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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Layoffs, hiring and employment statisticsen-usTue, 02 Dec 2008 01:23:08 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Helgenberger, Rosenberg split uphttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bg/Uus-helgenberger.R35p_ID1.htmlwed/bg/Uus-helgenberger.R35p_ID1.html1228180487Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bg/Uus-helgenberger.R35p_ID1.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Marg Helgenberger's publicist says the U.S. actress has separated from her husband, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bg/Uus-helgenberger.R35p_ID1.html">Helgenberger, Rosenberg split up</a> LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Marg Helgenberger's publicist says the U.S. actress has separated from her husband, Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg. (UPI) Weapon workers weren't denied benefitshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/aw/Uus-weaponplant.R_ql_ID1.htmlwed/aw/Uus-weaponplant.R_ql_ID1.html1228155289Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/aw/Uus-weaponplant.R_ql_ID1.html"></a>TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida lawmaker is criticizing a government investigation of charges that workers at a nuclear weapons plant were being denied compensation for illness. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/aw/Uus-weaponplant.R_ql_ID1.html">Weapon workers weren't denied benefits</a> TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida lawmaker is criticizing a government investigation of charges that workers at a nuclear weapons plant were being denied compensation for illness. (UPI) AMPTP: SAG strike would be self-defeatinghttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-amptp.Rj33_ID1.htmlwed/bu/Uus-amptp.Rj33_ID1.html1228144487Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-amptp.Rj33_ID1.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A group of TV and film producers says in an open letter printed Monday in the Los Angeles Times a Screen Actors Guild strike would be self-defeating. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-amptp.Rj33_ID1.html">AMPTP: SAG strike would be self-defeating</a> LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A group of TV and film producers says in an open letter printed Monday in the Los Angeles Times a Screen Actors Guild strike would be self-defeating. (UPI) Firms promote cycling to workhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ae/Uus-bike.RBvs_ID1.htmlwed/ae/Uus-bike.RBvs_ID1.html1228142104Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:35:04 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ae/Uus-bike.RBvs_ID1.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. companies whose employees ride their bikes to work can soon take advantage of a tax credit included in congressional bailout legislation. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ae/Uus-bike.RBvs_ID1.html">Firms promote cycling to work</a> WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. companies whose employees ride their bikes to work can soon take advantage of a tax credit included in congressional bailout legislation. (UPI) Auto troubles pummel U.S. dealer networkhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dp/Uus-autodealers.RoLS_INU.htmlwed/dp/Uus-autodealers.RoLS_INU.html1228068888Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dp/Uus-autodealers.RoLS_INU.html"></a>DETROIT, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the United States could lose as many as 900 new-car dealerships in the current economic swoon. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dp/Uus-autodealers.RoLS_INU.html">Auto troubles pummel U.S. dealer network</a> DETROIT, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The National Automobile Dealers Association predicts the United States could lose as many as 900 new-car dealerships in the current economic swoon. (UPI) Deficit spending worries bailout criticshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dv/Uus-economy.RUYM_INU.htmlwed/dv/Uus-economy.RUYM_INU.html1228065289Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dv/Uus-economy.RUYM_INU.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Unprecedented deficit spending being used to battle the U.S. financial downturn could be planting the seeds of the next crisis, critics say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dv/Uus-economy.RUYM_INU.html">Deficit spending worries bailout critics</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Unprecedented deficit spending being used to battle the U.S. financial downturn could be planting the seeds of the next crisis, critics say. (UPI) SAG calls on members to back strikehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ay/Uus-sag.Rz83_INT.htmlwed/ay/Uus-sag.Rz83_INT.html1227989110Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:05:10 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ay/Uus-sag.Rz83_INT.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild asked its members in an e-mail before the holiday season to back a proposed labor strike against major U.S. studios. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ay/Uus-sag.Rz83_INT.html">SAG calls on members to back strike</a> LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Screen Actors Guild asked its members in an e-mail before the holiday season to back a proposed labor strike against major U.S. studios. (UPI) Aon closes Benfield buy, warns of layoffshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-aon.RRju_INT.htmlwed/ab/Uus-aon.RRju_INT.html1227977086Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:44:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-aon.RRju_INT.html"></a>CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. insurance broker Aon Corp. has completed its acquisition of a British firm and will lay off as many as 700 employees, company officials say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-aon.RRju_INT.html">Aon closes Benfield buy, warns of layoffs</a> CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. insurance broker Aon Corp. has completed its acquisition of a British firm and will lay off as many as 700 employees, company officials say. (UPI) Worker intervention reduces turnoverhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-lovingwork.Rlrc_INS.htmlwed/cw/Ucanada-lovingwork.Rlrc_INS.html1227927933Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:05:33 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-lovingwork.Rlrc_INS.html"></a>EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Retaining long-term healthcare workers can be a challenge, but Canadian researchers say an intervention program can reduce turnover by 75 percent. