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Union Calls for Less Tech in Classrooms for Students in Early Years to Improve Workforce  
Union Calls for Less Tech in Classrooms for Students in Early Years to Improve Workforce  

Labor Landscape   The nation’s second largest teacher’s union, Federation of Teachers, (AFT) has called for schools to stop giving digital devices like iPads to children in pre-kindergarten to second grade.   The union has also urged elementary schools to avoid using […]
Demise of Spirit Airlines Could Forever End No-Frills Options for American Workers
Demise of Spirit Airlines Could Forever End No-Frills Options for American Workers

Labor Landscape Spirit’s collapse is significant because ultra-low-cost carriers put downward pressure on pricing across the entire market, according to Shye Gilad, professor  of the practice in the management area of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.   Gilad points out that even […]
Tensions High in Law Enforcement as ICE Tests Patience of City Officials Nationwide 
Tensions High in Law Enforcement as ICE Tests Patience of City Officials Nationwide 

Labor Landscape Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers are normally on the same page when investigating crimes, sharing information and tracking down suspects.    But under the Trump administration, tensions between some local and federal officials have […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reporters Find No Job Security With New Non-Profit Owners  
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reporters Find No Job Security With New Non-Profit Owners  

Labor Landscape More than 40 percent of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s workers are losing their jobs, and 80 percent of employees who had gone on strike did not receive a job offer from the non-profit that […]
New Survey Finds Americans Nervous to Fly  
New Survey Finds Americans Nervous to Fly  

Labor Landscape The combination of airport near misses in recent weeks and a shortage of aviation mechanics has passengers jittery about flying.    A study by platform Pollfish among 1,000 U.S. adults over 18 reported 66 percent are concerned about the […]
Pittsburgh Workers Join Media Desert as Post-Gazette Owners Close Paper
Pittsburgh Workers Join Media Desert as Post-Gazette Owners Close Paper

Labor Landscape The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s planned closure will impact 171 workers, according to a WARN notice filed March 3 with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  The WARN Act, meaning Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification, […]
New Wage Survey Finds American Workers Barely Able to Afford Housing, Food, Fuel  
New Wage Survey Finds American Workers Barely Able to Afford Housing, Food, Fuel  

Labor Landscape Hit by a double whammy of high inflation and the ongoing Middle East war, American workers are struggling to keep their heads above financial chaos.   Resume Now’s new Wage Reality report says the  gap between […]
2 Families File Lawsuits Against Nippon Steel for Wrongful Death at Clairton Plant 
2 Families File Lawsuits Against Nippon Steel for Wrongful Death at Clairton Plant 

Safety at Work The wife of Steven Menefee and the sister of Timothy Quinn both filed lawsuits last week in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas suing for wrongful death. Both Menefee and Quinn were killed in an explosion, involving a coke-gas […]