Why Screw Workers? New Orleans In the middle of this pronounced and historic recession I cannot help myself from monitoring some of the discordant voices out there about workers and wages these days, as business and government tries to find a place to land. For example, in Lee Scott’s parting shot as CEO …
Author: wade
Clawbacks
Clawbacks New Orleans Citi, Citicorp, Citibank, a division of the US Government, or whatever you might want to call the name of the financial services operation on Park Avenue did a smart, political thing and cut a deal with its major owner and lender to allow clawbacks. Finally, maybe we are getting something for …
Four Day Week
Four Day Week January 12, 2009 New Orleans The recession and the pursuit of savings for broke-ass governments at every level may allow some interesting reconsiderations. One might be the value of 4-day work weeks for public services that do not require essential or 24-hour coverage. The state of Utah tried something along …