CNBC luminaries push the idea that labor unions kill jobs The corporate right, already almost completely besides themselves at the prospect that the Employee Free Choice Act, has been trying to come up with any reason at all as an excuse for stopping the bill.
Examiner: Can big government stop recurring cycles of woes? Obama was in Ohio talking with 25 police recruits getting a chance to go to work thanks to help from the stimulus plan. He said he would not accept a recurring cycle of Americans being forced out of their jobs due to economic woes. He stated, "We have a responsibility to act, and that's what I intend to do as President..."
Lessons From Michael Phelps, by Nesta A. Aharoni Michael Phelps has lost a lot – endorsements, income, trust, and respect. But his public ordeal is a gift to those parents who have the sense to recognize it and the spirit to act on it. A parent's job is to raise honorable and responsible children who will one day become honorable and responsible adults. That means that parents must constantly be
Americans - It's Your OWN Fault - Now Lets Fix It. The loss of jobs to outsourcing is no one's fault but the American public's. While people scream to gov't to fix it, it is in our own power to do so. It's an easy fix, too - so what's our excuse for refusing to act on our own behalf?
Round-Up – What is up in the DREAM Act blogosphere? Immigrant college grads in Arizona or anywhere cannot get jobs, Colorado and Rhode Island held their own versions of tuition equity hearings with reasonable success on the side of undocumented students, and the Gomez brothers have finally gained reprieve from deportation due to a private bill sponsored by Senator Dodd...
Role of Managers The role of the managers in an organization is very imminent. They act as a bridge between the management and the employees. One of the major jobs to be done by him is this part in the decision making of the company.
The Union Label [With Maps and Graphs] A long, detailed article on the Employee Free Choice Act and the history of American unions by Bob Geary of the NC based non-profit periodical Indy Weekly. In addition to the text, there are several helpful pictures and continent graphs. Bias is minimal at best, and Geary does a good job of dispelling common myths about the EFCA and labor unions.
How executives put centered leadership into action: McKinsey from McKinsey Quarterly: Executives who frequently think about and act on all the elements of the centered leadership model are also more likely than others to be satisfied with their jobs.
How to stand out at a job fair '‘When you’re in job search mode, you have to sell yourself’" Mary-Ann Dore, president of Act2Consulting in Hickory, NC, provided job seeking strategies at a recent workshop . Dore advised to identify three key strengths they possess and be prepared to discuss how those strengths could benefit a company
The Big Lie about the Employee Free Choice Act America’s top CEOs — the clueless millionaires whose greed, ignorance and arrogance drove our economy off a cliff — have declared their top legislative priority for 2009. It isn’t the president’s budget. It’s not promoting jobs or health care for their workers. And it’s certainly not limits on CEO pay.
CEOs Spin Up The Big Lie about the Employee Free Choice Act America's top CEOs have declared their top legislative priority for 2009. It isn't the president's budget. It's not promoting jobs or health care for their workers. And it's certainly not limits on CEO pay. Instead, they've launched an all out campaign to scuttle bi-partisan legislation that would restore workers' freedom to form unions.
Blog Acts As Stepping Stone To The US For The Guardian The job description suggests that while the publisher has made great in-roads with their online presence in the UK, they feel that the digital media news site will help them break America.
Growing leaders for a green economy Discover green collar opportunities for emerging and evolving leaders across sectors, and how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 just might pay for you to get qualified for a green collar job
Former Republic factory to reopen Passage of the Obama Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act is already having a jobs creation impact. The United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers (UE) announced Feb. 26 the bankruptcy court approval of the sale of most assets of the former Republic Windows and Doors Company to California-based Serious Materials.
The death of dress-down Friday? Could the recession spell the end of business casual? Britain's workers are smartening up their act as they feel pressure to keep their jobs
Whistling Through the Graveyard of Liberty Desperately, we need the labor unions to restore lost wages and jobs for the consuming backbone of the country. We won't begin any recovery until the Employee Free Choice Act comes into law. Fat chance!
Get the Whole Story Before You Act Tired of slaving at your “day” job? Do you want to make a million dollars by the time you are done with this article? Who isn't tired of their “day” job? And who is turning down a million bucks? The question is: what's the whole story?
Unconstitutional: Senate Passes Bill To Give DC A Vote Senate Bill 160, District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009, passed the Senate on Thursday with a vote of 61/37. Required number of “yeas” to pass: 59. Breakdown of vote - 53 Democrats, 2 Independents, and 6 Republicans. Great job, traitors.Meet the 6 Republicans who voted for this unconstitutional bill:
OhMyGov! Poll results: Gov workers just happy to have a job! We asked our readers if the new stimulus package was affecting their agency and found that 42 percent perceived their agencies were not recipients of a single dime of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Another 39 percent didn't know where their agency stood and were just happy to retain their job, while only 17 percent...
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Want a job at the RNC? Try using social media At a time when one of the very first acts Chairman Steele makes is the creation of the GOP TechSummit, it is absolutely appropriate and smart for a hopeful employee of the RNC to use social media to help make his case online where people like Saul Anuzis will doubtless see it (and tweet/email it on).
CAIVP | Can the Stimulus Package Boost the Green Economy? The American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus package, sought to put Americans back to work. With $71 billion stipulated for energy and environmental incentives, and another $20 billion for green tax incentives, that funding has the potential to create a better environment, and the jobs to work towards it...
Obama Stimulus Package:65% COBRA Premium Reduction Possible The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 expanded eligibility for COBRA and provides a premium reduction to certain qualified individuals who lost their job on or after September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009.
