http://www.fourwinds10.net 2013-05-20T20:31:50+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/jobs/news.php?q=1364387403 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1363871608 March 19 2013   Instilling a sense of responsibility, both financial and social, is one of the most effective ways of avoiding the pitfalls of dealing with an entitled teenager. Kids who work to pay for the things they want learn not only the basics of earning and saving, but also the very valuable lesson that nothing in life will come to them for free. For your teenager, the real world is just around the corner. Learning to navigate adulthood is a scary prospect for even the most well-prepared kids; a child who expects the world on a silver platter is in for a startling realization. When classes end for the summer, encouraging your teen to get a summer job is a great way to help them learn more about responsibility and financial planning. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1363274973 March 11, 2013 The mainstream media is absolutely giddy that the U.S. unemployment rate has hit a “four-year low” of 7.7 percent. But is unemployment in the United States actually going down? After all, you would think that it should be. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1358954928 Jan. 21, 2013 GENEVA (Reuters) - The global jobless queue will stretch to more than 200 million people this year, the International Labour Organization said in its annual report on Tuesday, repeating a warning it has made at the start of each of the last six years. The U.N. jobs watchdog estimates unemployment will rise by 5. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1358873706 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1355365439 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1355338026 Dec. 12, 2012 (NaturalNews) It is the ultimate example of how you reap what you sow: Huge numbers of American workers who voted for Obama are now seeing their own jobs slashed below 30 hours a week as employers desperately try to avoid "Obamacare bankruptcy." Obamacare mandates for businesses only apply to those working 30 hours a week or more, and while many businesses do not want to cut workers' hours, they are being forced to in order to stay afloat. This necessary action is causing businesses to lose money and become less competitive while at the same time destroying American jobs. Some businesses are also slashing job positions in an effort to get below the 50-employee threshold above which Obamacare mandates kick in. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1355244480 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1354992032 Dec. 7, 2012 (CNSNews.com) - Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In June, a total of 142,415,000 people were employed in the U.S, according to the BLS, including 19,938,000 who were employed by federal, state and local governments. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1354990847 Dec. 8, 2012 Just for the record, we do live in the Great Obama Depression.   The private sector is dead.  Of course that is just the way Barack Obama and the Party of Treason want it.   From CNS News:   Seventy-three percent of the new civilian jobs created in the United States over the last five months are in government, according to official data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1354548598 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1353510415 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1353349644 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352943659 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352917251 Nov. 12, 2012 In a round of year-end belt tightening, NBCUniversal is cutting about 500 employees, or about 1.5%  of its total workforce. The cuts are distributed throughout the media company, which boasts nearly 30,000 employees, according to a person close to the situation who asked not to be identified discussing the sensitive topic. Some of the layoffs have already occurred. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352915140 Nov. 14, 2012 Ian Barrett/The Canadian Press Quebecor CEO Pierre Karl Peladeau says job cuts at Sun Media are unfortunate but necessary. Quebecor Inc. says it’s cutting 500 jobs at Sun Media Corp. and closing two printing plants in Ottawa and Kingston as part of a major restructuring of its newspaper division. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352822917 Nov. 10, 2012 Operative Faith reveals that Kroger will soon join the ranks of Darden Restaurants and slash the hours of its non-exempt (hourly) workers to avoid millions in Obamacare penalties. To give you a sense of Kroger's size and importance, its sales last year were $90 billion and it employs nearly 350,000 people. Most of its jobs are hourly and the vast majority of workers are neither millionaires or billionaires. Faith is a mid-level manager at Kroger and reports the dire news: Last week we found out that, beginning in January, any employee who is not full-time at that point, will be limited to 28 hours per week and all new hires will be subject to the same policy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352569269 Nov. 9, 2012 For the chairman and chief executive of Murray Energy, an Ohio-based coal company, the reelection of President Obama was no cause for celebration. It was a time for prayer — and layoffs. Robert E. Murray read a prayer to a group of company staff members on the day after the election, lamenting the direction of the country and asking: “Lord, please forgive me and anyone with me in Murray Energy Corp. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352568436 Nov. 10, 2012 Freedom Works has put together a list of companies that will be laying off employees as a result of President Barack Obama's health care law: Welch Allyn Welch Allyn, a company that manufactures medical diagnostic equipment in central New York, announced in September that they would be laying off 275 employees, or roughly 10% of their workforce over the next three years. One of the major reasons discussed for the layoffs was a proactive response to the Medical Device Tax mandated by the new healthcare law. Dana Holding Corp. As recently as a week ago, a global auto parts manufacturing company in Ohio known as Dana Holding Corp. