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Working Poor for Washington / Workers Protest Taxpayer-Funded ‘Poverty Jobs’
Close to 100 cleaning and concessions contract workers from various federal facilities in Washington walked off their jobs and marched to the White House to protest what they called taxpayer-funded “poverty jobs” Continue reading
Interns / Death of 21-year-old BoA’s in UK. Should those at the White House be paid ?
Serious concerns have been raised tonight about the punishing hours endured by interns at City investment banks following the death of a young Bank of America Merrill Lynch employee. At the same time, the White House under pressure to pay its interns Continue reading
Digital Badges / Building a 21st Century Resume
A growing number of foundations, government agencies, companies and non-profits are exploring “digital badges” as the 21st century equivalent of a resume-builder Continue reading
US / Vets program to be unveiled
First lady Michelle Obama on Monday will announce the launch of a credentialing program that the White House says will help members of the armed forces leaving military service earn the certification needed for many high-tech jobs in the private sector. Many departing service members have faced problems landing high-tech jobs in the private sector … Continue reading
US / Job Gap / President Elected Jobs Council without official meeting for a year
President Barack Obama’s Jobs Council hit a notable milestone on Thursday: one year without an official meeting. The 26-member panel is also set to expire at the end of the month, unless Obama extends its tenure. The group, formally known as the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, last convened on Jan. 17, 2012 for … Continue reading
US – Teacher Layoffs – A White House Report
The White House has released a new report that finds that the loss of teachers and other education staff is forcing communities into difficult choices that harm our children’s education and future, including increasing class sizes and shortening school years and days. The report shows that more than 300,000 local education jobs have been lost … Continue reading
Office of Management and Budget says high unemployment rates will last
The numbers that have the White House projecting an unemployment rate dipping below 8 percent before November still show the economy struggling to recover until well after the next presidential election, with rates not expected to stabilize to pre-recession levels until after the second term President Obama is hoping to win. Republicans quickly leapt on … Continue reading
Obama Jobs Council – A Lot of Outsourcers
During the past two weeks, President Barack Obama’s campaign has blasted Republican challenger Mitt Romney as an “outsourcer,” focusing on his career with private equity firm Bain Capital. The Romney campaign hit back on Tuesday, claiming Obama’s stimulus package failed to protect American workers and helped create jobs overseas. If Romney really wanted a juicy … Continue reading
In The News | The Job Stall on the Verge of Another Recession, Germany’s skilled worker shortage, Layoffs, Greece and More
Joblessness Rises: Are We on the Verge of Another Recession? | Economy alternet.org – The White House must be telling itself there are still five months between now and Election Day, so the jobs picture could brighten. After all, we went through a similar mid-year slump in 2011 but… JobMarketMon Why the U.S. economy is … Continue reading
Top Republicans Say America ‘May Never Recover’ from President Obama
America’s top two Republican leaders fired blistering broadsides Tuesday at President Barack Obama, saying that the president had made the economy and the future worse and that the United States “may never recover.” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) laid down the starkest warning, telling Fox News, “America can’t live for four more years with Barack … Continue reading
U.S. | Job Stimulus Programs | Where are the promised Green Jobs ?
Three weeks ago, President Barack Obama stood in front of a sea of gleaming solar panels in Boulder City, Nevada, to celebrate his administration’s efforts to promote “green energy.” Stretching row upon row into the desert, the Copper Mountain Solar Project not far from Las Vegas provided an impressive backdrop for the president. Built on … Continue reading
Job Report | There is more work to be done says the White House | Bernanke is Right
The Employment Situation in March | The White House There is more work to be done, but today’s employment report provides further evidence that the economy is continuing to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. It is critical that we continue to make smart investments that strengthen our economy and lay a … Continue reading
Obama Renews Push For Higher Education, Hints at Santorum ‘Snob’ Comment – ABC News
“No issue will have a bigger impact on the future performance of our economy than education,” the president said in remarks before the National Governors Association at the White House. The president insisted that higher education is the key to preparing Americans for the jobs of the 21st century. “We can’t allow higher education to … Continue reading
Obama striking out on ‘green jobs’ program | islandpacket.com
General Motors stock acquired by the federal government in exchange for debt repayment is trading for about half the value used in the conversion calculation, while the stock market is significantly up for the year. If that stock were sold today, the taxpayers would lose $14 billion. Then there is Solyndra. Enough said. One year … Continue reading
White House – Obama did not stop Keystone Pipeline – Job Mouse
At the White House Daily Press Briefing Tuesday Carney said “The President didn’t turn down the Keystone Pipeline.” He said “There was a process in place with long precedent, run out of the State Department because of the issue of a pipeline crossing an international boundary, that required an amount of time for proper review … Continue reading
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