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Labor Day Special
I’ve always tried to do something on-topic for Labor Day. After all, this is an employment blog, and Labor Day is about labor, not just the end of summer.
Start with the basics: “Why do we celebrate Labor Day?”
Next, review a couple of my Labor Day posts from years past :
2005: “Labor Day Special [...]
Cintas ranked top employer in Canada — Huh?
When I read this headline, I first stared in disbelief, in view of my my most recent post. Then I reveled a moment in the juicy irony of this story.
Cintas, the company American unions demonize almost as much as Wal-Mart, is rated by Hewitt Associates as Canada’s best employer!
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Lessons From NYC Transit Strike: Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong?
Brooklyn Bridge footpath - Transit Strike
Originally uploaded by MacRonin47.
Many viewed the New York City transit strike just before Christmas as an illegal powerplay by a bunch of selfish “thugs” with unrealistic economic expectations. I’d have expected most of the vast numbers of New Yorkers [...]
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 31, 2005
I know, I just went over a month without doing one of these, and now here are two back-to-back. What’s up? Let’s just say I’m trying to get back in the habit. As usual, I’m listing my provocative headlines first to encourage you to click through.
Striving for Balance in the Role of [...]
HR/Employment Blogosphere Update for October 1-26, 2005
I’ve been so busy switching to the new format and keeping up with the “Our Recent Reading” page that I’ve neglected to do this update for over a month. (New readers: I had been doing it weekly, publishing on Monday, and it was a popular feature of this Blawg.)
So here comes a [...]
