http://www.fourwinds10.net 2013-05-24T10:07:01+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1368896386 May 17, 2013 The middle class American worker is in danger of becoming an endangered species.  The politicians are not telling you the truth, and the mainstream media is certainly not telling you the truth, but the reality is that there is nothing but bad news on the horizon for workers in the United States. In the old days, when the big corporations that dominate our society did well, that also meant good things for American workers since those corporations would need more of us to work for them.  But in the emerging one world economic system that our economy is being merged into, those corporations have other choices now. CONTINUE READING http://www. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1368804638 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1365784923 April 11, 2013 The Supreme Court's decision in Allied Chemical Workers v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass to give employers complete control of retiree benefits undercuts the purpose of the National Labor Relations Act and leaves vulnerable, retired employees powerless to protect themselves from costly changes in benefits. Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act to balance the power of employers - who could operate as corporations or partnerships - by giving employees the right to band together and deal with their employer as a group. A second way Congress gave employees power was by giving them the legal right to support any employee, whether or not they were employed by the same employer. In other words, the NLRA gave employees the right to make common cause with other workers, just as employers had the right to form industry groups to support one another. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1362855975 March 8, 2013 HAT IS A STAGGERING NUMBER! The number of Americans designated as “not in the labor force” in February was 89,304,000, a record high, up from 89,008,000 in January, according to the Department of Labor. This means that the number of Americans not in the labor force increased 296,000 between January and February. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) labels people who are unemployed and no longer looking for work as “not in the labor force,” including people who have retired on schedule, taken early retirement, or simply given up looking for work. The increase marks the second month in a row, after rising in January from 88.8 million in December. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1361974866 Feb. 25, 2013 Every nanny has a different definition of a “good employer” that is dependent on the nanny’s personality, style and needs. However, there are certain traits or actions that drive just about every nanny crazy. Here’s a look at the top 5 things you want to avoid if you’re a nanny employer. Coming home late. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1361031950 Jan. 15, 2013 The Obama administration’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it should be a federal crime to refuse to hire ex-convicts — and threatens to sue businesses that don’t employ criminals. In April the EEOC unveiled its “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records,” which declares that “criminal record exclusions have a disparate impact based on race and national origin.” The impetus for this “guidance” is that black men are nearly seven times more likely than white men to serve time in prison, and therefore refusals to hire convicts disproportionally impact blacks, according to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece by James Bovard, a libertarian author and lecturer whose books include “Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen.” Latest: Should ObamaCare Be Repealed? Vote in Urgent National Poll Most businesses perform background checks on potential employees, but the EEOC frowns on these checks and “creates legal tripwires that could spark federal lawsuits,” Bovard observes. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1359753216 Jan. 31, 2013 TAKE ACTION: Volunteer to distribute Fair Trade leaflets at Whole Foods in Washington State Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey has done a brilliant job of creating the illusion that his empire is all about abundance, bounty and the good life. But there’s nothing bountiful or good about the way the second-largest non-unionized food retailer exploits workers. Mackey has publicly likened unions to herpes. He told The Guardian that a union “ . text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1358529198 Jan. 16, 2013 When it comes to private services professionals, there is a fairly new organization in town, the Domestic Estate Managers Association. At the 2012 International Nanny Association annual conference, I had the opportunity to meet Matthew Haack and learn a little about what DEMA is all about. Recently, I took the opportunity to catch up with Matt and get the insider’s scoop on what DEMA’s up to. Here’s what he had to share. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1355490838 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1355331864 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1355331079 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1353520222 Nov. 16. 2012 SEIU protesters staged a one-day general strike at Los Angeles International Airport back on May 1 to protest what labor activists say are unfair practices by airlines using hired contractors instead of unionized employees. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Employees at Los Angeles International Airport were considering plans Friday to walk off the job ahead on what is traditionally the busiest traveling day of the year. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1353172609 Nov. 16, 2012 President Obama’s election victory ensured his Affordable Care Act would remain the centerpiece of his first term in power, but that has left some business owners baulking at the extra cost Obamcare will bring. Florida based restaurant boss John Metz, who runs approximately 40 Denny’s and owns the Hurricane Grill & Wings franchise has decided to offset that by adding a five percent surcharge to customers’ bills and will reduce his employees’ hours. With Obamacare due to be fully implemented in January 2014, Metz has justified his move by claiming it is ‘the only alternative. I’ve got to pass on the cost to the customer. