Union membership drops in Mass., US
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THE REGION Union representation in Massachusetts dropped to 13.5 percent of the employed last year, down from 416,000 or 14.2 percent in 2003, according to information released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, the number of employed workers in Massachusetts dropped to 2.92 millon, from 2.93 million in 2003. The federal agency reported that across the ...
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Automaker, unions agree to eliminate up to 12,000 workers to curb losses and save $665 million a year. By Ed Garsten / The Detroit News.
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Revere and Peabody left for the Northeastern Conference. Waltham and Arlington are skipping out this fall for the Dual County League. With rumors of Malden and Medford leaving, the Greater Boston League could drop to just three teams. Greater Boston? Try Big Three North - with Everett, Somerville, and Cambridge.
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Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday.
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An IEEE-USA survey of IT professionals reported a 1.5% decrease in median income from 2002 to 2003, the first drop since the organization began surveying members in 1972.
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Many Massachusetts companies say they are dropping domestic-partner benefits for their gay and lesbian for reasons of fairness: Since marriage between same-sex couples became legal in the state May 17, they should no longer receive special treatment in
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United Airlines' mechanics union announced Friday that its members rejected a tentative contract agreement, dealing the carrier a setback in its efforts to cut labor costs without alienating its workers.
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Factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region slumped in September to its lowest level in more than a year, a survey showed on Thursday, spurring fears the economy's summer soft patch could extend into the fall.
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THE REGION The members of Boston Mailers Union Number 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, approved a five-year labor agreement with The Boston Globe on Sunday that helps the newspaper control labor expenses while giving the union improved healthcare options and some future hiring opportunities, the company said. The agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2006, was approved 112 to 69. No ...
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The number of new foreclosure proceedings filed against Massachusetts homeowners dropped for the second straight month in April, according to a report issued yesterday.
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By some measures, fewer people are managing to stay in the middle class.
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The number of foreign students at Massachusetts colleges and universities dropped 7.2 percent between 2003 and 2006, according to a study being released today at a gathering of Bay State business leaders worried about the future pipeline of scientists and engineers.
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Patient care has suffered, say unions as Guardian analysis shows extent of underspend.
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The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits in the United States dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the US jobs market is moving ahead.
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Nonfarm payroll employment falls for the first time since 2003.
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The Organization for the Rights of American Workers, a group formed by unemployed IT workers in Connecticut to lobby against the H-1B and L-1 visa programs, is disbanding, its leader said.
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Roughly 62 percent of bankrupt auto  parts maker Delphi Corp.'s U.S. union workers have opted out of  the company through retirements or buyouts, the company said on  Tuesday.