- The Surprising Global Shortage of Skilled Workers--"Even as economists and politicians fret about the problem of global unemployment, those with the right résumés are in hot demand."
- Carpentry business creates hope for craftsmen down on their luck
- Time Banks Provide New Way to 'Spend' an Hour--"Time-based currency provides a sense of value for skills that the larger job market doesn't pay for."
- You Should Always Tell Your Employer That You're an Honest Person--"The Wall Street Journal reports that more and more companies are turning to software to make hiring decisions for them, rather than using human interviewers."
- What Do You Do With the Brilliant Jerk?--"Based on sheer loyalty, most entrepreneurs are inclined to try to find a way to make things work. That's almost always a mistake." NYT
- The 5 Questions That Will Tell You Everything About a Company’s Culture
- The 11 Worst Companies To Work For In America
- Krugman: The Fake Skills Shortage--"Whenever you see some business person quoted complaining about how he or she can’t find workers with the necessary skills, ask what wage they’re offering." NYT
- Harris-Perry guest: real job creators are 'low-wage workers who spend every dime that they get'
- How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart--"Costco Wholesale, the nation's fifth-largest retailer, pays its workers 42 percent more on average than its closest rival, Sam's Club." What's their secret? NYT
- Grayson: Walmart is 'the largest recipient of public aid in the country'--Welcome back, Alan.
- Why Raises For Walmart Workers Are Good For Everyone
- Why Walmart Organizers Can't Build A Union The Old-Fashioned Way
- Fox Attacks Unions for Bargaining for Better Pay and Benefits for Their Members
- Failed CEO Carly Fiorina, with $40m retirement package, says union pensions too high
- Poor management, not union intransigence, killed Hostess
- Romney never overcame bailout opposition in Ohio
- U.S. auto industry makes the cover of Time
- When American industry was great Salon
- Happy July 4th, American automakers
- How Germany Builds Twice as Many Cars as the U.S. While Paying Its Workers Twice as Much
- Nine jobs that humans may lose to robots
- Skilled Work, Without the Worker NYT
- Google's self-guided car could drive the next wave of unemployment
- Will your next iPhone be built by robots?
- Are droids taking our jobs?
- Ready To Quit Your Job? Here Are The 5 Things You Must Do Before Giving Notice
- I Sold Everything To Buy A Lamborghini And Drive Across The Country
- Be More Productive. Take Time Off--"Take a tip from the seasons and introduce change into the workplace." NYT