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Friday, December 7, 2007
Unions Furious With Exclusion of Employees in UAL Payout
Unions Furious With Exclusion of Employees in UAL Payout CHICAGO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The leaders of the three largest Unions at United Airlines, Mark Bathurst, Chairman of the United Chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA); Greg Davidowitch, United Master Executive Council President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA); and Randy Canale, President and Directing General Chairman of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), District 141, issued the following statement in response to the decision of UAL executives, and approved by the UAL Board of Directors, to give a $250 million special payout to shareholders: "ALPA, AFA and the IAM, representing the overwhelming majority of union-represented employees, are furious with the UAL Board of Directors and management's decision to give a special shareholder payout to the exclusion of employees. "In every venue available, we have voiced our opposition to any 'shareholder initiative' that does not equally recognize employee sacrifices. We have warned management that this move is wrong for the business, wrong for the employees and ultimately wrong for lenders. These executives have pushed through their personal agenda while ignoring serious concerns raised by nearly every stakeholder, industry trends and the company's financial position. This is being done with utter disregard for the interests of employees and the long-term success of United Airlines. "The best shareholder initiative would be one that invests in the employees for the long-term success of United Airlines. Shareholders in the pre-bankrupt UAL were issued new stock in the same manner as every other constituency, including the employees, when United emerged from bankruptcy. Today, employees who lost their pensions and work longer hours for less pay continue to suffer the affects of the bankruptcy. Not one penny of employee concessions has been repaid. "Since United Airlines exited Chapter 11, UAL management has renegotiated excessive executive compensation packages for themselves and they have renegotiated their agreements with lenders. If they have the ability to renegotiate their own compensation packages, if they have the ability to negotiate with lenders, if they have the ability to negotiate with shareholders to create another management bonus, then the have the ability to enter negotiations with us." First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: Association of Flight Attendants
CONTACT: Dave Kelly of ALPA, +1-708-704-5648; or Sara Nelson of AFA,
+1-847-292-7170, ext. 524; or Joe Tiberi of IAM, +1-301-529-9341 Web Site: http://www.afanet.org/
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The Coca-Cola Company's New Succession Plan Fails to Create Independent Board Leadership
The Coca-Cola Company's New Succession Plan Fails to Create Independent Board Leadership Teamsters Call for Governance Reform WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coca-Cola Company's (NYSE:KO) new leadership structure announced yesterday fails to establish the independent board leadership critical to ensuring objective board oversight and management accountability. The implementation of a new succession plan wastes an opportunity for The Coca-Cola Company to act in the interests of its investors and institute a policy requiring the chairman of the board to be a fully independent director. "While this succession plan may change the Company's leadership structure for the time being, it's still business as usual at The Coca-Cola Company," said C. Thomas Keegel, General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. "The Company has made no policy to create independent board leadership, and no such leadership currently exists. Chairman Isdell has served as CEO since 2004 and has been with the Coca-Cola system since 1966. Shareholders need an independent leader to ensure effective board oversight at The Coca-Cola Company, and now is the time." Under The Coca-Cola Company's senior leadership succession plan, Chairman and current President and Chief Operating Officer Muhtar Kent will succeed Neville Isdell as CEO, effective July 1, 2008. Isdell, who currently holds the positions of CEO and Chairman, will remain Chairman until The Coca-Cola Company's 2009 annual meeting. The Company does not disclose who will assume the position of board chair at that time. The Teamsters General Fund has filed a shareholder proposal for The Coca-Cola Company's 2008 annual meeting calling on Coke's Board of Directors to adopt a policy ensuring the chairman of the board be an independent director who has not served as an executive officer of the Company. Noting the Coca-Cola Company's lackluster performance and strong concerns regarding excessive executive pay, the Fund argues that an independent board chair would best ensure that management acts strictly in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. A Teamster-led shareholder initiative in 2005 calling for executive severance pay reform received more than 40 percent support of the voting shareholders. This initiative ultimately led to the Company's adoption of a new severance policy with enhanced shareholder accountability measures. "The Teamsters have long been active investors in Coca-Cola and our efforts have led to positive corporate governance changes," Keegel said. "We will continue to fight for independent oversight at Coca-Cola." The Teamsters Brewery and Soft Drink Workers Conference represents more than 14,000 employees of Coca-Cola and CCE in the United States and Canada. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was founded in 1903 and represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters
CONTACT: David White of International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
+1-202-624-8730, Dwhite@teamster.org Web Site: http://www.teamster.org/
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Smithfield Wins Appeal in U.S. Federal Court
Smithfield Wins Appeal in U.S. Federal Court Court: Smithfield security personnel did not mistreat employees of cleaning contractor during 2003 protest TAR HEEL, N.C., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In another blow to the credibility of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International union, a federal appeals court has overturned a decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and ruled that Smithfield's security personnel did not mistreat employees who worked for a cleaning contractor during a November 2003 protest at its Tar Heel, North Carolina plant. The union has been using the discredited NLRB decision to bolster its claim that Smithfield abused and assaulted employees at the plant. "These claims were based on false testimony sponsored by the UFCW to make Smithfield look bad," said Dennis Pittman, director of corporate communications at Smithfield Packing Co. "The union knew these claims were false because there was video tape evidence authenticated by a world- renowned expert demonstrating beyond any doubt that the conduct alleged by the union never happened. Yet the union went ahead with the case anyway." The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit noted that the agency's failure to consider the video tape evidence as "bordering on the absurd." The case arises in the context of an ongoing effort by the union to gain support from Smithfield's Tar Heel employees for union representation. Having lost two previous union elections and despite the fact that the government has ordered that another election be held, the union has refused to participate in another election and has instead waged a corporate campaign against Smithfield. "We offered the union the opportunity to come into the plant to meet with our employees, the chance to attend any meetings we held and to have a neutral third party such as the Jimmy Carter Center monitor the election and review any communication before it was sent to the employees," Pittman said. "The union refused despite the fact that 3,000 employees have written letters to the union asking for a vote." The object of a corporate campaign is to smear a company in the press and in front of customers, consumers and the public in the hope that the public pressure will cause the company to give in to the union's demands or to harm the business to the point that its must give in or go out of business. "The UFCW has made it clear that they would rather put us and all our employees out of business than to let the employees in Tar Heel vote on whether they want to join the UFCW," Pittman said. "The irony is that since half of our plants already have unions, the UFCW's boycott will hurt the very people they represent." "This decision knocks another leg out from under the union's baseless claims against Smithfield," he added. "Time after time, the union has filed claims against Smithfield only to have them proven false. With this decision, another one of the union's excuses for resisting a new union vote disappears. All we want is to give our employees the right to vote. We will respect whatever decision they make." About Smithfield Packing Co. Smithfield Packing Co. is America's leading pork producer. It produces a variety of pork products - country hams, hot dogs, bacon, deli meat, fresh meat, barbeque, sausage and more - for customers around the world. It is a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, a leading international food company and one of "America's Most Admired Companies," as ranked by FORTUNE magazine. To learn more, visit www.smithfieldfacts.com.
