http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/labor.xmlLabor - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {63F0FED8-AA8B-4770-8EED-C5B2A5EB4003}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/testimony/2012/02/testimony-on-attempting-to-bolster-the-economyTestimony before the Joint Economic Committee United States Congress on the effectiveness of extending UI benefits.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:00 -0500{8803FBBF-6199-4785-90C7-18A5B48D0E6A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/02/heritage-employment-report-january-jobsIt looks like the labor market recovery is strengthening. Unfortunately, the recovery is still too weak for where it should be.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:14:00 -0500{7BFE9B6C-8C81-4D3D-97AC-91AC85FE4853}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/declining-union-membership-shows-need-for-alternative-choicesCongress should allow cooperative workplace programs for employers and employees to innovate and adapt to the modern economy.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:32:00 -0500{27029FCB-4005-4437-9182-4E1CB9521EAE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/governments-proper-role-in-creating-jobs-top-five-actions-to-takeCongress should take promptly five actions to get government out of the way of private sector job-creation: enact the New Flat Tax, free America’s energy markets, support free trade through international negotiation, halt unwarranted overregulation of markets, and repeal the government’s labor price-fixing for federal construction.Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:26:00 -0500{DA5B9598-DB11-48B7-8F81-8A6E01BABB3E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/obamas-insourcing-agenda-would-hurt-economy-and-cost-jobsThe President’s call to tax more heavily U.S. businesses operating abroad would move in exactly the wrong direction.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:28:00 -0500{7AC110AD-42B4-471C-A518-E3CEFB78F031}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/federal-compensation-why-government-pay-is-inflatedTaxpayers should not sacrifice so that federal employees can enjoy better pay and benefits than they would receive in the private sector.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{D7E0C94A-B18D-4931-AE8D-20A9C10C8817}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/extended-unemployment-insurance-benefitsExtended unemployment insurance benefits cause some unemployed workers to take longer to find new work.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{5F842C53-3715-47B9-8688-01E615836648}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/rewarding-achievement-and-incentivizing-successful-employees-raise-actThe RAISE Act would allow unionized employers to give performance-based pay to deserving workers.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{531C8EA4-C149-4E50-AA25-6B7AC5F3185C}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/why-the-davis-bacon-act-should-be-repealedThe Davis–Bacon Act increases the cost of federally funded construction projects.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{FCB6CC2B-DA6D-4913-84EB-445C50A64A86}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/understanding-mandatory-paid-sick-leaveThe Healthy Families Act encourages irresponsible employees to game the system and dump tasks on their co-workers.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{3A2F6D25-6399-408A-B159-93649DD4BC0B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/official-time-of-federal-employeesOfficial time effectively subsidizes government unions with taxpayer dollars.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{D0F0FE8E-0E64-4F34-B694-454B1230E4EA}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/the-workplace-democracy-and-fairness-actThe Workplace Democracy and Fairness Act would set clear guidelines for union organizing elections.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{22216F1E-F201-4B98-9EED-28DC818157BB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/impact-of-financial-transactions-tax-on-the-economy-and-jobsA financial transactions tax has always struggled to gain traction with Congress in the past, and that should remain the case.Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:09:00 -0500{5B648A0F-3D92-43E5-8615-55462C0BB9C4}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2012/01/employment-report-unemployment-rate-falls-as-labor-market-improvesIn December, the labor market continued its improvement and the unemployment rate fell again. Unfortunately, the growth is still very slow and tenuous.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:52:00 -0500{F0345B4B-E2FC-43B8-95A7-CB8A586DA8E3}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2012/01/chao-fbn-1-6-12Elaine Chao discusses unions and jobs.Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500{048C6AD1-AB6B-4E25-9ED0-79DDBDBEF5BB}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/12/november-2011-jobs-employment-reportThe November 2011 jobs report contains some good news, although it is likely the sharp drop in the unemployment rate is more of a blip than a new low.Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:28:00 -0500{E1694C9F-9487-4189-9DBF-2E0BAA2D6B0D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/audio/2011/12/istook912-unemployment-confusionIstook Unemplyment numbers manipulatedFri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500{18889911-363A-47A2-8FDF-67A8EC0F222F}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/high-unemployment-reduced-job-creation-not-layoffsReduced job creation explains high unemployment. If job creation had returned to normal levels after the recession, employment would have fully recovered. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:32:00 -0500{D89243EB-6B6E-4A92-9FA6-735C2BA3838E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/multimedia/video/2011/11/sherk-fnc-11-29-11James Sherk discusses the American Airlines bankruptcy and the role of unions.Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500{F8F0BC19-0CEE-4DDA-AEEB-B27E9B90A521}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/research/reports/2011/11/jobs-unemployment-and-regulation-the-mass-layoff-fallacyWidely cited statistics on layoffs have little to do with the primary cause of joblessness in the U.S. economy: the lack of job creation.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:18:00 -0500