US Labor Dept. Announces $55M for Green Jobs Training
News | www.sustainablebusiness.com | Nov 20, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced nearly $55 million in green jobs grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19279
U.S. layoffs fall in October
News | www.reuters.com | Nov 20, 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to bottoming. The Labor
The Associated Press: Tenn. jobless rate stays at 10.5 pct in October
News | www.google.com | Nov 19, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the state's unemployment rate remained at 10.5 percent for the second straight month in October. The seasonally adjusted rate compares with 6.9 percent unemployment in October of last year.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5icNQesuG0AW2DMCepKFeawmyOLPAD9C2QOQ80
DWP IT contractors in strike ballot
News | www.theregister.co.uk | Nov 19, 2009
Union: 'Tell management that enough is enough'HP contractors working for the Department for Work and Pensions will vote on whether to strike over job losses and pay.…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/19/dwp_hp_contractor_ballot/
Trident job loss figure in report under fire from opposition
News | news.scotsman.com | Nov 19, 2009
Trident job loss figure in report under fire from opposition - A REPORT from a group commissioned by the Scottish Government on removing nuclear weapons from Scotland has been dismissed as supporting a "half-baked policy".
http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Trident-job-loss-figure-in.5837880.jp
Labor Department Provides $55 Million in Green Jobs Grants
News | www.industryweek.com | Nov 18, 2009
Funds target training initiatives for minorities and other underserved groups
Ireland's Aer Lingus warns of more job losses
News | uk.news.yahoo.com | Nov 18, 2009
Irish airline Aer Lingus warned Wednesday of more possible job losses if agreement cannot be reached by the end of November over proposed cost cutting measures.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091118/tbs-ireland-s-aer-lingus-warns-of-more-j-5268574.html
HP workers at DWP vote on strike action
News | www.computerweekly.com | Nov 17, 2009
More than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard workers are voting on whether to go on strike in a dispute over job losses and pay. Most of the staff voting...
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239211/hp-workers-at-dwp-vote-on-strike-action.htm
Councils still struggle to recruit social workers
News | www.personneltoday.com | Nov 17, 2009
Councils have improved recruitment and staff development opportunities, but are still struggling to hire social workers, a survey has shown. Local...
BBC NEWS | Business | UK public 'favours spending cuts'
News | news.bbc.co.uk | Nov 16, 2009
The UK public favours tackling the ballooning public deficit with cuts in spending and tax credits, a BBC poll suggests.
