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• Autoworkers Worry More Givebacks Are in Store

  If Detroit is to win a bailout this week, the United Automobile Workers may have to agree to big cost cuts. Posted Nov 30 2008, 09:11 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Senate, House of Representatives, Labor, Automobiles, Ford Motor Co|F|NYSE, Wagoner, G Richard Jr, General Motors Corp|GM|NYSE, United Automobile Workers, Chrysler LLC, Organized Labor, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008), Gettelfinger, Ron

• Choices Aren’t Easy for Chrysler Workers

  The day before Thanksgiving was a moment of reckoning for white-collar workers who were offered buyout deals. Posted Nov 28 2008, 08:42 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Layoffs and Job Reductions, Labor, Chrysler LLC, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• A Global Downturn Puts the Brakes on China’s Industry

  The global downturn is reaching deep into the heart of the country’s once-rapid industrial transformation. Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:12 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: International Trade and World Market, China, Factories and Industrial Plants, Labor, Economic Conditions and Trends, Steel and Iron, Building (Construction)

• Owed Back Pay, Guest Workers Comb the Past

  Decades after working as braceros, the guest farm workers can now collect a one-time payment of overdue withheld wages from the Mexican government. Posted Nov 23 2008, 10:43 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Labor, Mexico, Farmers, Elderly

• Under New Management: Why Should Recession Stop the Recruiters?

  The reality for employers is that pulling back from new recruiting can lead to problems down the road. Posted Nov 22 2008, 12:59 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Layoffs and Job Reductions, Hiring and Promotion, Labor, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• If Detroit Falls, Foreign Makers Could Be Buffer

  Experts say the foreign carmakers could take control of the industry and its supplier network more quickly than is understood. Posted Nov 16 2008, 10:36 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Labor, Detroit (Mich), Ford Motor Co|F|NYSE, General Motors Corp|GM|NYSE, United Auto Workers, Chrysler LLC, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Gettelfinger, Ron

• Off the Shelf: Out of Work? You Have Time to Read This

  Author Nicholas Nigro aims to be defiantly uplifting with a combination of psychological and financial self-help advice. Posted Nov 16 2008, 12:25 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Books and Literature, Labor

• The Count: No One Wants an Invitation to a Layoff Event

  When a company lays off 50 or more workers, the government considers this to be an “event,” almost as if it were a wedding or a concert. Posted Nov 15 2008, 11:51 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Labor

• Preoccupations: It May Be a Good Job, but Is It ‘Good Work’?

  Good work is a calling that combines excellent performance, expresses one’s ethics and offers a pleasing sense of engagement. Posted Nov 15 2008, 11:47 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Education and Schools, Psychology and Psychologists, Hiring and Promotion, Labor

• Factories Shut, China Workers Are Suffering

  An export slowdown that has been magnified by the global financial crisis is contributing to the shutdown of factories in China’s coastal regions. Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:34 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: International Trade and World Market, Layoffs and Job Reductions, China, Labor, Economic Conditions and Trends, Politics and Government, Guangdong Province (China)

• Sports of The Times: Divided N.F.L. Union Could Use a Baseball Lesson

  At a time when no collective bargaining agreement is in place and the league is ruling players with an iron fist, players need an aggressive advocate. Posted Nov 12 2008, 09:27 PM by NYT > Sports Filed under: Labor, Football, National Football League

• Paterson Says Schools and Medicaid Face Cuts

  Gov. David A. Paterson said he would likely seek cuts to Medicaid and reductions in school aid to address New York’s fiscal crisis. Posted Nov 10 2008, 04:33 AM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Layoffs and Job Reductions, Medicaid, Education and Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor, Paterson, David A, New York State

• Paterson Says Schools and Medicaid Will Face Cuts

  Gov. David A. Paterson said he would likely seek cuts to Medicaid and midyear reductions in school aid to address New York’s worsening fiscal condition. Posted Nov 09 2008, 11:16 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Layoffs and Job Reductions, Medicaid, Education and Schools, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor, Paterson, David A, New York State

• U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 14-Year High

  The toll of lost jobs rose to 1.2 million for the year as 240,000 American jobs disappeared in October. Posted Nov 08 2008, 01:19 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Labor, Economic Conditions and Trends, Unemployment

• Holiday Hiring Forecast Hardly Looks Promising

  The seasonal hiring market may be anything but generous, as jobs are likely to be scarce and competition intense. Posted Nov 01 2008, 09:36 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Retail Stores and Trade, Hiring and Promotion, Labor, Christmas