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1352488050 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1351611177 Oct. 27, 2012 SPRING VALLEY, Calif. — Since the Fresh & Easy grocery chain was founded five years ago, it has opened 150 stores in California and positioned itself as a hip, socially responsible company. A cross between Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, the company brags that its house brands have no artificial colors or trans fats, that two-thirds of its produce is grown locally and that its main distribution center is powered by a $13 million solar installation. But in one crucial respect, Fresh & Easy is just like the vast majority of large American retailers: most employees work part-time, with its stores changing many of their workers’ schedules week to week. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1351533800 Oct. 26, 2012 There is down-sizing; there is trimming-the-fat; and then there is UBS. The once-giant Swiss Bank just announced it will cut up to 10,000 jobs. This comes on top of the 3,500 from last year - which makes a rather dramatic weight-loss strategy for the 63,500 employee firm. As the FT reports [3], they will not happen all at once (so just after the election then?) but will lead to the closure of a sizable part of UBS' fixed-income trading operations (and other capital intensive areas of the investment bank). text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1350749897 Oct. 18, 2012 NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. unemployment fell to 7.8% in September. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1350657827 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1350492042 Oct. 15, 2012 When Fernando Navales lost his job last June, things looked pretty grim. His efforts to find gainful employment proved futile until he downloaded an app called Gigwalk, where companies offer small amounts of money for small tasks that take little time. (Users simply swipe to "accept" the task and complete it within a set time period.) Within days, he was earning more than he had in his previous position. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1349544086 Oct. 6, 2012  (Article from May 4, 2012 !) NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There are far more jobless people in the United States than you might think. While it's true that the unemployment rate is falling, that doesn't include the millions of nonworking adults who aren't even looking for a job anymore. And hiring isn't strong enough to keep up with population growth. As a result, the labor force is now at its smallest size since the 1980s when compared to the broader working age population. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1348493588 Sept. 22, 2012 Bank of America, the second largest bank-holding company in the US, plans to lay off 16,000 workers by the end of the year, according to reports published Thursday in the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal. Some 200 branches will be closed by the end of the year, in addition to the 178 that were shuttered last year. The company intends to cut 5,300 customer-facing banking jobs, and to slash another 3,200 in the retail mortgage department, according to the Journal. The news follows the announcement by American Airlines earlier this week that it is sending layoff notices to 11,000 employees, 4,400 of whom the company says it actually intends to lay off. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1347989162 Sept. 18, 2012 (NaturalNews) It's been labeled as one of the primary reasons why job growth in the U.S. continues to lag, but apparently no one at the White House is listening. Obamacare is set to claim another casualty - the food service industry, one that is known for its low-paying positions and tight profit margins. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1347846273 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1347726135 FW 9/15/12 Mascot/Provogue Records Like this video? HankTV.com is the Net's biggest free, uncensored indie country, Americana, blues, roots rock and roll music video site! Director: Walter Trout VIEW HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdiq61-VOQ&feature=youtu.be text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1347295493 Sept. 8, 2012 The "great hegemonic American economy" is on the verge of total collapse, because the only way it can pay for the imports that sustain it is by issuing more debt and printing more money. Once the debt and money creation undermine the dollar as world reserve currency, the US will become overnight a third-world country, much to the relief of the rest of the world. :::::::: Cross-posted from Paul Craig Roberts   Friday's payroll jobs report says that 96,000 new jobs were created in August and that the unemployment rate (U.3) fell from 8. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1347107418 Sept. 7, 2012 CNSNews.com) - The number of Americans whom the U.S. Department of Labor counted as “not in the civilian labor force” in August hit a record high of 88,921,000. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1346678051 Sept. 1, 2012 It is true that labor produces for the rich wonderful things - but for the worker it produces privation. It produces palaces - but for the worker, hovels. It produces beauty - but for the worker, deformity. -Marx, "Alienated Labor" It's better to die than to work for that shit. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1345741544 Aug. 22, 2012 COMMENT: The news is worse than that. Given the lack of selection at stores coupled with the poor quality of customer service bordering on disdain, many people have abandoned retail entirely and purchase what they need online! Retail, already dependent on the 'Holiday shopping season' to survive (and yes, the early Christmas products are already starting to appear on the shelves), is dying before our eyes.   