The Right-Wing Zombie Lie About Public Workers That Just Won’t Die
The Right-Wing Zombie Lie About Public Workers That Just Won’t Die Posted on 06 February 2012 By Sarah Jaffe AlterNet With the new year, we’ve seen a new round of attacks on working people. Just last week, Arizona Republicans introduced a bill attacking public workers that makes Wisconsin’s look mild by comparison. And just in [...]
Advocates for domestic workers bill stay stubborn and strong for equal rights
Advocates for domestic workers bill stay stubborn and strong for equal rights Jessica Buchleitner – WNN Features (WNN) San Francisco, CALIFORNIA, U.S.: While employed as a “home-care worker,” Teresa, a Mexican national, often returned to her own home after a day of work demeaned and discouraged. She didn’t talk about it at first, but often [...]
Really? The Claim: Long Work Hours Can Cause Depression
February 6, 2012, 11:40 am Really? The Claim: Long Work Hours Can Cause Depression By ANAHAD O’CONNOR THE FACTS Routinely putting in extra hours at the office can put a strain on your social life. But can too much overtime cause depression? Scientists put the question to the test in a study of more than [...]
Nearly half of California jobless workers considered ‘long-term’
Not only does California have more than 2 million unemployed workers, but nearly half of them have been jobless for 27 weeks or more, according to new data assembled by the state Department of Employment Development. “Between May 2007 and February 2011, the number of people who were jobless 27 weeks or more in California [...]