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1352915897 If you have been paying attention to the financial markets, you might think so. Wall Street has had two horrible days since President Obama won a second term. However, stock prices are not the only thing taking a hit. It appears that the job market is also suffering. In the last 48 hours, the following major corporations have announced layoffs in America (links take you to news stories about the layoffs – with details from the companies): • Energizer - The St. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1352745743 Nov. 12, 2012 Businesses with 50 or more employees who average at least 30 hours of work a week will be subject to the Obamacare insurance coverage mandate. Companies are reportedly planning large layoffs due to the implementation of Obamacare. But, companies can potentially avoid being subject to Obamacare's insurance requirements by limiting employees’ weekly hours to less than the 30 hour level defined by Obamacare as “full-time.” A little-known section in the ObamaCare health reform law defines “full-time” work as averaging only 30 hours per week, a definition that will affect some employers who utilize part-time workers to trim the cost of complying with the ObamaCare rule that says businesses with 50 or more full-time workers must provide health insurance or pay a fine. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1350496701 Oct. 16, 2012 Think your work is hell? Thank your lucky stars you didn't have to mine sulphur for 12 hours in a volcano crater filled with toxic fumes that will probably kill you before you are 30 The 200 men who work in the crater may not reach the age of 30 because of poisonous fumes They climb 2,000m each day before descent down steep, dangerous paths These are the men who risk their lives by mining toxic sulphur from inside a live volcano - for just £3 a day. They may not even reach 30, after spending up to 12 hours at a time surrounded by rasping smoke, just yards from a lake filled with acid. Around 200 of these brave young men toil on the crater floor of the Ijen volcano in Indonesia. * * * * *     VIEW PHOTOS, VIDEO AND Read more: http://www. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1346938526 Sept. 5, 2012 he biggest political news this week won't be the Democratic convention. It will be Friday's unemployment report. If the trend is good - if the rate of unemployment drops and the number of payroll jobs is as good if not better than it was in July - President Obama's claim we're on the right track gains crucial credibility. But if these numbers are moving in the wrong direction, Romney's claim the nation needs a new start may appear more credible. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1346888360 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1343835157 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1342190206 July 11, 2012 For many months, if not years, we have been beating the drum on what we believe is the most hushed, but significant story in the metamorphosis of the US labor pool under the New Normal, one which has nothing to with quantity considerations, which can easily be fudged using seasonal and birth death adjustments, and other statistical "smoothing" but with quality of jobs: namely America's transformation to a part-time worker society. Today, one of the very few economists we respect, David Rosenberg, pick up on this theme when he says in his daily letter that "the use of temps is outpacing outright new hirings by a 10-to-1 ratio." And unlike in the old normal, or even as recently as 2011, temp hires are no longer a full-time gateway position: "Moreover, according to a Manpower survey, 30% of temporary staffing this year has led to permanent jobs, down from 45% in 2011... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1340377992 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1339084225 June 6, 2012 Now that stocks are back to reflecting nothing more than expectations of how many times the Chairsatan dilutes the existing monetary base in a carbon copy replica of not only 2011 but also 2010... and 2009 (because contrary to what purists may believe, the only way to inflate away unsustainable debt in a growth-free economy is by destroying the currency), and manic pattern chasers have crawled out of their holes proclaiming the death of the bear market after a two day bounce, what is happening in the actual economy, no longer reflected by the market, has once again been pulled back to the backburner. Which is sad, because while ever fewer people reap the benefits of artificial, centrally-planned S&P rallies, the rest of the population suffers, and what is worse: hope for a quiet, middle-class life is now an endangered species. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1339081899 June 7, 2012 Feb.2, 2012 How would you define “unemployment?”  Statistics on unemployment are bandied around in the media all the time.  Changes in these statistics are hailed as good or bad news for the President, with varying degrees of emphasis from the news networks, depending on which party the President belongs to.  But what do these statistics truly measure? Would you define “unemployment” as measuring “people who want a job, but can’t get one?”  This is, broadly speaking, the definition embraced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  The trick to making those numbers dance lies in measuring “people who want a job. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1338824884 May 31, 2012 Military spending creates 11,200 jobs for each billion dollars spent In recent Vermont debate about the impacts of bedding F-35A fighter jets at the Burlington International Airport the arguments in support often come down to balancing noise and other impacts against economic necessities and benefits. Whatever the outcome it has raised renewed questions about the economic impacts of military spending. A new study finds that money spent on clean energy, health care, and education would create many more jobs than if the same money is spent on defense.            Sen. Pat Leahy has fought to save an alternate F-35 engine that would mean jobs at a Rutland  GE plant. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1336434284 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1336425207 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1336239354 May 3, 2012 Who is the biggest loser in the ongoing decline of the U.S. economy?  Is it the wealthy?  No, the stock market has been soaring lately and their incomes are actually going up.  Is it the poor?  