Labor & Economic News Blog
Compiled by Janice Kimball and the staff of the IRLE Library
Friday, November 20, 2009
Joblessness Across the US: Unemployment Rates, by State
Joblessness Across the US: Unemployment Rates, by State The labor market pain continued to be spread throughout the nation in October, as 29 US states recorded increases in their unemployment rates,
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:02 AM
California Jobless rate hits 12.5 percent
State jobless rate hits 12.5 percent
The number for October sets another modern record.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 8:37 AM
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Veteran substitute teachers win back seniority rights in L.A. Unified
Veteran substitute teachers win back seniority rights in L.A. Unified
Veteran substitute teachers in Los Angeles will get more work and a shot at keeping their health benefits after the teachers union approved an agreement restoring their seniority rights.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:35 AM
Trying to get ahead in the slow lane
Trying to get ahead in the slow lane
In the organized chaos of the San Ysidro border crossing, Deciderio Mauricio Cantera is a specialist. He is el churrero, the churro seller. But in changing times, even the best hawkers are struggling.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:31 AM
AOL Plans to Cut Its Work Force by One-Third
AOL Plans to Cut Its Work Force by One-Third
AOL said on Thursday that about 2,500 jobs will be lost after it is spun off from Time Warner next month.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:38 AM
O.E.C.D. Sees Bumpy Path to Recovery
O.E.C.D. Sees Bumpy Path to Recovery
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday delivered a cautious assessment of the global economy.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:36 AM
The Case for a Job-Creation Tax Credit
The Case for a Job-Creation Tax Credit
An economist argues that the government should embark on a job-creation program by making it cheaper for companies to hire new workers.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:01 AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Scouting Report: Metro Areas and the Uneven Economic Recovery
The Scouting Report: Metro Areas and the Uneven Economic Recovery
What stands in the way of recovery? On November 18, Alan Berube and Politico Senior Editor David Mark answered questions about how the nation’s large metropolitan areas—including Washington, DC—have fared in the downturn.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:14 AM
Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics
Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics
After six years working in the laundry of a Miami hotel, Julia Rivera was thrilled when her union tapped her to become a full-time union organizer.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:27 AM
Jobless Benefits Will Expire Unless Congress Acts
Jobless Benefits Will Expire Unless Congress Acts
About one million laid-off workers will see their unemployment benefits end in January unless Congress acts quickly to renew existing
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:20 AM
Monday, November 16, 2009
Local Governments to Face Large-Scale Cuts
Local Governments to Face Large-Scale Cuts
Despite reports that the economy is recovering from the recession, there will likely be large-scale city government layoffs, deep cuts to local government services and halted or delayed capital projects in the next year or two. Mark Muro, policy director of the Metropolitan Policy program, explains economic cycles and their impact on city and local governments.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:17 AM
Friday, November 13, 2009
Increasing Medicare Tax on High-Wage Earners Could Help Pay for Health Reform and Strengthen Medicare's Finances
Increasing Medicare Tax on High-Wage Earners Could Help Pay for Health Reform and Strengthen Medicare's Finances
Increasing the Medicare payroll tax on high-wage earners would represent a sound and well-targeted way of paying for health reform. It would also improve the solvency of Medicare’s Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund and thereby strengthen this critical program, which provides health coverage for 46 million seniors and persons with disabilities. Hospital Insurance benefits in Medicare are funded primarily by payroll taxes on wages and self-employment income. Workers and …
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:48 AM
How We're Doing: What's Blocking the Recovery
How We're Doing: What's Blocking the Recovery
Despite the economy’s expansion in the last quarter, many American workers still lack jobs, the confidence to spend or a home to call their own. A team of Brookings experts began tracking data early this year to assess various dimensions of national and international well-being. The second quarterly "How We’re Doing" index looks at forces that stand in the way of a strong rebound and asks, "where are we going?"
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:12 AM
California Higher Education Master Plan getting ignored
Higher education master plan getting ignored
California's Master Plan for Higher Education - which set academics ablaze with the promise of a nearly free college education for all who qualified - is limping toward the half-century mark largely ignored by lawmakers who don't even pretend they can live up to its expensive commitment.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 9:34 AM
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's $22 Billion Deficit
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's $22 Billion Deficit
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which protects the pensions of 44 million workers, announced a $22 billion deficit for fiscal year ending September 2009. Douglas Elliott analyzes the three main reasons for the PBGC’s financial troubles, and cautions that there are serious structural problems within PBGC that cannot be blamed on the financial crisis.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 11:16 AM
West Contra Costa teachers' vote backs strike
West Contra Costa teachers' vote backs strike
The threat of a strike hung over West Contra Costa Unified schools Wednesday, a day after an election recount confirmed district teachers narrowly rejected a contract that would have drastically cut benefits and pay.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:29 AM
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Survey Finds Deep Shift in the Makeup of Unions
Survey Finds Deep Shift in the Makeup of Unions
A study has found that just one in 10 union members is in manufacturing, while women account for more than 45 percent of the unionized work force.
# posted by Janice's Labor, Work, Economics News Blog @ 10:31 AM
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