UAW Unions Spearhead Emergency Response Trainings
Jul 26, 2011 Career News Leave a comment | Tags: Uaw, Uaw Unions
John Padget, AFL-CIO Community Services liaison with the Black Hawk Union Council, sends us this report.
The Black Hawk County UAW Local 838 Community Services Committee in Waterloo, Iowa, knows how important it is to be prepared when nature strikes in the Midwest. In June, Lee Bedore, Bryan Cue and I put on a class for UAW members in CERT (Community Emergency Response Team).
Dennis Williams, Region 4 UAW director, then asked UAW locals to put together CERT teams. Thi
Hotel Workers Charge Hyatt with ‘Assault’ with Heat Lamps
Jul 26, 2011 Career News Leave a comment | Tags: Hotel Workers, Hyatt
Last week when hotel workers at the Park Hyatt Chicago Hotel went on strike after nearly two years of fruitless negotiations, they set up a picket line at the front entrance. That‘s when management turned the heat on, literally by firing up 10 heat lamps in the awning above the entrance—on a day when the National Weather Service had issued an excessive heat warning for temperatures above 100 degrees.
Today, UNITE HERE Local 1, the union representing housekeepers, dishwashers, bellmen and other hotel workers, filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Acc
How to Be an Accessories Designer
Jul 26, 2011 Career Tips Leave a comment | Tags: Accessories Designer, Designer
Fashion is a lucrative industry. Once you have made your mark, youre famous. Designers can range from clothing, shoes, fabric and accessories. Some are lucky to be famous even before completing their degree.
An accessories designer is someone who creates pieces to complement ones outfit. Materials to be used can range from metals, plastic and fabric. Creativity ends when the designer stops thinking of innovative ways to create new pieces. Although licence is not needed to be an accessories designer, it helps to obtain a degree so you have a formal background of your chosen career. In this manner, you can also form networks.
How to Determine How Valuable You Are
Jul 26, 2011 Career Tips Leave a comment
How can I begin to figure out what my skills are worth to other people?
– Tiffany, Miami, Fla.
1. Start Selling Them
The best way to gauge the market value of your skills is to put them on the market, then adjust your prices based on the response you get. It’s a basic premise, but a lot of people are afraid to start, because they don’t want to risk setting their prices wrong. If you go too low, increase prices with each new client. If too high, have a sale and see how it goes.