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• Workers Afflicted By Sleeplessness Survey Says It Could Take Toll On Businesses

  March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 America’s workers are having trouble sleeping, and that could cost employers more than $18 billion a year in lost productivity, according to a survey released Thursday. An estimated 47 percent …

• Viking Overhaul Eliminates 4,000 Jobs

  March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A10 Caliber System Inc. on Thursday announced another shake-up of its money-losing Viking Freight Inc. division that will eliminate about 4,000 full-time or part-time jobs. Caliber, a trucking and package-handling company, …

• At&T; To Furlough 800 Managerial Workers

  March 28, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A10 AT&T; will lay off 800 managerial employees in a division that designs long-distance programs for business customers, a spokesman said Thursday. The layoffs will occur this summer at the business …

• H.J. Heinz To Close, Sell 25 Factories Company Slashes 2,500 Jobs In An Attempt To Raise Profits

  March 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A10 H.J. Heinz Co. is putting its Weight Watchers business on a diet as part of a reorganization that will close or sell 25 factories and eliminate 2,500 jobs. The goal …

• Part-Time Teachers Protest Pay They’re Paid A Third Of What A New Full-Time Teacher Makes At Ssc

  March 15, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 Jim Finley and Wilene Goodwin joint Riverfront Park protest Friday. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

• Telect Expansion To Add ‘Substantially’ To Staff

  March 13, 1997 in Washington Voices on Page V11 Work on Telect’s new 100,000-square foot manufacturing facility is expected to be completed by early August, said Wayne Williams, president of the company. Spokane contractor Leone and Keeble Inc. began …

• Fed Finds Few Signs Of Distress Price Hikes Remain ‘Temperate’ Despite Tight Labor Markets

  March 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A13 U.S. wage pressures remain moderate despite tight labor markets, while overall prices remain “temperate,” the Fed said Wednesday in its latest Report on Current Economic Conditions. “Despite tight labor markets …

• More Women Making Careers In Male-Dominated Auto Industry Mechanic, Other Choices For Jobs Opening Up

  March 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A7 The automotive industry is a new frontier for women looking for a career niche in a male-dominated field. But finding more sexism than support from men so far, many have …

• Comp Time Bill Heads To House Law Allowing Time Off Instead Of Overtime May Face Veto

  March 6, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A3 The House Education Committee, over Democratic objections and the threat of a presidential veto, approved a bill Wednesday that would make it easier for wage earners to choose extra time …

• Omak Mill Files For Reorganization Bankruptcy Procedure Follows Union’s Failure To Grant Concessions

  March 4, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 Omak Wood Products Inc., Okanogan County’s largest employer, Monday filed for reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The action follows a union vote last Thursday rejecting a package of wage, vacation, …

• Good Ol’ Summertime Hundreds Of Spokane Teenagers Turn Out In Winter Weather To Apply For Riverfront Park Seasonal Jobs

  March 2, 1997 in City on Page B3 Thinking ahead. Rogers High School juniors Bill Gilman, Zack Barrett, Joe Barnes and Ken Boyce confer over job applications at a Spokane Parks and Recreation Department-sponsored jobs fair at Riverfront …

• Bumped Execs Land On Feet, Get Higher Pay

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A18 For the first time in three years, more than half of all executives who lost their jobs in downsizings are getting bigger salaries in their new positions than in the …

• Couples In Business Test Marital Vows Starting A Company With A Spouse Can Strengthen Or Destroy Marriage

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A16 Dave and Marlene Bruno run a business from their Greendale, Wis., home making cards printed with inspirational messages. Photo by Associated Press

• Imagine A Workplace With No Jobs Outsourcing Likely To Increase 60 Percent By Turn Of Century

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A19 Author Bill Bridges was talking about a “de-jobbed” future, a time when there will be lots of work but no “jobs” as we know them. Paychecks are not disappearing, he …

• Young Workers See Unions As Foe Of Corporate Greed

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 For Lisa Ramos, her battle against “corporate greed” is the moral equivalent of her parents’ youthful struggle against the Vietnam War. “My mom and dad fought the moral battle during …

