Signs of labor discord at Southwest Airlines — sort of
Yes, pilots held a demonstration outside Southwest Airlines’ Dallas headquarters yesterday. And yes, it’s related to Southwest’s acquisition of AirTran Airways. But it’s not what you might think....
View ArticleNo preservatives likely to save Twinkies maker from bankruptcy
After years of churning out packaged baked goods that could likely survive a nuclear holocaust, Hostess Brands is preparing a Chapter 11 filling — er, filing — that could come as soon as this week, the...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines restructures on the backs of workers
As expected, American Airlines’ bankruptcy is going to be balanced on the backs of employees. The airline is hoping to cut labor costs by 20 percent and eliminate as many as 14,000 jobs,the Associated...
View ArticleUnited makes the right choice, apparently for the wrong reason
With wage abuses on the rise, United Airlines should make it clear why it decided to dump a contractor at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.
View ArticleExtreme filling: Twinkie makers’ execs accused of padding pay before bankruptcy
Hostess Brands may have boosted executive salaries in the months leading up to the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
View ArticleHostess execs find their paychecks have less filling
After creditors accused Hostess Brands of padding executive salaries ahead of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, the maker of Twinkies and Ding Dongs has roll back the pay packages — at least...
View ArticleUnited’s growing labor strife heralds a long summer of discontent
Labor negotiations continue to drag on two years after the merger of United and Continental Airlines.
View ArticleWeak jobs report adds sobering footnote to Obama’s DNC speech
A grim jobs report undercuts the political rhetoric of the conventions with a reminder that the labor market is stagnating.
View ArticleNFL refs the latest U.S. workers to lose their pensions
From 2016 on, the refs, like most American workers, will be on their own when it comes to retirement.
View ArticleWho killed the Twinkie?
As is so often the case when a company fails, there's plenty of blame to go around in Hostess's demise.
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