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NYTimes.com: Jobless Turn to Family for Help
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. US | January 30, 2010 Jobless Turn to Family for Help By MICHAEL LUO When unemployment leads to borrowing from family and friends, the experience can be stressful. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/us/30borrow.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 2010 The New York Times Company

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Amid Controversy, President Quits Labor College
by Eugene McElroy 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

William Scheuerman on Friday quit the presidency of the National Labor College, effective immediately, just a week after he announced a major expansion plan for the college -- including a controversial partnership with for-profit education providers. The college isn't planning a formal announcement until Tuesday, when an interim president will be named. But Scheuerman briefed the staff on Friday and some of those with knowledge of the situation contacted Inside Higher Ed, speculating that the departure was related to concerns about the new direction for the college. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/25/labor -- 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 ********

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Largest Gap between Male and Female Unemployment Rates since 1948
by Eugene McElroy 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

According to a recent report from the Economic Policy Institute, the difference between the national unemployment rates for men and women is the highest since data collection began in 1948. By the third quarter of 2010, the male unemployment rate is projected to reach 11.7% while the female rate will hit 9.7%. (be sure to click on the hotlink to the EPI report) http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2010/01/21/largest-gap-between-male-and-fema… -- 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 ********

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Unions Lost Members in 2009, as Overall Employment Fell
by Eugene McElroy 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Union membership fell in line with the decline in overall employment in 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual union membership report released today. The unionized share of the U.S. workforce dipped to 12.3 percent last year from 12.4 percent in 2008. For the first time ever, union members in the public sector outnumbered those in the private sector. While the recession eliminated jobs across the private sector, employment fell most rapidly in the relatively unionized construction and manufacturing industries, placing downward pressure on the overall unionization rate. http://www.cepr.net/index.php/data-bytes/union-membership-bytes/2010/?utm_s… -- 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 ********

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[IWS] BLS: AMERICA'S YOUTH AT 22: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN AGES 21 AND 22 [28 January 2010]]
by Eugene McElroy 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

AMERICA'S YOUTH AT 22: SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS BETWEEN AGES 21 AND 22 [28 January 2010] http://www.bls.gov/news.release/nlsyth.nr0.htm or http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/nlsyth.pdf [full-text, 11 pages] At age 22, women are more likely to be enrolled in college than men and are also more likely to have completed a bachelor's degree, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among 22-year-olds not enrolled in college, men are more likely than women to be employed in a civilian job or serving in the military. These findings are from the first 11 annual rounds of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), which is a nationally re- presentative survey of about 9,000 young men and women who were born during the years 1980 to 1984. These respondents were ages 12 to 17 when first interviewed in 1997, and ages 22 to 28 when interviewed for the eleventh time in 2007-08. Most NLSY97 respondents completed their 2007-08 interview before December 2007, when the nation officially en- tered a recession. The survey provides information on work and nonwork experiences, training, schooling, income, assets, and other character- istics. The information provided by respondents can be considered re- presentative of all men and women born in the early 1980s and living in the United States when the survey began in 1997. This release focuses on the school enrollment and employment experi- ences of these individuals from the October when they were age 21 to the October when they were age 22. Respondents were age 21 in October during the years 2001 to 2006 and age 22 in October from 2002 to 2007. Highlights from the longitudinal survey include: --During the October when they were 22 years old, 25 percent of men were enrolled in college, compared with 29 percent of women. Seven percent of men had received a bachelor's degree by the October they were age 22, compared with 13 percent of women. --Among those who were enrolled in college when they were 21 years old, 60 percent were still enrolled in college when age 22, and 24 percent had received a bachelor's degree. Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics were less likely than whites to have received a bachelor's degree between ages 21 and 22. --Ten percent of male high school graduates who had never enrolled in college were in the Armed Forces during the October when they were age 22, as were 7 percent of the 22-year-old men who had at- tended college but had not earned a bachelor's degree and were no longer enrolled. Three percent of 22-year-old men with a bach- elor's degree were serving in the Armed Forces. --Individuals born from 1980 to 1984 held an average of 4.4 jobs from age 18 to age 22. Those with more education held more jobs than those with less education. --High school graduates who had never enrolled in college were em- ployed an average of 72 percent of the weeks from age 18 to age 22. By comparison, those who had dropped out of high school were employed 54 percent of those weeks. --By their 22nd birthday, 24 percent of young adults who had never gone to college had been employed by the same employer for 2 years or more since the time they left high school. Seven percent had never held a job since they left high school. AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES.... **************************************** 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<mailto:smb6@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 ********

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NYTimes.com: Female Bankers in India Earn Chances to Rule
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | January 28, 2010 The Female Factor: Female Bankers in India Earn Chances to Rule By HEATHER TIMMONS In India's relatively young financial industry, women are often running the show. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/asia/28iht-windia.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 2010 The New York Times Company

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Howard Zinn, author of 'People's History' and left-wing historian, dies at 87 in California
by sagauro＠rci.rutgers.edu 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

This story was sent to you by: eugene -------------------- Howard Zinn, author of 'People's History' and left-wing historian, dies at 87 in California -------------------- HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer January 28 2010, 3:11 AM PST Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist "A People's History of the United States" became a million-selling alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-obit-zinn,0,3… Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com

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NYTimes.com: An Underdog Who Isn't Daunted by a New Try for the Senate
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. NEW YORK REGION | January 27, 2010 An Underdog Who Isn't Daunted by a New Try for the Senate By N. R. KLEINFIELD Jonathan Tasini won 17 percent of the vote in 2006 against Hillary Rodham Clinton, but he thinks he can defeat Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand this time. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/nyregion/27tasini.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 2010 The New York Times Company

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NYTimes.com: U.S. Wrestling With Olive Branch for Taliban
by ciudadviejo＠yahoo.com 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

This page was sent to you by: ciudadviejo(a)yahoo.com. INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | January 27, 2010 U.S. Wrestling With Olive Branch for Taliban By MARK LANDLER and HELENE COOPER The U.S. has begun grappling with whether to reconcile with those who sheltered Osama bin Laden. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/world/asia/27diplo.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 2010 The New York Times Company

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Union Members Summary
by Eugene McElroy 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

In 2009, the union membership rate--the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union--was 12.3 percent, essentially unchanged from 12.4 percent a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 771,000 to 15.3 million, largely reflecting the overall drop in employment due to the recession. 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 union workers. http://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm -- 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 ********

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