! And now they’re finally here. Well, about 50 of them. The rest are coming and all of them have to be here by September 2011.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
01-27-2010 |
Business & Labor
