AltWeeklies Wire
Prison Can be a Walk in the Parknew
Picking up wet leaves in the cold for 5 cents an hour is an opportunity to "develop appropriate work habits," according to the Oregon Department of Corrections and Portland Parks and Recreation. It's also an opportunity for Portland Parks to save $387 a day by hiring state prisoners to do work that city union officials say should be done by its full-time employees.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
11-28-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Battle Over Bar Hours Goes to the Next Roundnew
On first blush, DeKalb County Chief Executive Vernon Jones' decision to veto a measure to cut back bar hours would seem a form of political suicide.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman and Mara Shalhoup |
11-28-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Imitate Borat, Lose Jobnew
Between 9:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Nov. 2, Universal Orlando valet Steve Barton and some co-workers took their dinner break and walked upstairs to order coffee at a Starbucks. Barton decided to order his latte while impersonating Borat Sagdiyev, the fictional Kazakh journalist and alter ego of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
11-27-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Quiznos Has A Full Platenew
The sandwich chain is improving, but some franchisees are still hungry for change.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
11-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
FairPoint Deal Specifics Get Weirdernew
A FairPoint exec says it's "misleading" to say that the company wouldn't give workers raises for seven years. But the company expects 4 percent of all workers -- including new hires -- to leave after the first year, leaving plenty of cash to pay for raises.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
11-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
No Raises For Seven Yearsnew
That's just one way FairPoint plans to pay for its buyout of Verizon's Northern New England operations. (Another way? Assuming gasoline prices will stay constant through 2015.)
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
11-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Crooked Contractornew
A contractor convicted of theft and facing additional charges bounces around Texas till he hits Houston.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Activists Team Up Against Mining Giant Goldcorp Inc.new
A Vancouver Anglican priest and a Mexican-born photojournalist are claiming that the Vancouver-based mining company is "up to no good" in Guatemala.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-12-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
10 Worst Jobs in Clevelandnew
We're taking you beyond the mundane torture of everyday life to find those jobs that literally pull the very soul from your chest, throw it on the ground, and beat it with some ball bearings wrapped in a sock.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
11-09-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Como Se Dice Spy?new
The CIA targets Spanish-speaking recruits.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
11-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Attorney at Blahnew
The temp life without a JD: menial labor, asshole bosses, $10 an hour. The temp life with a JD: menial labor, asshole bosses, $35 an hour.
Washington City Paper |
Arin Greenwood |
11-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Warning: Guarding Nuclear Plants May Cause Drowsinessnew
In a society where millions swallow Ambien to get a decent night's sleep, an unusually large number of security guards at nuclear power plants appear to have no trouble at all.
New York Press |
Becca Turner |
11-08-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Major Polluter Could Cash Innew
Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to give Mirant Corp. $2 million to shut down its power plant.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
11-07-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Incredible Shrinking Auto Industrynew
The vote on the Chrysler contract indicates union members are getting weary of concession after concession.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Sorry, Your Job's Been Outsourced!new
Thousands of manufacturing jobs have moved to countries that skimp on wages and regulations -- now the service sector is also at risk.
Isthmus |
Roger Bybee |
11-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
