Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with employment www.salem-news.com 2010 A new study reconfirms what many people know from first-hand experience: Mexican workers' purchasing power has plummeted since the turn of the century. According to the analysis, Mexican workers earning the daily minimum wage had to toil 11.38 hours in December 2011 to buy a basic basket of commodities... http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/mexican-workers.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:30:00 PST Truck drivers at the Port of Seattle have walked off the job by the hundred, leaving lawmakers in a quandary. Drivers at several trucking companies that haul containers between the port and intermodal rail yards say the companies they contract with are paying them at less than the market rate. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/truckers-seattle.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:34:00 PST Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley wrote to President Barack Obama to express his strong support of the announcement of an accelerated transition in Afghanistan. The letter came on the heels of comments by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that the United States will complete its transition from major combat operations in Afghanistan to a “training, advice and assist role” by mid-to-late 2013. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/merkley-afghanistan.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/merkley-afghanistan.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:42:00 PST Construction employment increased in 148 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2010 and December 2011, decreased in 128 and stayed level in 61, according to a new analysis. “Many communities are benefiting from growing demand from the private sector for new construction activity,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:54:00 PST In 1998, Hurricane Mitch ravaged Honduras and Nicaragua and resulted in the loss and displacement of hundreds of thousands of families who established roots in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Community organizations have formed a coalition and are launching a campaign to promote Permanent Residency for TPS beneficiaries from Central America. http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/jewish-circumcision.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/jewish-circumcision.php Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:35:00 PST Here is an uncomfortable truth: America is great at capitalism when there is no competition or weak competitors. The fundamental problem with Americans today, is that its middle class has been trained to consume products and eat tons of junk food, while growing up through the decades after the Second World War, when global competition did not exist to any significant degree. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/global_capitalism.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/global_capitalism.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:07:00 PST When most people think of human trafficking, they envision victims trafficked into the international sex trade. But consider the complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center in the class action case of Mairi Nunag-Tañedo, et al. v. East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, et al. http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/human-trafficking-rs.php Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:17:00 PST Monday, Occupy Oakland and labor organizations have called a demonstration to protest the use of armed Coast Guard cutters and helicopters to escort a ship into the port of Longview, Washington to load grain from the EGT terminal. The terminal is being picketed by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)... this is a struggle for their survival. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/ilwu-military-ko.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/ilwu-military-ko.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:35:00 PST The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is waging a battle against union-busting. ILWU Local 21 in Longview, Washington is under attack by a giant consortium, EGT, which has built a $200 million grain terminal and is running it as a scab operation. This directly violates the port agreement with ILWU which has had jurisdiction for over 75 years. http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/union-solidarity-mm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january112012/union-solidarity-mm.php Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:19:00 PST More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to the state's minimum wage takes effect. The increase from $8.50 to $8.80 starting on January 1 will mean an extra $624 a year for a family with one full-time minimum wage worker, according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy. http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/oregon-pay-raise.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december282011/oregon-pay-raise.php Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:22:00 PST Northwestern University fired an accomplished heart doctor after she produced evidence suggesting its chief of cardiac surgery won federal approval of an implant invention by making a false claim about its safety. The dismissal of Nalini M. Rajamannan, an associate professor of medicine, is the most drastic step to date in a four-year battle by Northwestern to defend the cardiac surgeon, Patrick M. McCarthy, against accusations in two lawsuits... http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/medical-whistleblower-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/medical-whistleblower-pb.php Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:10:00 PST Christmas is fast approaching and food pantries along with “soup” kitchens across America are almost universally experiencing hardship. Not only are pantries suffering major shortages in supplies and donations, they are experiencing dramatically increased numbers of homeless and/or hungry patrons. In conversations with a number of Samaritan services throughout the nation a picture emerges that fails to support the “official” statements of elected representatives from Selectmen all the way up to the President. http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/holiday-charity-mdp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december112011/holiday-charity-mdp.php Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:43:00 PST Britain is gaining a name as the place despotic regimes go for reputation management. A lack of regulation and no requirements for transparency mean PR companies can represent the most repressive governments under the cloak of secrecy. In the US there is a measure of statutory transparency: lobbyists working for foreign governments have to publicly disclose their client contracts and state when and why they’ve been in contact with politicians and the media. In the UK, there’s no such obligation. http://salem-news.com/articles/december082011/bell-pottinger.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december082011/bell-pottinger.php Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:30:00 PST A new Quarterly Economic Commentary report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Ireland estimates that with the eurozone crisis continuing to cast a shadow over any possible Irish economic recovery, tens of thousands will continue to emigrate from the country in 2012. “The financial crisis currently gripping the eurozone, coupled with tightening fiscal policy across the region, are likely to send the eurozone back into recession,” the report reads. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/irish-emigration.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/irish-emigration.php Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:27:00 PST Construction employment declined in 146 out of 337 metropolitan areas between October 2010 and October 2011, increased in 140 and stayed level in 51, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. It was noted that many communities continue to lose construction jobs even as a federal program to invest in highway, transit and other infrastructure construction have been stalled in Congress for years. http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/const-jobs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/const-jobs.php Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:49:00 PST It is unusual in the U.S., for state government to take to national airwaves to pitch perceived accomplishments in costly ads. But in Mexico, as federal power diffuses to state level, more states are aiming for national audiences in publicizing their purported achievements. http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/border-news.