UN Predicts Food Prices Will Continue to Surge

A 22 percent increase highly plausible.  In a report released Friday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned that global food prices could surge another 22 percent…

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Inflation Reaches 40-Year High

Energy costs among the highest causes.  The Labor Department released February’s consumer price index last week, a data set economists use to gauge the rate of inflation. In…

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Labor Department Fines Bakery for Discrimination

National company denies allegations but pays fines. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) investigated the activities of a large baking company in Nebraska…

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Labor Secretary Comments on February’s Jobs Report

 Encouraged by the reduction in the unemployment rate. U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh communicated optimism after seeing the February 2022 Employment Situation Report. The Bureau of Labor…

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Labor Department Requires Stolen Tips Returned to Servers

 $61,788 improperly taken by restaurant management. The U.S. Department of Labor recently investigated a Concord, New Hampshire restaurant operator, and found that managers were included in the distribution…

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Labor Department Reports Even Higher Inflation Than Predicted

Prices rose by 1 percent in January alone. Data released on Tuesday by the Labor Department showed that, in January, prices rose 1 percent higher than they had…

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First-Ever Labor Election Under U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

New federal center oversees collective union voting. In July of 2021, the U.S. and Mexico announced a plan to take on large-scale union activities at one facility run…

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Jobs Report Exceeds Expectations

Labor Department reports 467,000 added in January. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the addition of 467,000 jobs to the economy in January. The numbers far outpaced the…

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Labor Department Announces “Good Jobs” Initiative

Hopes to provide workers better understanding of their rights. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh announced last week the “Good Jobs” initiative. The initiative will provide information to workers,…

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Inflation Reaches Historic Levels

Highest amount since 1982. The Labor Department released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December on Wednesday, reporting a 0.5% increase in pricing overall in the last month.…

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