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Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO

AP News 3 hours ago

Senators question lobbying, nearly $1 million in compensation for CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could ...

Bill George to retire as Pa. AFL-CIO president

AP News 19 hours ago

Long the face of Pa. organized labor, Bill George to step down as president of state AFL-CIO After 20 years as the face of organized labor in Pennsylvania and 50 years since the United Steelworkers issued his first union card, Bill George ...

Union at American seeks step toward strike

AP Features 21 hours ago

The union representing mechanics and other ground workers at American Airlines is asking federal officials to let them take a big step closer toward a possible strike against the nation's second-largest carrier. The Transport Workers Union said Thursday they asked federal mediators ...

Jobless Claims

AP News yesterday

A job seeker walks by a job kiosk at a job placement center in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits fell last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.(AP ...

Greece Financial Crises

AP News yesterday

A protester from a communist linked union and a protesting police officer applause each other during a rally as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens, Thursday March 11, 2010, as part of a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh ...

McDonnell Reverses Course, Issues Gay Protections Directive

On Top Magazine yesterday

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in the area of employment Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in the area of employment, the AP reported. McDonnell's ...

APTOPIX Greece Financial Crisis

AP News yesterday

A train company worker walks between parked train carriages as the main entrance is locked with a chain at subway station of Piraeus near Athens Greece, during a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights ...

Greece Financial Crisis

AP News yesterday

A fisherman prepares his rod in front of idle ferries, at the port of Piraeus near Athens Greece, during a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff ...

Summary Box: Unemployment rises in 30 states

AP News yesterday

Summary Box: Unemployment rates rise in 30 states as joblessness remains widespread JOBS SCARCE: The unemployment rate rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, as jobs remain scarce across the country. SOME JOB CREATION: There were signs of ...

Job Fair Held At A Jewish Community Center In Brooklyn

Getty Images yesterday

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Job seekers stand in line on the sidewalk to attend a UJA-Federation of New York job fair on March 10, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Hundreds of people attended the one day job ...

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