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/border-news.php Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:58:00 PST The last four years have been a rough road for Mexican immigrants in the US. Anti-immigrant laws in Arizona, Alabama and other states have disrupted lives and sent people packing, while record deportations have uprooted longtime residents and divided families. If public policy shifts weren't enough, economic tremors have clobbered the Mexican immigrant community. That's according to a report by BBVA Research, an arm of the BBVA bank in Mexico. http://salem-news.com/articles/november282011/immigrant-crisis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november282011/immigrant-crisis.php Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:12:00 PST This is a “secret” document; secret in the sense that it was produced by Citigroup analysts and distributed to their wealthiest investors and not meant for general distribution, i.e., the eyes of the rabble. It has leaked out and can probably be found on the internet, although Citigroup lawyers are active in forcing its removal from sites. As this is a journalistic report, they would probably not be successful. They would also be aware that such an attempt would likely garner even more unwanted publicity. http://salem-news.com/articles/november132011/plutonomy1_dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november132011/plutonomy1_dj.php Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:34:00 PST This information from Occupy Oakland confirms among other things, the solidarity that exists within the movement. Occupy Oakland protestors recently were attacked by police. In response to this Occupy Denver took to the streets marching in an event that ended in a clash with police. In solidarity with Denver, Occupy Portland activists took to the streets in rainy, cold conditions, this too ended in several arrests. http://salem-news.com/articles/november092011/occupy-longshore.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november092011/occupy-longshore.php Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:50:00 PST Everybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. “Hold me back,” he shouts to his comrades, “before I break his bones!” Our government seems to be behaving in this way. Every day, via all channels, it shouts that it is going, any minute now, to break the bones of Iran. http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/iran-diversion-israel-ua.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/iran-diversion-israel-ua.php Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:49:00 PDT Are you participating in the Occupy protests? Thinking about joining? Or do you live near an Occupy protest? If so, we encourage you to share information about Palestine with protesters and passers-by. We've created a special flier to use at Occupy events, highlighting the huge amount of US tax money sent to Israel. http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/palestine-occupy-aw.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/palestine-occupy-aw.php Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:49:00 PDT "Of all the industries hammered by the economic downturn, construction has been among the hardest hit. Since the housing bubble burst, millions of construction workers have had to look for a job. "So today, I’m joining many of these workers to say that it makes absolutely no sense when there’s so much work to be done that they’re not doing the work. (Applause.) Not when there are so many roads and bridges and runways waiting to be repaired and waiting to be rebuilt..." http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/jobs-act.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november032011/jobs-act.php Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:45:00 PDT Drug cartels in Mexico have all but taken over the Gulf coast state of Veracruz which remains under a deadly siege. Facing tall odds in their search for a viable solution, authorities have refocused efforts on getting rid of bad police officers. http://salem-news.com/articles/october202011/mexico-police-fired-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october202011/mexico-police-fired-tk.php Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:30:00 PDT The year 1848 is noted for the revolutions that swept across much of Europe. Historians in the future may write of the revolutions of 2011. What started as a popular revolt in Tunisia in late 2010 and spread throughout the Arab world has now gone world wide as people gather everywhere to protest the current order. http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/revolution-2012.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october182011/revolution-2012.php Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:41:00 PDT We hear a lot these days about the need for “shovel ready jobs” and the lack of them. For those who want answers, not excuses, let’s visit some of the places where job preventers work. First stop: The home of the President of the United States and his Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. This group steals more jobs and wealth in one week than a corporate jet full of greedy bankers in a lifetime. http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/shovel-ready-js.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october172011/shovel-ready-js.php Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:55:00 PDT Earlaiman, yesterday, gazed into his crystal globe and opined… It is a matter of time he said…. Eventually, in one of the larger Cities, the mayor will announce that the demonstration has become a riot and the police will show up in riot gear and mean. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152011/rabbit-hole.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152011/rabbit-hole.php Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:26:00 PDT It seems fair to say that millions of Americans are wondering exactly what the Occupy Wall Street movement seeks to achieve for the future of the United States. There is a general consensus that Wall Street is the main culprit in the general downfall of the country's financial structure and many are unemployed, poor, struggling to make ends meet, losing homes... http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/occupy-america-doctrine.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142011/occupy-america-doctrine.php Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:03:00 PDT In a statement emailed at approximately 8pm EST, the AFL-CIO called on its NY area members to travel to the Occupy Wall Street encampment in lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Square and stand on guard all night against a planned eviction. Police in New York plan to attack the popular movement to be carried out on the orders of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/aflcio-wall-st.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/aflcio-wall-st.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:36:00 PDT The officials in charge of the public sector in the U.S. are siding with the 1% and Wall Street as actions against the Occupy Wall Street movement shift into high gear. The officials in cities all over the nation are assuming they can create and enforce petty laws in this broken country and protesters say the authorities are missing their chance to work with, rather than against, this movement that represents the vast majority of Americans. http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/occupation-threatened-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october132011/occupation-threatened-tk.php Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:07:00 PDT There is no consensus definition of capitalism, but there is general agreement that it is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned, or primarily so. Under the umbrella of competitive markets, goods and services are created with the goal of generating profits with wages and prices being the basic elements of the system. http://salem-news.com/articles/october122011/why_occupy_ws_dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october122011/why_occupy_ws_dj.php Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:29:00 PDT