Permanently Temporary

If you have a job, congratulations. Just don't bet on keeping it, or on your next one being very durable either. These days, businesses are relying on temps more than ever, according to The Wall Street Journal. "For some companies, the shift to part-time or temporary help may be a short-term response to an uncertain economic environment," the Journal reported. "But some companies see a longer-term shift."

Jobless job seekers: your work's cut out

There's an enduring bias against hiring unemployed job hunters. Logical or not, it's reality. And it's confirmed by new research presented this week at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management.

City defies court order - reduces their pay to minimum wage

Scranton, Pennsylvania is reducing the pay of city workers to the federal minimum wage. Mayor Chris Doherty said his administration is going forward with a plan to unilaterally slash the pay of 398 workers to the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour with today's payroll, insisting it is all the city can afford.

These workers want to buy the factory.

With an agreement from Serious Energy to give workers the opportunity to buy the plant themselves, New Era Windows was looking at a bright future. But after months of stalling, the company suddenly announced that all bids were due immediately, and rigged the process to ensure that New Era didn't have a chance.

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