Labor Secretary Defends Job Outsourcing
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Foreign companies have created millions of jobs in the United States, far outpacing the amount of work that American businesses have shifted abroad, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said Wednesday.
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As President George W. Bush's plans for a guest worker program languishes in a backlash against immigration, employers both large and small say they rely on Hispanic workers to keep the economy running.
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No, tell us how you really feel. This Labor Day, workers are saying their biggest work problems are mostly economic. Their pay is not keeping up with increasing health-care costs or other increases in living expenses. They are disgruntled enough to look for work on the job. Retirement "security"...
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Outsourcing is seen as an increasing problem and UK firms should not move more jobs abroad, a survey finds.
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London, Aug. 19: Yet another fault has been found by British unions with the quality of outsourcing to India but this time perhaps with some justification.
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Presidential candidate's position paper calls for expanding a federal program to help tech workers hurt by offshore outsourcing.
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BERKELEY, Calif. Bill Gates weighed in on the subject of job outsourcing during a speech at UC Berkeley today -- a big topic with the audience of engineering students whose futures now seem as uncertain as Silicon Valley&#39;s economy.
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Outsourcing is a word we hear more and more these days, but according to EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci, it&#39;s one that&#39;s used too much.
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Although a company's move to outsourcing can sometimes strike fear in employees who see their jobs as endangered, if done right workers may find that the process provides them with an opportunity to advance their careers and hone their skills, according to the findings of a poll out this week.
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Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson told aides to look at the political leanings of contractors when awarding deals, but there's no proof that his staff complied, an internal report says.
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Democratic hopeful John Kerry has made the flight of US jobs overseas a key theme of his election campaign but Asian nations expect the outsourcing trend to continue even if he wins, analysts say.
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The Bush-Cheney campaign on Monday accused the AFL-CIO of acts of vandalism at a handful of its offices around the country &#151; an allegation the labor federation denied.
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Senate and House Democrats attacked the Republican-led National Labor Relations Board at a Congressional hearing on Thursday, saying its recent decisions had favored employers over workers.
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The Home Secretary has defended plans for the UK to work with other EU countries on asylum and immigration policy. Tell us what you think.
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THE REGION The Boston City Council is expected to pass a resolution today calling the recent move to outsource about 50 jobs at The Boston Globe to India "deplorable." The resolution, by Council President Maureen E. Feeney of Dorchester and Councilor Felix Arroyo of Hyde Park, lends support to a protest by the Boston Newspaper Guild, which represents editorial, advertising, ...
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The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. yesterday defended the retailer's decision to close a Canadian store after its employees voted to form a union, saying demands from negotiators would have forced an already unprofitable store to hire 30 more people and abide by inefficient work rules.
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A dispute over water rights has caused outsourcers to tell their staffers to stay at home because of expected trouble and even violence from protesters.