Robots make the products and computers connect the products with the customers. And Wall Street scratches their heads and wonder why nobody has the money to buy anything. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1345486557 Aug. 17, 2012 For decades our politicians have promised us that the “free trade” agenda would bring us greater prosperity than ever before.  They insisted that merging our economy into the emerging one world economy would cause millions upon millions of new jobs to be added to the U.S. economy. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1339790236 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1339081285 June 7, 2012 (MoneyWatch) Some 58 percent of companies plan to use temporary employees -- at all levels -- over the next few years, the Harvard Business Review reports. Authors Jody Greenstone Miller and Matt Miller say that temporary employment is no longer limited to administrative assistants, warehouse workers, or other low-level work. High-level people are choosing to work as temporary employees and earning money comparable to what they would have earned as an employee, or even as a partner, in a traditional company. When you have specialized skills that are in demand, it can be to your advantage to work solo. That allows you to take on the projects you like, rather than dealing with the typical administrative and political headaches in a traditional corporate job. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1338825536 June 2, 2012 Humberto Montes de Oca is the international secretary for the Mexican Electrical Workers union. Two years ago, its 44,000 members were all fired when the Mexican government took over generating stations by force to set the stage for privatizing electricity. Montes de Oca describes the role the union has played on the left in Mexico, its resistance to privatization and the way fired workers are now forced to migrate to survive. He was interviewed by David Bacon. Our organization is the oldest democratic union in Mexico. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1338295602 May 28, 2012 While the unemployment rate for veterans has dropped dramatically in the last year, two veterans advocates told CNN’s Candy Crowley this morning that finding jobs for veterans remains a major issue. Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, said there has been “huge progress” on helping unemployed veterans because President Obama has instituted policies to reduce veteran unemployment and Fortune 500 companies are also helping returning servicemembers. The unemployment rate for veterans between ages 18 and 24 is more than 17 percent, down from 29 percent, but Tim Tetz, legislative director of the American Legion, said that younger veterans are still facing a higher unemployment rate than their civilian counterparts, which stands at 15 percent. Older veterans are also struggling to find employment: TETZ: [O]f the 780,000 veterans who are currently out of a job, two-thirds of them are between the ages of 35 and 64. And they might not have the resources like the GI Bill and many of the other things that these younger veterans have to use. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1337912262 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1337875394 May 16, 2012 recently happened to be at an event where billionaire George Soros was being interviewed. The right wing hates Soros because he is: (a) liberal, (b) rich, and (c) fearless. [I could also make a case that they hate Soros because he is (d) Jewish, but I leave that up to you.] Soros said a lot of things, but he said two sentences that I wish that everyone could hear. This is what he said: You can't cut your way out of a recession. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1337616705 May 20, 2012 The struggling U.S. economy has been particularly hard on young people — Americans ages 18 to 29 are suffering higher unemployment and underemployment rates than other age groups, a new Gallup poll reveals. Unemployment among young adults stood at 13.6 percent in April, up from 12. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1336753219 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1328658683 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1328630791 Feb. 6, 2012 The entire 2012 presidential election could well hinge on one number: the unemployment rate. Here's my prediction: Some time around July or August, the official unemployment rate will dip below 8.0%. At that point, Obama will say that "unemployment is lower than when I took office" and will ride this one statistic to re-election. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1326816613 Jan. 14, 2012 nitial jobless claims unexpectedly jumped by 24,000 last week to 399,000 as more workers lost their jobs, the Labor Department said Thursday. At the same time, the economy continues to lose workers. In the 30 months since the recession officially ended, nearly 1 million people have dropped out of the labor force — they aren’t working, and they aren’t looking — according to data from Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the past two months, the labor force shrank by 170,000. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1324924211 Dec. 24, 2011 The official, U-3 unemployment rate is 8.6 percent. But while the unemployment rate has been dropping, so has the labor force participation rate, as measured by the U.S. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1324566623 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/government/labor_and_unions/jobs/news.php?q=1323274296 Dec. 5, 2011 There is more fantasy in the U.S. employment numbers than in a Harry Potter novel. According to the BLS, 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/jobs/news.php?q=1322759788 Posted by Stansberry 5/23/11 FW 12/1/11 From Porter Stansberry in the S&A Digest: I've decided to re-publish the most popular essay I've ever written. For some subscribers, this will only be a reminder about the serious problems we face in America. But for the many subscribers we've added in the last several months, this will be all new. If it resonates with you..