Well, the poor are definitely hurting very badly, but when you don’t have much to begin with you don’t have much to lose.  Unfortunately, it is the middle class that has lost the most during this economic downturn. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1335840383 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1335019244 4/17/12 The rumors appear to have been true. As part of its “One Sony” restructuring under new CEO Kazuo Hirai, Sony has announced it will be cutting approximately 10,000 jobs over the 2012 fiscal year. In a PR release, the company stated the the move will hit its headquarters, subsidiaries, and sales organizations “in order to further enhance operational efficiencies. workforce verification   ” The number also covers employees that are expected to be transfered out of the Sony organization due to subsidiary business sell-offs as well. While the company is not making any promises, Sony does state that it will “consider” ways in which it can ensure employees will have jobs waiting for them after the transitions occur. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1328894915 Feb. 10, 2012   1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.   2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1322672701 Nov. 30, 2011 LONDON — More than two million public sector workers are expected to go on strike on Wednesday in protest at changes to their pensions in the biggest industrial action in Britain for three decades. Thousands of schools will be closed, refuse will remain uncollected and hospitals will have skeleton staffing. Passengers arriving at London’s Heathrow airport, one of the world’s busiest air hubs, have been warned to expect delays of up to 12 hours to have their passports checked as many border control officials will walk out. The strike will be the biggest test so far of Prime Minister David Cameron’s coalition government, which sparked the unions’ fury by proposing to bring the retirement age for public sector workers into line with the state pension. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1322236179 Nov. 22, 2011 Unemployment rates have fallen in Alabama amid new legal pressure on companies to comply with a popular immigration reform law. September was the first full month that the reform was in force, and the unemployment rate fell from 9.8 percent in September to 9.3 percent in October, according to a Nov. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1321894648 Nov. 21, 2011 While running for the presidency, Barack Obama made a mysterious and bizarre campaign promise. He said that as president he would create “a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded” as the U.S. military, to advance his “objectives” for America. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1319243820 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1319042359 Chicago idea includes 27,000 more on public payroll Critics of the Occupy Wall Street movement and its derivatives nationwide are apt to say that the protesters have no specific plan to create jobs. But no longer. Stand Up Chicago, which recently spearheaded a Chicago rally that drew thousands of protesters sympathetic to the Occupy movement, has teamed up with Roosevelt University on a plan that it says will bring Chicago 40,000 jobs. It takes money from those who are moving the economy – traders in Chicago's futures and options exchanges – and gives it to government to hire people for a community school corps, community health corps, child care corps, youth corps and neighborhood improvement corps. Stand Up Chicago wants government to hire another 27,000 Chicagoans directly, and the plan's promoters say that will create another 13,000 jobs indirectly. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1318604189 Last week, President Obama broke his campaign commitment and put three free trade agreements up for a vote in Congress. Business interests, ecstatic at the prospect, promise they'll bring us jobs. Experience tells us, however, their promises are worthless. Click here, to l [3]isten to David Bacon speak with Labor Radio Host Rick Smith about the recent Free Trad Agreements. [3] Nineteen years ago, when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was in Congress, supporters said it, too, would create jobs and protect labor rights. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1318437246 Put away the pitchforks, it looks like the axe is about to come down on Wall Street. New York City Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli predicts the securities industry will shed another 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012, The NYT reports. That figure excludes most of the 30,000 bank tellers and other branch employees expected to lose their jobs at Bank of America. DiNapoli also reported the average pay for securities industry employees in New York City rose 16.1% in 2010 to $361,330, almost six times greater than the average salary for other private sector jobs. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1318436563   ? ? While most eyes are riveted on Washington, who is watching their own backyard? ? RAPID EXPANSION OF STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Employing More Workers Than Any Other Sector of the National Economy with Spending Growth Faster than the General Economy now spending $2.1 Trillion, $6,607 per man, woman and child and 18% of the total economy with an Excessof 12.4 million Government Employees because the number of employees continues to increase faster than the national population with average Wages, Benefits, Job Security and Inflation Protection much Better than the Private Sector If current spending had been at the 1947 ratio to national income it would have been $1.4 Trillion less than it is - - equivalent to $4,605 excess per person   Few citizen recognize the massive growth of state & local governments. If they think government growth is only at the federal level - - they think wrongly. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1317830269 Here are three things that didn't happen yesterday: Chris Christie didn't enter the presidential campaign. Apple didn't release the iPhone 5. Republicans didn't score an upset in West Virginia. Here are two things that did happen: Moody's sharply downgraded Italy's debt. France and Belgium had to rush to save European lender Dexia. