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courtesy of General MotorsNew General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra traveled last week to Rüsselsheim, Germany, on her first trip as the company’s new chief and committed the company to...
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ThinkstockThe unemployment rate in the United States was 6.7% in December. In North Dakota, it was 2.6%. The low number is a testament to what having a very low population, and a jobs market...
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ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence Index for January. The good news for the economy is that it is far better than the horrific durable goods report from the Commerce...
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YRC Worldwide is enjoying the benefits of a its union deal, although this gain likely is coming at the expenses of its peers and competitors. The company can now focus on restructuring and...
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A worker at a Los Angeles McDonald's outlet will attend President Obama's State of the Union Tuesday evening as the guest of California Representative Linda Sanchez. The White House has indicated...
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IBM said it would rebalance its workforce. Texas Instruments announced it would cut 1,100 people. These come shortly after Intel said it would fire 5,000. Big tech seems to get ever smaller, both in...
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The Labor Department's Job Openings and Labor Turnover report for November showed that job openings in America had reached 4 million, nearly a six-year high.
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Amazon.com workers in Delaware turned down the opportunity to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers by a margin of 21 to six. The win for Amazon was much, much larger...
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YRC Worldwide is a company that just cannot seem to ever get it right. The trucking company's stock has been in the penalty box this week, and shares were down 20% in Friday trading.
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Boeing Co.By a margin of 51% to 49%, union employees of The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) have approved a new contract that will keep production of the company’s new 777X aircraft and wing in the state of...
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Union local 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) will vote Friday on whether to accept the revised contract offered by Boeing for its 31,000 members.
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On Monday, the McResources website for employees of McDonald's suggested that employees avoid eating too much fast food, and showed a photo of something that looks very much like a McDonald's meal...
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Courtesy Boeing Co.The full-membership vote on the revised contract offer from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is being forced on union local 751 by its parent organization, the International Association of...
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Courtesy Boeing Co.The international labor union representing some 32,000 workers at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has forced a January 3 vote on a revised contract offer that Boeing has said must be...
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ThinkstockUpdated 10:46 a.m. 12/16/2013. The strike by Amazon workers from Germany due to what they believe is low pay has not caused any concern, or excitement, among investors — although it was...
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