by Mike Hall, Feb 3, 2012 Click on chart to enlarge. The nation’s unemployment rate in January fell to 8.3 percent, down from December’s 8.5 percent, and the economy added 243,000 jobs, according to the latest figures released this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The nation’s unemployment rate continues it steady decline, dropping by 0.8…
More than 1,500 Workers Join AFL-CIO Unions
More than 1,500 Workers Join AFL-CIO Unions by Mike Hall, Feb 2, 2012 Warehouse workers, school, bus drivers, teachers, mechanics, telecommunication and manufacturing worker all have recently won a voice at work with AFL-CIO unions. More than 350 employees at IKEA Distribution Center in Perryville, Md., voted by an overwhelming margin to join…
SPEEA Says Hundreds of Errors Make Spirit’s Employee Evaluations Invalid
This article comes from MarketWatch, a publication of the Wall Street Journal. Read the original article here. SPEEA Says Hundreds of Errors Make Spirit’s Employee Evaluations Invalid WICHITA, Kan., Feb 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Spirit AeroSystems’ decision to lower hundreds of employees’ evaluations to match lackluster company and management performance caused the union representing…
Super Solidarity over Super Bowl Weekend
Super Solidarity over Super Bowl Weekend by Arlene Holt Baker, Feb 6, 2012 AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker, Indiana AFL-CIO President Nancy Guyott and others distributed fliers in Super Bowl Village, welcoming fans and reminding them the stadium was union built, the stadium staffed by union members, the half-time show courtesy of union…
US Tops Developed World in Income Inequality
U.S. Tops Developed World in Income Inequality by Tula Connell, Jan 30, 2012 There’s income inequality, and then there’s the United States. New research shows that within the developed world, no nation has seen the income share of the top 1 percent grow faster over the past three decades than the United States. To…
Attack on Workers Being Extended to Their Paychecks
The Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation is a proud member of the Working Kansas Alliance. Read the original article here. The attack on workers is being extended to their paychecks. Today in the House Commerce committee Chairman Anthony Brown and his fellow Speaker O’Neal lead conservatives are taking a break from directly attacking worker’s rights and refocusing…
Today’s Sneak Attack on Kansas Workers
The Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation is a proud member of the Working Kansas Alliance. Read the original article here. Today’s Sneak Attack on Kansas Workers What legislative session would be complete without somebody trying to inject partisan politics into the judicial process? And we know about the passion Anthony Brown’s House Commerce Committee has for stacking…
WKA Talks Jobs, Legislature’s Focus on Anti-Worker Bills
The Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation is a proud member of the Working Kansas Alliance. Read the original article here. Working Kansas Alliance talks jobs, Legislature’s focus on anti-worker bills Moments ago we held a press conference in the Kansas Statehouse asking Governor Sam Brown back and the members of the Kansas Legislature to end the war…
