AltWeeklies Wire
Screwed by the Bulbnew
The downside of green light bulbs: Hundreds of layoffs in Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
01-11-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Union Workers Push a Boycott of Their Own Hotelnew
A majority of the unionized Portland Hilton workers voted to support a boycott of their downtown hotel employer after bargaining without reaching agreement on a new contract.
Willamette Week |
Don McIntosh |
01-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Wisconsin Aims to Crack Down on Scrap Thievesnew
The dramatic growth in evictions because of mortgage foreclosures has been good news for those who break into vacant houses to steal and sell metal, but selling such contraband metal could become much more difficult if Assembly Bill 560 passes before the state Legislature adjourns in spring.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
01-04-2008 |
Business & Labor
Porterhouse Callsnew
Half price steak sounds great -- until it's coming from strange door-to-door salesmen.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
01-03-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Oakland's Old Guard Outmaneuvers the New Mayornew
Port director Omar Benjamin wants to take authority from a commission that soon will be controlled by appointees of Ron Dellums.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-19-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
No Show: EMC Exposnew
A long line of people say they've been stiffed by Rolando Dumagan and company.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
12-18-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Unhealthy Unionnew
Could there be a secret deal with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on health care that will inflate union rolls?
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
12-12-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Truckers Find Wait Times Shorter at the Bordernew
Since a fall meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection honcho Steven Farquharson, many Vermont truckers are reporting shorter waits, more cooperative Customs officers and improved signage directing car traffic away from lanes meant solely for 18-wheelers.
Seven Days |
Patrick Ripley |
12-07-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Requiem for Fuzzy's Place and (Perhaps) a Rebirthnew
Keirsten Alexander got her lesson in the corporate culture at Fuzzy's Place not long after she became general manager of the venerable bar on North Druid Hills Road. She discovered Fuzzy's was paying more for toilet paper than any other bar in town. In fact, it was paying more for just about all supplies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
12-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Sister Knows Bestnew
If the nuns in charge of the St. Joseph Health System are so pro-labor, why are some of their employees determined to unionize?
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
12-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
While You Pay More for Health Care, Insurers Get Richnew
Nationally, the average corporate CEO earned $14.78 million in total compensation in 2006. That same year, the average New Haven resident paid $11,000 in health care premiums.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
12-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Peek Inside the 7th Annual Hotel Olympicsnew
But will there be a Concierge Decathlon?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Dana Henry |
12-04-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Seattle Barista's Suit Against Starbucks Heading to Courtnew
The coffee giant's leases may violate antitrust laws.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-03-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Starbucks, business & labor
The Importance of Buying Localnew
The owners of Beans & Barley, the natural foods grocer and café on Milwaukee's East Side, expected to take a hit last year when the national chain Whole Foods opened a super-sized store just a few blocks away, but they were still surprised by the number of customers they lost.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-30-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
I Needed a Job. Hyphire Solutions Was Hiring. That Didn't Work Out So Well.new
Googling the company yielded a weird mix of job ads, vague corporate websites, and pages that implicated Hyphire as a scam connected to the multilevel marketing giant known as DS-Max. I could've taken their word for it. But I figured ... why not find out for myself?
The Portland Mercury |
Christine McCurdy |
11-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
