Union Targets Consultants (FOX 23 News Albany) Public Employee Federation Ken Brynien says New York State is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on consultants who work for higher pay rates than state workers do yet perform... |
Source: Obama, Becerra meet on trade job (AP via Yahoo! News) California Congressman Xavier Becerra met with President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss the job of U.S. trade representative. |
Fresno State's Pat Hill no longer seeking UW job (Sports Illustrated) SEATTLE (AP) -- Fresno State coach Pat Hill has withdrawn from consideration for the head coaching job at Washington. And Texas Tech said it was still working on getting coach Mike Leach a new contract to keep him from going to Washington, or anywhere else. |
Drop in global copper prices triggers job cuts in Zambia (AFP via Yahoo! News) The drop in copper prices on the international market has triggered job cuts in Zambian mines with two companies announcing 584 planned layoffs, officials said Thursday. |
November job losses expected in Canada (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canadian job losses likely began in earnest in November as the economy stagnated, following three straight months of surprisingly strong employment growth, analysts said on Thursday. |
Job cuts mount as year-end nears (CNN Money) The nation's job market, in the final month of a brutal 2008, was dealt a savage blow Thursday when four major companies - AT&T Inc., DuPont Co., Viacom Inc. and Credit Suisse Group - announced job cuts that total 20,650. |
Job recovery could be slow and weak (CNN Money) In the midst of a recession, huge job losses are expected to continue for at least several more months. But what really worries economists is that the job market could be slow to recover even when the economy begins to improve. |
Sale rugby director Saint-Andre to leave in May after two years on the job (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) MANCHESTER, England - Sale Sharks rugby director Philippe Saint-Andre will leave at the end of the season in May to seek a new challenge, with head coach Kingsley Jones taking his job. |
Careers: Finding a Job When You're Over 50 (Newsweek) How to find a job when you're over 60. |
Consultants Taking Good Look at Joint Sewage Treatment Plant (News Channel 34 Binghamton) Consultants are studying ways to reduce the strain on the Binghamton Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment plant, during heavy rains. Storm runoff increases the amount of sewage piped into the... |