• Union To Be More Mom-Friendly Poll First Step Toward Helping Women Balance Work, Children

  February 23, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 Each morning, hundreds of women arrive for work at the headquarters of the biotechnology firm Amgen without some of the worries that will occupy the minds of millions of other …

• Afl-Cio E Welfare Recipients Leaders Will Seek To Unionize Nation’s Workfare Employees

  February 19, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A4 The AFL-CIO’s leaders have decided to seek to unionize the hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients who will be required to work for their benefits, with the dual goal of …

• Nine West Cuts Jobs, Plans To Close Plants

  February 13, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 Nine West Group Inc. will close three plants and eliminate about half of its manufacturing staff to cut costs and remain competitive. The women’s footwear company said Wednesday that it …

• Retail Skills A Hands-On Program

  February 10, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A11 Finding skilled workers has edged out access to capital as the top small-business challenge in several recent surveys. Now the retail industry is doing something about it, and every consumer …

• Ailing Apple To Slash Workers, Shed Businesses Computer Maker, Battling To Reverse Losses, Will Announce Reorganization Details Later This Week

  February 4, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A10 Apple Computer Inc., struggling to staunch the flow of red ink, is expected to lay off up to 3,000 employees and shed unprofitable businesses in its latest reorganization. The troubled …

• Congress Considers Overhauling The Workweek Republicans Want To Give Employers, Workers More Flexibility; Unions Leery

  January 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A1 The 40-hour workweek has been a basic standard of the American workplace for nearly 60 years, but many in Congress want to change those rules in an age of two-worker …

• Jesse Jackson Drops Mitsubishi Boycott

  January 16, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 The Rev. Jesse Jackson ended an eight-month boycott against Mitsubishi on Wednesday, saying the automaker was committed to reforms that include increasing the number of minority and women dealers. The …

• Jobless Rate Climbs To 9.3% In Panhandle

  January 16, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A6 Tough weather in late November and December pushed Idaho Panhandle unemployment rates up substantially in December. The five-county average rose to 9.3 percent from just 7.5 percent in November, according …

• Wismer Cuts Work Force

  January 14, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 About a half dozen employees of Wismer Martin Inc. received layoff notices on Friday as the company’s new owner, Physicians Computer Network Inc., continued its restructuring of the local company. …

• State Work Force Leaner Under Batt, As Promised More Than 900 Workers Trimmed, Mostly From Health And Welfare, Transportation

  January 9, 1997 in Idaho on Page B3 Gov. Phil Batt is carrying out his promise to have a lean state government. A state report issued Wednesday shows there has been a drop of 909 state employees in …

• Earnings Gap Narrows Between Men, Women Study Shows Women Are Gaining Parity With Men In The Workplace

  January 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 Women are making slow headway toward parity with men in the workplace, say the authors of a study on women’s changing lives in America. “The picture of women in the …

• Boeing Recruiters Scour Globe For Job Candidates Sudden Surge Of Orders Forces Aerospace Giant To Hunt For Talent Near, Far

  January 5, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A15 Ten minutes into his interview with Boeing, John Tanner was offered a job. So was his wife, Cheri. Boeing moved the couple and their 10-year-old daughter from their East Coast …

• Orders For Durable Goods Fall 1.6 Percent

  December 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Economy Orders for big-ticket durable goods slipped unexpectedly in November for the first time in three months as demand for electronic equipment such as circuit boards and communications gear waned. …

• Workers Still Wary Of Cutbacks Widespread Downsizing Leaves Legacy Of Insecurity

  December 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A16 Hiring is up and job cuts are down, but workers are still looking over their shoulders. A decade of downsizing has left a legacy of fear among workers, who increasingly …

• Bad Tidings: You’re Fired Increasingly, Businesses Are Breaking The Bad News About Layoffs During The Holiday Season

  December 23, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 There was a time, not that long ago, when you could look forward to the holidays, spending warm, happy times with family and friends, feeling safe and snug, at least …

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