U.S. needs to issue more work visas
Many employers in manufacturing, aviation and other industries are having trouble finding enough workers.
The gap between the demand for labor and its supply was...
Many banks consolidating jobs as economy shifts
While restaurants and retailers were laying off their workers at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, banks embarked on a hiring spree in the...
Five Questions With: Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin | Executive vice president, Service Employees International Union 1199 New England
1. What are the most significant challenges facing SEIU 1199 membership and how...
New R.I. law ensures gratuities get into the right hands
Anyone who has worked in the service industry knows how rapidly things can change from one shift to the next.
One night’s tips might cover...
Some school districts are building affordable housing to retain teachers
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL teacher Lisa Raskin moved out of a cramped apartment she was sharing with a roommate and into her...
Rank and file revival: New kind of labor movement hits R.I.
Starbucks customers swinging through the drive-thru on a June morning in Warwick were greeted by something many weren’t expecting: a group of baristas and...
NEA R.I. President Purtill to retire in December
CRANSTON – A longtime leader within Rhode Island’s largest labor union will call it a career at the end of the year.
The National Education...
Teaching the trades that preserve history
The request sounded simple enough: repair a heating and ventilation system stymied by a broken fan. But when The Armory Revival Co. recently fielded...
Performance reviews in post-COVID era
Few office workers seem to like performance reviews, and many seem to outright hate – or fear – them.
A 2015 survey of Fortune 1000...
Family businesses find perks to hiring their kids
As a certified public accountant, Jonathan Ucran is trained to look at every issue through a tax-minded lens.
Ironically, tax benefits were not top of...
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