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cw/Ucanada-lovingwork.Rlrc_INS.html">Worker intervention reduces turnover</a> EDMONTON, Alberta, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Retaining long-term healthcare workers can be a challenge, but Canadian researchers say an intervention program can reduce turnover by 75 percent. (UPI) Family-owned firm gives $6.6M in bonuseshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-peer.Rly__INS.htmlwed/au/Uus-peer.Rly__INS.html1227918895Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-peer.Rly__INS.html"></a>WAUKEGAN, Ill., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The founding family that just sold PEER Bearing Co. announced Friday it is distributing $6.6 million in bonuses to its 230 U.S. and British employees. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-peer.Rly__INS.html">Family-owned firm gives $6.6M in bonuses</a> WAUKEGAN, Ill., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The founding family that just sold PEER Bearing Co. announced Friday it is distributing $6.6 million in bonuses to its 230 U.S. and British employees. (UPI) Many Australian nurses want to quithttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.htmlwed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html1227903888Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html"></a>MELBOURNE, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A study indicates about one-third of aged-care registered nurses in Australia are considering quitting next year because of job stress, researchers say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ds/Uaustralia-nursesstress.RFt2_INS.html">Many Australian nurses want to quit</a> MELBOURNE, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A study indicates about one-third of aged-care registered nurses in Australia are considering quitting next year because of job stress, researchers say. (UPI) Perry, WGAW agree on new contracthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-tylerperry.RvFN_INR.htmlwed/ab/Uus-tylerperry.RvFN_INR.html1227845687Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-tylerperry.RvFN_INR.html"></a>ATLANTA, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Tyler Perry Studios and the Writers Guild of America West say they have agreed on a new contract after more than five months of negotiations. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ab/Uus-tylerperry.RvFN_INR.html">Perry, WGAW agree on new contract</a> ATLANTA, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Tyler Perry Studios and the Writers Guild of America West say they have agreed on a new contract after more than five months of negotiations. (UPI) Jaguar Land Rover announces layoffshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ck/Ubritain-jaguar.RgNu_INR.htmlwed/ck/Ubritain-jaguar.RgNu_INR.html1227816299Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:04:59 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ck/Ubritain-jaguar.RgNu_INR.html"></a>GAYDON, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's Jaguar Land Rover said it would lay off 850 workers by the end of the year, a move that follows a cut of 600 jobs earlier this year. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ck/Ubritain-jaguar.RgNu_INR.html">Jaguar Land Rover announces layoffs</a> GAYDON, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's Jaguar Land Rover said it would lay off 850 workers by the end of the year, a move that follows a cut of 600 jobs earlier this year. (UPI) Magna cuts 850 Toronto-area auto jobshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/af/Ucanada-autojobs.RKF6_INR.htmlwed/af/Ucanada-autojobs.RKF6_INR.html1227791686Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:14:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/af/Ucanada-autojobs.RKF6_INR.html"></a>TORONTO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Another 850 Canadian automotive jobs have been written off in the Toronto area as Magna International Inc. announced two plant closures next year. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/af/Ucanada-autojobs.RKF6_INR.html">Magna cuts 850 Toronto-area auto jobs</a> TORONTO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Another 850 Canadian automotive jobs have been written off in the Toronto area as Magna International Inc. announced two plant closures next year. (UPI) Study: Soldiers need work-life balancehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-soldierbalance.RtOR_INQ.htmlwed/bu/Uus-soldierbalance.RtOR_INQ.html1227731087Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-soldierbalance.RtOR_INQ.html"></a>MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A family-friendly work culture in the military benefits both the soldier and the organization, a U.S. psychologist says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bu/Uus-soldierbalance.RtOR_INQ.html">Study: Soldiers need work-life balance</a> MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A family-friendly work culture in the military benefits both the soldier and the organization, a U.S. psychologist says. (UPI) SAG members to get strike ballots in Dec.http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bn/Uus-sag.Rq21_INQ.htmlwed/bn/Uus-sag.Rq21_INQ.html1227726888Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bn/Uus-sag.Rq21_INQ.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a letter Wednesday that U.S. SAG members are to be sent strike referendum ballots next month. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bn/Uus-sag.Rq21_INQ.html">SAG members to get strike ballots in Dec.</a> LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg said in a letter Wednesday that U.S. SAG members are to be sent strike referendum ballots next month. (UPI) Labor takes low profile on Team Obamahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bx/Uus-obama-labor.RpfU_INQ.htmlwed/bx/Uus-obama-labor.RpfU_INQ.html1227707092Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:44:52 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bx/Uus-obama-labor.RpfU_INQ.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Union leaders say they're disappointed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama didn't include a new secretary of Labor as part of his core economic team this week. