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A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond looks at how high-skill occupations are distributed around the U.S. and concludes that centralization in a few key cities may be the most...
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GM's union 46,000 union employees on Friday will complete voting on a new contract. If the deal is approved, Ford and Chrysler negotiations will go into high gear.
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WeWork's CEO will get more than $1 billion in the bailout. But will he give any of that to the thousands of people WeWork will lay off in the next several weeks?
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GM reportedly has finalized a settlement to end a multiweek strike by the United Auto Workers union. With earnings season kicking off, there will be more of a focus the strike's price tag for GM.
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The United Auto Workers union and GM have reached a proposed tentative agreement to end the month-long strike against the company's 55 U.S. locations. No details yet.
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The media reports that recession risks are rising every day. If a recession is going to arrive, it's going to take a major blow to the consumer — and the number one blow to consumers is around jobs.
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Despite the three-week-old UAW strike, GM management has made two calculations that investors support.
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Nonfarm payrolls rose less than expected in September, but the should at least ease one more day's worries over the endless calls for a recession.
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Challenger, Gray & Christmas on Thursday released its job-cuts report for September, showing that more than 41,000 planned U.S. job cuts were announced last month, a decrease compared with August...
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Te ADP private sector payrolls report is used as a directional barometer for each monthly unemployment and nonfarm payrolls report. ADP's figure was better than expected in September.
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GM reversed an earlier decision to push health care premium payments for striking workers onto the UAW. The union was not impressed, but negotiations are reportedly continuing.
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Last week's new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 3,000, driven by new claims in Michigan where thousands of autoworkers are on strike against GM.
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Seasonal hiring is expected to be no better than flat to 2018 totals this year, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Consumers are still spending but remain concerned about the effects of...
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The United Auto Workers union has initiated a strike against General Motors. Will the work stoppage be resolved quickly or will both sides hunker down for the long haul?
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U.S. retailers have begun announcing expected seasonal hiring totals for the coming holiday season.
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