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January 10, 2014
News & Commentary

Sam Heppell

The L.A. Times reports that the U.S. economy added just 74,000 jobs in December, the smallest increase in three years. The news was accompanied by a drop in the unemployment rate to 6.7%, the lowest level since October 2008. However, this decrease was driven by the number of Americans who have given up on looking […]

January 9, 2014
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Rachel Homer

As we move out of the holiday shopping season, there are several reminders that the economy is still struggling: According to the New York Times, Macy’s announced on Wednesday that it plans to lay off 2,500 employees. The most recent round of large-scale lay offs at Macy’s was in 2009, when Macy’s laid off 7,000 […]

January 8, 2014
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Brad King

The Senate—with the support of six Republicans—voted yesterday to extend emergency unemployment benefits for 3 months. The Editorial Board of the Washington Post offers its thoughts on the economic implications of the extension, which comes at a cost of $6.5 billion. The New York Times is reporting that the Big 3 US automakers have announced […]

January 7, 2014
News & Commentary

Jordan M. Grossman

The New York Times reports that efforts by states to modernize their systems for unemployment compensation and other government benefits have “largely backfired in recent months, causing enormous cost overruns and delays.” The Times notes that “a lack of funding in many states and a shortage of information technology specialists in public service jobs routinely lead […]

January 6, 2014
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Alison Deich

The New York Times notes that the Obama Administration has continued to call on Congress to restore long-term unemployment insurance benefits for 1.3 million Americans. Gene Sperling, President Obama’s top economic adviser, has argued that continued unemployment benefits are a crucial means of addressing widespread unemployment. The Los Angeles Times reports that some children in […]

January 5, 2014
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Jessica Harris

Boeing workers voted Friday 51% to 49% to approve an eight-year contract extension, the New York Times reports. That deal will ensure that Boeing’s new 777x aircraft will be assembled in Washington state. Although Boeing is earning record profits, the approved deal will freeze workers’ pensions, among other concessions. Workers did manage to secure one-time […]

January 3, 2014
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Scott Hochberg

The New York Times reports several promising economic indicators from December that suggest the economy is poised for stronger growth in 2014. The number of Americans filing for unemployment fell again last week, the nation’s factory activity remained near a two-and-a-half-year high in December, and construction spending hit its highest level in nearly five years. […]

January 1, 2014
News & Commentary

Brett M. Kalikow

Happy New Year from On Labor! Just hours before participating in the New Year’s festivities in New York City, Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor issued a temporary stay “block[ing] the Obama administration from forcing some religious affiliated groups to provide health insurance coverage of birth control or face penalties as part of the Affordable Care […]

December 30, 2013
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Max Utzschneider

The New York Times reports on the Democratic Party’s plans to focus the 2014 election season on raising the minimum wage at both federal and state levels. Raising the minimum wage is believed to be popular amongst voters in both parties, with a recent poll showing that even 57 percent of Republicans support increasing the […]

December 29, 2013
News & Commentary

Rebecca Chang

The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program expired this weekend, cutting 1.3 million Americans from support. The New York Times estimates that if benefits are not renewed on Congress’ return, “another estimated 1.9 million people who would otherwise have qualified for federal benefits will find that there is no federal program to turn to.” The New York Times covers […]

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OnLabor is a blog devoted to workers, unions, and their politics. We interpret our subject broadly to include the current crisis in the traditional union movement (why union decline is happening and what it means for our society); the new and contested forms of worker organization that are filling the labor union gap; how work ought to be structured and managed; how workers ought to be represented and compensated; and the appropriate role of government — all three branches — in each of these issues.

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