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Actors union relents in tentative studio deal
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood studios said Friday they have reached a tentative deal on movie and prime-time TV show productions, capping a yearlong battle that ended with the Guild giving up its fight ...
Economists' new research shows positive effects of minimum-wage increases
Jul 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As various states consider minimum wage increases, and with Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama proposing that the minimum wage be increased and indexed to adjust for cost-of-living increases, researchers ...
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Even low alcohol consumption has a negative impact on overall health
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Low alcohol consumption is bad for your health in general. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation studied the relationship between alcohol consumption and he ...
Strict labor market regulation increases global unemployment, study shows
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Tight labour market regulation increases unemployment all over the world, finds a study of 73 countries by the University of Bath.
Study: Teachers' unions don't provide more pay
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Teachers' unions have little impact on a school district's allocation of money, including teacher pay and spending per student, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Labor Economics.
Study finds rapid growth in health costs hurts economic performance of US industries
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A first-of-its-kind RAND Corporation study has linked the rapid growth in health care costs in the United States with job losses and lower output among industries that commonly provide workers with health insurance.
Hoover's pro-labor stance helped cause Great Depression, economist says
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pro-labor policies pushed by President Herbert Hoover after the stock market crash of 1929 accounted for close to two-thirds of the drop in the nation's gross domestic product over the two years that followed, ...
Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...
Cultural Beliefs About Pesticides Put Mexican Farmworkers at Risk
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemical pesticides are among the tools farmers often use in managing insects dedicated to dining on our nation’s harvest. Pesticides, unfortunately, are not without risk to those who labor in the fields ...
AT&T and union talks continue past deadline (Update)
Apr 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- AT&T and unions for its landline workers were working past a strike deadline early Sunday to try to reach agreement on a new contract.
Labor market economist studies changes in IQ
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The more we work, the more we juggle a constant bombardment of tasks, the brighter we become.
Hourly employees happier than salaried
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...
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