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UAW teams must please workers, firms, Congress
Date: 1/8/2009 10:25:24 PM
(3 hours ago)
It's going to be difficult to get membership ratification and it's difficult because there is a sense of justice here that the members are looking for," said Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "And ...
UAW walks tightrope in concessions talks
Date: 1/7/2009 11:23:51 PM
(1/7/2009)
It’s going to be difficult to get membership ratification and it’s difficult because there is a sense of justice here that the members are looking for,” said Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass ...
As rich rivals cut back, small colleges sell stability
Date: 1/5/2009 11:11:54 PM
(1/5/2009)
Clark University in Worcester publicized its accelerated degree program, in which students earn both a bachelor's and master's in five years, without paying tuition the fifth year. Gordon College, a tiny Christian school in Wenham, is e-mailing ...
The Myth Of Recession-Proof Jobs
Date: 1/4/2009 7:42:31 AM
(1/4/2009)
In general, education is not recession-proof, according to Ed Ottensmeyer, dean of the Clark University School of Management in Worcester. “But there are pockets where it would be, yes.” Where education is “slightly more recession-proof ...
Bailout puts retiree health care at risk
Date: 1/4/2009 11:02:57 AM
(1/4/2009)
Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., said that although the changes to VEBA funding are not optimal for the approximately 750,000 people for whom the new fund was supposed to provide health coverage ...
ECONOMIC FORECAST: Notes On A Recession
Date: 12/28/2008 1:02:48 AM
(12/28/2008)
Schools like Clark University in Worcester, which used to take a single bus trip to a career fair each year, are now providing multiple trips. Schools are also trying to drive home to students the importance of internships, networking and entry-level ...
Education Forecast: Schools Struggle To Prepare Grads For Tough ...
Date: 12/27/2008 4:20:14 PM
(12/27/2008)
David McDonough likes to take his students at Worcester-based Clark University into a Boston job fair each fall, even though he usually has trouble filling half a bus. But in this year’s tight job market, he had to book two. “Our message is you ...
Desperate Detroit finds few allies
Date: 12/25/2008 9:48:54 AM
(12/25/2008)
Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "But in bad times, the public has very little patience for that." The Bush administration has steadfastly opposed giving automakers a chunk of the $700 billion banking ...
Strings on auto loans risky for retirees
Date: 12/24/2008 11:54:46 PM
(12/24/2008)
Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., said that while the changes to VEBA funding are not optimal for the approximately 750,000 people for whom the new fund was supposed to provide health coverage ...
Unions may have eye on city workers
Date: 12/24/2008 9:17:17 PM
(12/24/2008)
Colorado is looked at as an open territory," said Gary Chaison, professor of labor relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "I think AFSCME recognizes with the recession, employees are going to face layoffs and have insecurities. AFSCME ...
Givebacks in Bush plan rile UAW
Date: 12/20/2008 6:20:05 AM
(12/20/2008)
The way it stands now, the health care of retirees is in jeopardy," said Gary Chaison, a labor professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "They may not only postpone the payments, but end up rearranging the terms of the VEBA as well." The ...
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Date: 12/19/2008 11:53:32 PM
(12/19/2008)
The Illinois situation fuels a perception that the SEIU has an "inside track" with elected officials, says Gary Chaison, a professor of industrial relations at Clark University, in Worcester, Mass. "Every union will use political influence to make ...
Alex Weprin
Date: 12/17/2008 11:55:55 PM
(12/17/2008)
... is online multimedia editor for Broadcasting & Cable. His work has been featured in Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis: Weekender, Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, and not surprisingly, Broadcastingcable.com. He graduated from Clark University in Worcester ...
Diminutive Salem State forward is standing tall on the court
Date: 12/17/2008 11:55:55 PM
(12/17/2008)
When the Salem State women's college basketball team traveled to Worcester last Saturday to play Clark University and the host Cougars rolled out three 6-footers, Vikings coach Tim Shea didn't flinch. Instead, he sent out a young woman who wouldn't ...
Generosity adds niceties for schools
Date: 12/15/2008 5:24:35 PM
(12/15/2008)
Mills, deputy superintendent of the Worcester public schools, walked into Sovereign Bank and opened an account with $10 ... Retired Clark University Professor Lee Gurel gave the foundation $20,000 to establish an endowment for excellence in teaching ...
Foreign Auto Makers Won Billions in Government Subsidies
Date: 12/15/2008 11:58:17 PM
(12/15/2008)
Chaison, a labor professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. Not that the automakers don’t bear much of the blame for their current troubles. For years, the Big Three fought higher mileage standards while focusing production on gas-guzzling ...
Auto Bailout Failure Sets Up Union Battle
Date: 12/14/2008 11:59:28 PM
(12/14/2008)
Chaison, a labor professor at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. “And the frustrating thing for labor is that those concessions have been forgotten [in the bailout debate].” Still, as Chaison explained, the effects of the concessions aren’t ...
Angry UAW members lash out at Southern senators
Date: 12/13/2008 9:44:39 PM
(12/13/2008)
If Republicans think now they can tarnish labor, it's going to be difficult to pass the Employee Free Choice Act," said Gary Chaison, professor of labor relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "The unions are going to say that a strong ...
Union Blasts GOP
Date: 12/13/2008 10:13:17 PM
(12/13/2008)
Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. "Congress sees which way the wind is blowing and they see that autoworkers are not popular with the public," he said. Auto executives drew the ire of many Americans ...
Smithfield, union to start contract talks in early '09
Date: 12/12/2008 11:54:41 PM
(12/12/2008)
Gary Chaison, a labor researcher at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., predicted that "it could easily take two years." "They'll bargain, and they'll bargain tough," he said, referring to Smithfield. "This is going to be a long, drawn-out and ...