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1316696025   DFPK: “No Work History? The Reference Store Will Create A Fake One For You” plus 3 more No Work History? The Reference Store Will Create A Fake One For You Tenant Background Screening Protects Landlords from Fraud Social Intelligence: Social media background check-up for potential employee Premarital Check – A Key to Successful Marriage No Work History? The Reference Store Will Create A Fake One For You Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:09 AM PDT Have you done any background checks today? How do you know if the company you called is real? Before there was the proposed Fair Employment Act of 2011, there was The Reference Store. One of the top reasons your candidate isn’t getting hired these days is because he or she is unemployed. The government is [... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1316109867 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1313422535 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1312831542 From time to time, someone under 30 will ask me, "When did this all begin, America's downward slide?" They say they've heard of a time when working people could raise a family and send the kids to college on just one parent's income (and cost of college in states like California and New York was almost free). That anyone who wanted a decent paying job could get one. People  worked five days a week, eight hours a day, got the weekend off and had a paid vacation every summer. Many jobs were union jobs, from baggers at the grocery store to the guy painting your house. And this meant that no matter how "lowly" your job was you had guarantees of a pension, occasional raises, health insurance and someone to stick up for you if you were unfairly treated by a company. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1310579402 What did the president do in response to last week's horrendous jobs report -- unemployment rising to 9.2 percent in June, with only 18,000 new jobs (125,000 are needed each month just to keep up with the growth in the potential labor force)? He said the economy continues to be in a deep hole, and he urged Congress to extend the temporary reduction in the employee part of the payroll tax, approve pending free-trade agreements, and pass a measure to streamline patent procedures. To call this inadequate would be a gross understatement. Here's what the president should have said: This job recession shows no sign of ending. It can no longer be blamed on supply-side disruptions from Japan, Europe's debt crisis, high oil prices, or bad weather. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1310574694 (NaturalNews) About a month before the passage of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (PPACA), also known as "Obamacare," then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) stated at a health summit that, if passed, the health care overhaul would create four million jobs over the course of "it's life," and 400,000 jobs "almost immediately." Now that it has been nearly a year and a half since she made those statements, where exactly are those 400,000 new jobs? "This bill is not only about the health security of America. It's about jobs," stated a nervous-looking Pelosi. "In it's life, it [the health bill] will create four million jobs -- 400,000 jobs almost immediately. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1308929386   Here's Reason.tv Producer Jim Epstein's account of what happened:   On June 22, 2011, I attended a meeting of the D.C. Taxi Commission for a story I'm currently working on about a proposed medallion system in the district.   About half-an-hour into the meeting, I witnessed journalist Pete Tucker snap a still photo of the proceedings on his camera phone. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1308665592 s more people create Facebook profiles (500 million and growing), and sign on to the many social media sites available today, hiring managers are finding they have new opportunities to get background information on job candidates. Tapping into a potential hire’s Facebook profile, or Twitter account, for information means you can learn more about a candidate’s personality than you might get with just a job interview. A Facebook profile, or collection of tweets, can offer additional insight into whether or not a person might be a good fit with a corporation’s culture. On the flip side, a thorough check of one’s social media footprint might also uncover some serious missteps, or questionable judgments, a potential hire has made in their past. Having the benefit of finding this BEFORE a hire has been made may make some organizations feel thankful they’ve dodged the bullet of a potential disastrous addition to the work ranks. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1308665264 nowing Background of an Employee can help protect your company against Employee Theft. Crime is the LOUDEST word that we have heard in past decade. Inflation in business crime has increased like never before. Open up your daily newspaper on just about any given day and there’s a very good chance you will see an article about one or more employees caught stealing in some form from their place of employment. The U. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1308327589 Why the Republican war on workers' rights undermines the American economy. he battle has resumed in Wisconsin. The state supreme court has allowed Governor Scott Walker to strip bargaining rights from state workers. Meanwhile, governors and legislators in New Hampshire and Missouri are attacking private unions, seeking to make the states so-called "open shop" where workers can get all the benefits of being union members without paying union dues. Needless to say this ploy undermines the capacity of unions to do much of anything. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/news.php?q=1308162936 In the Weekly Republican Address, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) highlighted the Republican Plan for America’s Job Creators and says Washington needs to “focus our efforts toward growing the private sector, where jobs are created.” But even with President Obama’s economy “faltering” and “sluggish,” the White House isn’t focused on jobs. Read more below and watch the full address by Rep. Kinzinger here: Republicans Are Listening to the American People & Have a Plan for “Jobs-Focused Governing”: Republicans spent last week talking with families and small businesses about A Plan for America’s Job Creators, the GOP job creation plan that builds on the Pledge to America with measures designed to remove government obstacles to private-sector job growth.