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Working women spend $15.4 billion more than men in out-of-pocket health costs, study finds
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images High health care costs are hitting women in the U.S. workforce much harder than men. Working women spend $15.4 billion more in out-of-pocket health expenses annually compared to their male counterparts, according to a new analysis of employer-sponsored health plans from Deloitte Consulting. The study found women spend […]
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UPS to hire 100,000 holiday workers with Teamsters pay bump
A UPS worker sorts packages in New York on Dec. 18th, 2017. Adam Jeffery | CNBC UPS plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal workers again this year to support the holiday shipping rush, the company announced Tuesday in a press release. This year, though, they’ll be starting with a higher pay. As a result […]
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UAW strike: Biden, Trump seek blue-collar votes in swing state Michigan
United Auto Workers from Louisville Kentucky rally in support of striking UAW members, in Detroit, Michigan, September 15, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Strikes by the United Auto Workers union against General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis will get the presidential treatment this week in Michigan. Twice, in fact. President Joe Biden is […]
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More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers threaten strike if labor agreement not reached
Thousands of healthcare workers march down Vermont to call for the urgent need for improved working conditions, better support systems and increased investment in the healthcare workforce at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Hollywood on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. Dania Maxwell | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images More […]
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UAW targets 38 facilities at GM and Stellantis for expanded strikes; skips Ford
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers is expanding strikes to 38 parts and distribution locations across 20 states for General Motors and Stellantis, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday morning. The union will not initiate additional strikes at Ford Motor, as the company has proven it’s “serious about reaching a deal,” Fain said during a […]
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Automakers question UAW’s strike motives after leaked ‘chaos’ messages
UAW President Shawn Fain (center) marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of United Auto Workers members as they strike the Big Three auto makers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT – Major automakers are calling into question the United Auto Workers’ motives […]
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Where key issues stand as UAW closes in on extended strikes against GM, Ford and Stellantis
(L-R) Supporter Ryan Sullivan, and United Auto Workers members Chris Sanders-Stone, Casey Miner, Kennedy R. Barbee Sr. and Stephen Brown picket outside the Jeep Plant on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. Sarah Rice | Getty Images DETROIT — With a deadline for expanded strikes by the United Auto Workers against the Detroit automakers closing […]
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What larger-for-extended Fed plan will indicate for the markets and economic climate
From the market’s perspective, this week’s Federal Reserve assembly was not truly about its intentions for September. Or for the relaxation of 2023. Or even for 2024, for that matter. What the central financial institution truly conveyed, and what has rattled marketplaces, is an intent that no matter of irrespective of whether it hikes one […]
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How can you inform if a career is proper for you? Inquire these ‘overt concerns,’ organizational psychologist states
Worker disengagement is costing the international economy a whopping $8.8 trillion bucks, according to a latest Gallup report. The cause only 23% of personnel consider them selves to be flourishing at function is that persons are basically not in the correct jobs, according to organizational psychologist Andre Martin. “When you are in a completely wrong fit, […]
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The Fed would be ‘flying blind’ on curiosity price conclusions right after a authorities shutdown
An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve making in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Photographs A looming authorities shutdown could reduce the Federal Reserve from boosting premiums in November, but not for the rationale you could possibly assume, in accordance to Lender of The united […]
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