Smlr_net January 2009

smlr_net@email.rutgers.edu

1 participants
64 discussions

NYTimes.com: It's Theirs and They're Not Apologizing
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. NEW YORK REGION | January 31, 2009 It's Theirs and They're Not Apologizing By ALAN FEUER and KAREN ZRAICK Despite the president's scolding and the media's outrage regarding Wall Street bonuses, many moneymakers downtown said they had earned the extra compensation. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/nyregion/31bonuses.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

NYTimes.com: With a Swipe at Bush, Obama Acts to Bolster Labor
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 31 Jan '09

31 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. U.S. / POLITICS | January 31, 2009 With a Swipe at Bush, Obama Acts to Bolster Labor By DAVID STOUT President Obama announced steps that he said would strengthen organized labor and thereby improve the lot of middle-class Americans. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/31/us/politics/31obama.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

NYTimes.com: Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 30 Jan '09

30 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. U.S. / POLITICS | January 30, 2009 Obama Signs Equal-Pay Legislation By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG President Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, approving legislation that expands workers' rights to sue over pay discrimination. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/us/politics/30ledbetter-web.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

[IWS] BLS: UNION MEMBERSHIP [BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP] 2008 [30 January 2009]]
by Eugene McElroy 30 Jan '09

30 Jan '09

BLS The Editor's Desk (TED) 30 January 2009 Union membership in 2008 [BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP] www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/jan/wk4/art05.htm In 2008, union members accounted for 12.4 percent of employed wage and salary workers, up from 12.1 percent a year earlier. The number of workers belonging to a union rose by 428,000 to 16.1 million. In 1983, the first year for which comparable union data are available, the union membership rate was 20.1 percent, and there were 17.7 million workers. [CHART of the following] Union membership of wage and salary workers by demographic group, 2008 Demographic Percent union members All workers 12.4 Men 13.4 Women 11.4 White 12.2 Black or African American 14.5 Asian 10.6 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 10.6 The union membership rate was higher for men (13.4 percent) than for women (11.4 percent) in 2008. The gap between their rates has narrowed considerably since 1983, when the rate for men was about 10 percentage points higher than the rate for women. Between 1983 and 2008, the union membership rate for men declined by 11.3 percentage points, while the rate for women declined by 3.2 percentage points. In 2008, black workers were more likely to be union members (14.5 percent) than workers who were white (12.2 percent), Asian (10.6 percent), or Hispanic (10.6 percent). Black men had the highest union membership rate (15.9 percent), while Asian men had the lowest rate (9.6 percent). These data on union membership are from the Current Population Survey. Unionization data are for wage and salary workers. Find out more in "Union Members in 2008," (PDF) (HTML) news release 09-0095. For citation purposes, this TED article is archived at: www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/jan/wk4/art05.htm **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

1 0

[IWS] RECESSIONS AND OLDER WORKERS [January 2009]]
by Eugene McElroy 30 Jan '09

30 Jan '09

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief -- IB#9-2 January 2009, Number 9-2 Recessions and Older Workers by Alicia H. Munnell, Dan Muldoon, and Steven A. Sass http://crr.bc.edu/images/stories/Briefs/ib_9-2.pdf [full-text, 11 pages] [excerpt] Introduction With the economy sliding ever deeper into recession, questions arise about how older workers are faring and how their fate relative to younger workers compares to the past. The answer to these questions turns out to be a little complicated. Two forces are at work. On the one hand, labor force participation among older workers has been rising since the early 1990s, a reversal of the long-standing trend toward ever-earlier retirement. Participation rates among older workers have even continued to rise during both of the recessions in this decade a dramatic change from previous experience. On the other hand, the edge that older workers used to have relative to younger workers when it comes to layoffs seems to have disappeared, so the rise in the unemployment rate for older workers in recessions now looks similar to that for younger workers. Of the two forces, the trend growth in labor force participation appears to dominate, which has helped keep the employment rate of older workers from falling during the current recession. This pattern contrasts sharply with the far more typical decline in employment rates for workers under age 55... **************************************** Stuart Basefsky Director, IWS News Bureau Institute for Workplace Studies Cornell/ILR School 16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Telephone: (607) 255-2703 Fax: (607) 255-9641 E-mail: smb6(a)cornell.edu **************************************** -- Eugene McElroy Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations Library 50 Labor Center Way New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 732-932-9513 tel: 732-932-9513 ********

1 0

Strike threat looms over Southern California Gas labor talks
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

This story was sent to you by: eugene -------------------- Strike threat looms over Southern California Gas labor talks -------------------- Time for negotiations with the Utility Workers Union of America is running out. By Ronald D. White January 29 2009 Southern California Gas Co. and the union representing its workers are running out of negotiating time on a labor contract that expires this weekend. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/business/energy/la-fi-gasstrike29-2009jan29,0,173789… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

1 0

NYTimes.com: Lilly's Big Day
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. OPINION | January 29, 2009 Op-Ed Columnist: Lilly's Big Day By GAIL COLLINS It's a good day for the feisty working women, like Lilly Ledbetter, who went to court to demand their rights, and the frequently underpaid lawyers who championed them. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/opinion/29collins.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

NYTimes.com: Kodak Posts 4Q Loss, Plans Up to 4, 500 Job Cuts
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. US | January 29, 2009 Kodak Posts 4Q Loss, Plans Up to 4, 500 Job Cuts By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it is cutting 3,500 to 4,500 jobs, or 14 percent to 18 percent of its work force, as it posted a $137 million fourth-quarter loss on plunging sales of both digital and film-based photography products. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/29/us/AP-Earns-Kodak.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

NYTimes.com: Union Membership Up Sharply in 2008, Report Says
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. US | January 29, 2009 Union Membership Up Sharply in 2008, Report Says By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Union membership in the United States rose last year by the largest amount in 25 years, a gain of 428,000 members. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/us/29labor.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

NYTimes.com: Ford Has Its Worst Year Ever but Won't Ask for Aid
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 29 Jan '09

29 Jan '09

This page was sent to you by: sagauro(a)rci.rutgers.edu. BUSINESS | January 30, 2009 Ford Has Its Worst Year Ever but Won't Ask for Aid By NICK BUNKLEY Ford said on Thursday that it lost $14.6 billion last year and $5.9 billion in the fourth quarter, but it reiterated that it does not need federal aid. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/business/30ford.html?emc=eta1 ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company

1 0

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

Smlr_net January 2009