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bx/Uus-obama-labor.RpfU_INQ.html">Labor takes low profile on Team Obama</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Union leaders say they're disappointed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama didn't include a new secretary of Labor as part of his core economic team this week. (UPI) GAO: Labor Dept. underestimated costshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dh/Uus-labordept.RGMC_INP.htmlwed/dh/Uus-labordept.RGMC_INP.html1227647115Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:05:15 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dh/Uus-labordept.RGMC_INP.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Labor understated the costs of assigning some of its functions to private contractors, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/dh/Uus-labordept.RGMC_INP.html">GAO: Labor Dept. underestimated costs</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Labor understated the costs of assigning some of its functions to private contractors, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found. (UPI) Regulator says GM can carry pension planhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/de/Uus-gm-pension.RCOG_INP.htmlwed/de/Uus-gm-pension.RCOG_INP.html1227627296Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:34:56 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/de/Uus-gm-pension.RCOG_INP.html"></a>DETROIT, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Bankruptcy at General Motors Corp. wouldn't necessarily relieve the company of its pension fund obligations, a federal regulator said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/de/Uus-gm-pension.RCOG_INP.html">Regulator says GM can carry pension plan</a> DETROIT, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Bankruptcy at General Motors Corp. wouldn't necessarily relieve the company of its pension fund obligations, a federal regulator said. (UPI) Canadian unemployment dips in Septemberhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ax/Ucanada-employment.RUAi_INP.htmlwed/ax/Ucanada-employment.RUAi_INP.html1227623088Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:24:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ax/Ucanada-employment.RUAi_INP.html"></a>OTTAWA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The number of out-of-work Canadians receiving Employment Insurance benefits in September dipped 1 percent to 480,370, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/ax/Ucanada-employment.RUAi_INP.html">Canadian unemployment dips in September</a> OTTAWA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The number of out-of-work Canadians receiving Employment Insurance benefits in September dipped 1 percent to 480,370, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. (UPI) USAF denies care for recruit with leukemiahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cx/Uus-airforcebenefits.R8Wk_INO.htmlwed/cx/Uus-airforcebenefits.R8Wk_INO.html1227575110Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:05:10 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cx/Uus-airforcebenefits.R8Wk_INO.html"></a>LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is denying healthcare benefits to a recruit who was diagnosed with leukemia during his basic training, the recruit said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cx/Uus-airforcebenefits.R8Wk_INO.html">USAF denies care for recruit with leukemia</a> LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force is denying healthcare benefits to a recruit who was diagnosed with leukemia during his basic training, the recruit said. (UPI) Virginia-Pilot to downsizehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cp/Uus-virginianpilot.RmV1_INO.htmlwed/cp/Uus-virginianpilot.RmV1_INO.html1227560089Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:54:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cp/Uus-virginianpilot.RmV1_INO.html"></a>NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Norfolk, Va., daily newspaper the Virginia-Pilot said it was cutting its workforce by 10 percent following a decline in advertising revenues. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/cp/Uus-virginianpilot.RmV1_INO.html">Virginia-Pilot to downsize</a> NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Norfolk, Va., daily newspaper the Virginia-Pilot said it was cutting its workforce by 10 percent following a decline in advertising revenues. (UPI) Personality Spotlight: Christina Romerhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-politics-obama-romer.RKo9_INO.htmlwed/au/Uus-politics-obama-romer.RKo9_INO.html1227556488Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-politics-obama-romer.RKo9_INO.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Christina Romer, one of the foremost U.S. experts on the causes of the Great Depression, could need that kind of expertise in her new White House job. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/au/Uus-politics-obama-romer.RKo9_INO.html">Personality Spotlight: Christina Romer</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Christina Romer, one of the foremost U.S. experts on the causes of the Great Depression, could need that kind of expertise in her new White House job. (UPI) Canadian autoworkers to rotate layoffshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/av/Ucanada-autojobs.RnX8_INO.htmlwed/av/Ucanada-autojobs.RnX8_INO.html1227533693Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/av/Ucanada-autojobs.RnX8_INO.html"></a>INGERSOLL, Ontario, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Some 1,700 Canadian workers at the joint General Motors-Suzuki Cami Automotive plant in southwestern Ontario voted to share rotating layoffs. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/av/Ucanada-autojobs.RnX8_INO.html">Canadian autoworkers to rotate layoffs</a> INGERSOLL, Ontario, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Some 1,700 Canadian workers at the joint General Motors-Suzuki Cami Automotive plant in southwestern Ontario voted to share rotating layoffs. (UPI) Job market shifting as recession sets inhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bz/Uus-unemployment.Rf9Q_INO.htmlwed/bz/Uus-unemployment.Rf9Q_INO.html1227531288Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bz/Uus-unemployment.Rf9Q_INO.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Economists are predicting a rise in U.S. unemployment and a "structural" shift in the job market, resulting in longer periods looking for work. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.labor.employment/2/wed/bz/Uus-unemployment.Rf9Q_INO.html">Job market shifting as recession sets in</a> WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Economists are predicting a rise in U.S. unemployment and a "structural" shift in the job market, resulting in longer periods looking for work. (UPI)