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US yanks help-wanted sign - Cape Cod Times




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US yanks help-wanted sign
Cape Cod Times, MA - 2 hours ago
Hemant Patel, owner of the Skaket Beach Motel in Orleans, said his paperwork for 13 H-2b visas was lost at the Labor Department's Atlanta processing center. ...
Hand-wringing' time Cape Cod Times
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Haircuts, cars and bread rate in inflation - FayObserver.com



Haircuts, cars and bread rate in inflation
FayObserver.com, Fayetteville NC - 3 hours ago
The Employment Cost Index measures inflation in the labor market. And the BLS International Price Program measures inflation for imports and exports, ...

Labor board rules against Austal - Mobile Register



Labor board rules against Austal
Mobile Register, AL - 13 minutes ago
The company can appeal the board's ruling to federal circuit courts in Atlanta or Washington, DC, according to Cecil Gardner, an attorney who represented ...

Feds: Austal USA broke US labor laws in anti-union drive - AL.com



Feds: Austal USA broke US labor laws in anti-union drive
AL.com, AL - 15 minutes ago
The company can appeal the board's ruling to federal courts in Atlanta or Washington, DC, according to Cecil Gardner, a Mobile attorney who represented the ...

Search panel named to find new superintendent - Boston Globe



Search panel named to find new superintendent
Boston Globe, MA - 20 hours ago
Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the School Committee named a seven-member search committee yesterday to find a new school superintendent, with the mayor saying ...

Our view: Immigrants deserve chance for education - Norwich Bulletin



Our view: Immigrants deserve chance for education
Norwich Bulletin, CT - 19 hours ago
... European settlers in Eastern Connecticut, waves of immigrants have built the economy. Immigrants fueled the economy by providing the labor needed in the ...
Pass In-State Tuition Bill Hartford Courant
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Some firms play loose with the law - Rocky Mountain News



Some firms play loose with the law
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 20 hours ago
Alex Salaiz, district director of the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division in Denver, said it's unreasonable to monitor every employer. ...
Bidding battles not fair, owner says Rocky Mountain News
Undocumented workers return after raid at Buckley Rocky Mountain News
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Western Growers to train farm workers - Central Valley Business Times



Western Growers to train farm workers
Central Valley Business Times, CA - 14 hours ago
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency's Employment Training Panel has awarded a multiple employer contract of $499060 to Western Growers to ...

Grocery store labor pact may not be resolved by March 5 expiration - San Luis Obispo Tribune



Grocery store labor pact may not be resolved by March 5 expiration
San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - 6 hours ago
Executives of Southern California’s three largest supermarket chains said Friday there is little chance a new labor agreement covering some 65000 union ...

Labor Language Threatens Antiterror Bill - Guardian Unlimited



Labor Language Threatens Antiterror Bill
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 1 hour ago
Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman of Connecticut said screeners have been denied the most basic employee protections since joining ...