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No Place for Old Men?
On the contrary.
As some of the dust begins to settle from the financial and professional fallout, Forbes says the mass layoffs in the financial industry are grossly affecting women over men.
Labor Lawsuits Nearly Double – in China
Layoffs, massive reductions in pay and benefits and new laws burdening and confusing employers led to a 95% increase in employment-related lawsuits from 2007 to 2008.
Sound familiar? Well, those numbers aren’t from the DOL. They’re from the Supreme People’s Court of China.
Republic Windows Employees to Speak at Event
If you’re in Chicago tomorrow evening, the Jane Addams Hull House Museum is hosting a session with United Electrical workers from UE Local 1110 who participated in the sit-in strike at Republic Windows & Doors last year.
From a WBEZ press release:
The program will include stories from UE workers, a video by the Republic Workers UE Local 1110; Q&A moderated by Fran Tobin, Jobs with Justice; and a reception to follow.
According to WBEZ, the free event begins at 6:00 pm, and is sponsored by a collection of local unions and pro-labor groups.
More than Facts and Figures
Most of us who read (and report) the constant stream of employment figures may get frustrated over the state of our economy, but we go on with our lives and our jobs. The numbers don’t hit us like they should.
Then a husband and wife both lose their jobs, feel ignored by their union, and go home and kill themselves and their five little children.
Maybe it’s time to start paying attention.
U.S. Unemployment: 7.2%
According to Labor Department unemployment numbers released this morning, 524,000 workers lost their jobs last month. That puts the national unemployment rate at 7.2%, the highest its been in 15 years.