Washington Bans UNIONS for 3 YEARS *OMNIBUS UNION ABOLITION ACT - Heralded as the most ground breaking legislation in years is expected to bring about a more competitive America and reducing the outsourcing of American Jobs. Members of Congress lauded the plan as a return to sanity and common-sense in the midst of this economic crisis.
Classifying Employees: Exempt or Non-Exempt? Employers are required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to classify jobs as either exempt or non-exempt. Non-exempt employees are covered by FLSA rules and regulations; exempt employees are not.
Ross The Boss I wrote that Dennis Ross was finally getting made an Obama administration "envoy" to... uh... a country with a name that rhymes with Gee-Wham. Not so, says acting State Department spokesman Robert Wood! But what will his job actually be, then? Hard to say. In other words, Dennis Ross is everywhere and nowhere, the Keyser Soze of the State Dept.
America's Small Businesses Get the Shaft AGAIN As important as the new American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 is to helping us get back to some sense of "normalcy" as a country, the sector that regularly produces between 60% and 80% of all new jobs in America will only marginally benefit. I'm talking about America's small business owners and entrepreneurs...
Good News for People Trying to Get a Job with Bad Credit | C Lawmakers in Hawaii, Connecticut, New York, Missouri and Texas, as well as the Obama administration’s acting chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, plan to change employer's ability to perform unrestricted credit checks that unfairly rule out job candidates.
Bernanke: Jobless Recovery as Humphrey-Hawkins Hopes Fade A recovery with slow job growth would keep pressure on the Fed to hold interest rates around zero and to continue or expand billions of dollars in lending programs and asset purchases. It would also mark a failure to fulfill the mandate of the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter
Roadside job is a sign of the times - HiredOnTheSpot.com HERO - There's one or two still out there: "What am I supposed to do; not go to work because I have too far to walk? I'm a man, and I have responsibilities. So I suck it up and act like a man. And that's all I have to say." HiredOnTheSpot.com
Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip. Approaching the tippin This brilliant short film by Leo Murray does a masterful job of explaining, in lay terms, exactly how close we are to a tipping point, beyond which it may be impossible to prevent the most catastrophic consequences of global warming. We need to act NOW!
NATIONALIZE HOME LENDING We can make stable, three percent, fixed home loans with treasury-created funds which undergird a consumer-based economy. We can provide for loan payment postponements in event of job loss. We can use the interest paid back to our treasury to fund more home loans, and even pay down government debt. We can act like human beings... when we, the peo
Jessica Alba Wins More Bad Acting Awards Jessica Alba has won more Awards for her bad acting—this time though she won a Lazzie, which is Latina magazine’s version of the Razzie’s. Go Jessica! You can’t act! Ra! Ra! Latina magazine launched these Awards to, er, honor Hispanic actors and actresses who have done a miserable job. The names of some of their categories are actually super Funny.
Barack Is That You? Randall West is fortunate to have a steady job during this economic recession... he gets paid to look, speak and act like our 44th President, Barack Obama.
Telecommuting with a Home Business Mindset Turning your telecommuting opportunity into a semi home business is the high wire act that combines doing a nine to five job at home with the potential pitfalls that go hand in hand with telecommuting. Learn how to transition from the daily trip to the office to almost running a home business.
Let's Use Stimulus to Boost Open Source in Schools How we can use the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to invest in tech for schools that is truly sustainable. No need for hardware upgrades every few years, jobs being created and students being engaged.
Economic Stimulus Sparks Hope for Jobs and Recovery When President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law Tuesday, Feb. 17, he put into motion a mammoth effort to invest in the US economy and create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Create 110,000 Job The solar industry is poised to lead the new, clean energy economy and the strong solar provisions in this legislation will help give hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans a job that they can be proud of. The solar energy provisions in this bill will help create 60,000 jobs in the solar industry in 2009 alone.
NZ Section 92 of the Copyright Amendment Act: good or bad? What does it mean? The amendments are so tied up in legal jargon, and the New Zealand press has done a fine job of spinning this guilt upon accusation law that my head has begun to hurt. My understanding is that internet service providers will have to track your internet use, and if suspected of infringing copyright laws your connection will be cut
The Limits Of Shame - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan Adam Serwer responds:How do you see people--men in particular--act when they're ashamed? You rarely see them do something like get married or get a fantastic job; usually they're going to hurt or exploit someone, make them feel as low as they do--this is the lesson learned by the shamed from the shamer, regardless of the lesson the shamer thinks
David Crane on Recovery and Reinvestment Act Memo from Governor’s Special Advisor on Jobs and Economic Growth David Crane on President Obama Signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Special Advisor for Jobs and Economic Growth David Crane issued the following memo on President Obama today signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
American Recovery Investment Act: Follow the Money President Obama signed the American Recovery Investment Act. The recovery plan's purported to create (or save) 3.5 million jobs, provide tax cuts for working & middle-class families & invest in health care/clean energy. You can follow the money. Now, if we could just find the missing Iraq dollars & get a site to monitor the Wall Street Bailout!
Where is Your Money Going? | Recovery.gov The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act targets investments towards key areas that will save or create good jobs immediately, while also laying the groundwork for long-term economic growth. The charts and numbers below give you an idea of where the money is going.
American Jobs Creation Act - Sales Tax Deductions The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 made it possible for individuals to deduct state and local general sales taxes in lieu of state and local income taxes. Though set to expire this year, new legislation extends this benefit. Read this article to find out if this tax break is for you.
American Recovery And Reinvestment Act A bill of a purpose to create jobs, restoring economy growth, and strengthen America's middle class through the modernixzation of industrial infrastructures, enhancing the independence of America's energy, expanding educational opportunities, improve the health care, tax reduction, and the sole purpose of protecting those in great need, and other p
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R.1 Title: Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 1/26/2009)
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