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V. An Internet Union: Does Collective Bargaining Make Sense When " We're All Owners Here? "

New-economy job classifications range from temp to perma-temp, independent contractor to freelance, full-time exempt to nonexempt, and salaried employee to wage earner. While it seems unlikely that one union could represent this ...READ»

Survey, She Says

Where are the women? Now, even the AFL-CIO wants to know. If you're a working woman, participate in the union's 2006 Ask a Working Woman Survey, and your input will be presented "to every U.S. representative and senator as well as ...READ»

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Do You Belong?

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Women and Men, Work and Power

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Training to Work

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iFive: Apple's New iPhone and Chicago's Spire Are Rising and Google's Old Wonder Boy Is Falling in Today's Innovation News

While you slept, innovation brushed up his resume and begged Google CEO Eric Schmidt to let him come home. Here's today's top innovation news: Next-gen iPhone rumors abound. Video camera, faster Net, can act as a DVR remote. ...READ»

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Design Thursday: Escaping the Commodity Trap

Imagine that you just got a new job as a brand manager at Kimberly-Clark. That’s the good news. The bad news? Your first assignment is to think up ways to grow market share for Kleenex, a product so commoditized that its very name ...READ»

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The Women of Enron : A New Calling

Deborah Perrotta was an executive assistant for 25 years. When Enron fell, she lost her job -- and found a new voice.READ»

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DC's New Economy World: A Changing Landscape

Fast companies in the DC Metro areaREAD»

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Unionize Today!

Wal-Mart has settled. Their crisis is over and they can get back to being the largest retailer in the world with barely any public scrutiny. Why aren't more consumers boycotting them? Businesses should be accountable for not ...READ»

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Bridging the (Gender Wage) Gap

Six no-nonsense ways women can close the gender wage gap.READ»

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Bridging the (Gender Wage) Gap

Six no-nonsense ways women can close the gender wage gap.READ»

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Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME : 09/04/09

In an effort to regain control of the health care reform debate after a contentious August recess and a significant drop in his poll numbersREAD»

With Justice for All?

Labor organizer Jane McAlevey is forcing companies in Connecticut's ultraprosperous Fairfield County to confront a moral challenge that they would prefer to ignore -- and, in the process, she is forcing all of us to confront our personal sense of justice.READ»

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Idea Fest

The New Business Conversation Starts Here. 23 Bright Ideas for a Stellar 2003.READ»

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Medical Leave

Your next heart surgery could well be in Bangkok -- but don't worry, it'll be "in network." How your health care is taking wing ...READ»