Workers at SoCal Carwashes Win First Contracts
Feb 20, 2012 Career News Leave a comment | Tags: Contracts, First Contracts
Workers at two more Southern California carwashes won their first contracts with carwash owners after they voted last year to join the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 675.
The workers at Vermont Carwash and Nava’s Carwash in South Los Angeles came together in the CLEAN Carwash Campaign to fight for their rights. The CLEAN Carwash Campaign is a coalition supported by the USW, the AFL-CIO and more than 100 community, faith and labor organizations in Los Angeles. For more information, visit .
Today, the carwasheros celebrated their victory at a ceremony with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Says Trumka:
The headline should read: Carwash workers make history in LA. T
Hitachi to up Hyderabad GDC headcount to 4000 engineers
Feb 19, 2012 Job Reviews Leave a comment | Tags: Hyderabad, Hyderabad Gdc
The T-issue notwithstanding, Hyderabad continues to be a destination of choice for global IT players. And attesting to this fact is the decision of Hitachi Consulting, the IT and management consulting solutions arm of the $112 billion Hitachi Ltd, to more than double its global development centre in Hyderabad to 4,000 engineers from the existing 1,600 people over the next five years.
The Hyderabad ramp up is part of the company’s plans to take up the total India headcount to 5,000 engineers from the existing 2,000 engineers. A
Tricks on How to Improve your Memory
Feb 16, 2012 Job Reviews Leave a comment
For some online students, reading a textbook from cover to cover is useless—the material just doesnt stick. If you happen to be this type, it could be that you are just not utilizing all of the proper retention tricks and techniques. To learn how to improve your studying and memorization skills continue reading.
Before any of the tricks are revealed, its highly important that you understand that “cramming” for a test is not the way to go. Holding off reviewing vital studying materials until the day before the test will not only guarantee increased levels of stress and anxiety, but it will also be harder for you to retain information. So dont wait until the last minute to start studying. T
Tentative Deal Reached on Jobless Aid/Payroll Tax Cut
Feb 15, 2012 Career News Leave a comment
While unemployment insurance (UI) is running out for nearly 13 million unemployed workers, congressional Republicans have spent their time pushing a UI extension that included harsh and punitive requirements for jobless workers such as requiring unemployed workers to pay for reemployment services, acquire a high school degree, undergo drug testing and more. They Full Article…