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: Smithfield Packing Co.
CONTACT: Dennis Pittman, Smithfield Packing Company, Director of
Corporate Communications, +1-910-876-4776 mobile,
dennispittman@smithfieldfoods.com Web site: http://www.smithfieldfacts.com/
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Coshocton County Memorial Hospital RNs to Strike Despite Hospital's Claim of Financial Hardship
Coshocton County Memorial Hospital RNs to Strike Despite Hospital's Claim of Financial Hardship COSHOCTON, Ohio, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As of December 7, 2007, Coshocton County Memorial Hospital has maintained its proposals for concessions from its registered nurses for a 3-year contract. As a result, bargaining unit RNs at Coshocton County Memorial Hospital will be on strike and maintain a picket line starting at 7:00 a.m. on December 9, 2007. RNs are professionals with highly developed skills and extensive education. Each and every day they not only prevent illness and injury and alleviate the suffering of their patients; they also save lives. According to the Inhouse Assist 2006 Nurses Salary Survey, the national average salary for an RN is $30.76/hr. RNs in Columbus, Ohio, which ranks fifth in the nation for RN salaries, average $33.48/hr. Under their current contract, registered nurses at CCMH start at $21.32/hr and top out at $28.32/hr only after 15 years of service. To remain competitive, hospitals must provide salaries and benefits commensurate with the rest of the health care industry. CCMH ONA remains committed to retaining and attracting qualified and dedicated RN staff to Coshocton. In order to do this the Hospital must maintain fair wages, benefits and work environment. An analysis of the Hospital's financial situation was conducted by an independent CPA and concluded that while the Hospital does have cash flow problems, its revenues and assets have in fact increased each year for the past three years. CCMH ONA therefore concludes that any cash flow problems could be a result of acquisition of long-term assets rather than losses in other areas of operation, and are thereby temporary in nature. In order to provide time for the Hospital to recover from any cash flow problems, CCMH ONA has proposed current contract language for overtime and pension (in which nurses receive a 7% employer contribution for the first $13,200 of the nurse's pay and 9.2% employer contribution for the nurse's pay over and above $13,200); successorship language in order to protect the terms of the Union contract in the event of the sale or merger of the Hospital; and a six month freeze on wages for an eighteen month contract. CCMH ONA remains available and willing to work with the Hospital to provide temporary cost savings for a temporary cash flow problem. However, the Hospital has refused any attempts to do so. The parties have met 6 times since October yet remain at odds on the following concessions offered by the Hospital: -- A 3-year contract with 0% pay raise for the RN staff for all 3 years. CCMH ONA has offered a six month freeze on wages for an eighteen month contract. -- Cut the pension plan by 2% for current RN staff and reduce the pension by 4% for new hire RNs. CCMH ONA wants to maintain the current pension in which nurses receive a 7% employer contribution for the first $13,200 of the nurse's pay and 9.2% employer contribution for the nurse's pay over and above $13,200. -- Eliminate overtime from its current over 8, 10 or 12 hours in a work day or 80 hours in a pay period and cut it to 40 hours in a work week only. CCMH ONA is committed to maintaining the current structure because without it, RNs could be forced to work 12, 14 and 16 hours shifts more often with no financial impact on the Hospital, which can result in an increase in errors and a decrease in the quality of care provided to patients. CCMH ONA RN Strike Timeline -- October 8, 2007 - Negotiations for a 3-year contract begin with CCMH ONA and the Hospital. -- November 26 and 27, 2007 - The CCMH bargaining unit of 103 RNs voted by a margin of 96 to 1 to both authorize a 10-day strike notice and to strike if concessions offered by the Hospital for a 3-year contract remained on the bargaining table. CCMH ONA offered the Hospital a 2-week extension in lieu of authorizing the 10-day strike notice; however, the Hospital refused the offer. -- December 9, 2007 - The strike will begin at 7:00 a.m. About the Ohio Nurses Association
The Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) was established in 1904 to secure a Nurse Practice Act to protect Ohio's citizens and has become the premier professional organization for Ohio's RNs. ONA's Economic and General Welfare (E&GW) Program was established in 1956. When the National Labor Relations Act was amended in 1974 to allow nurses to unionize, the E&GW Program was charged with providing representation for nurses in collective bargaining. For more information about the strike or ONA, please visit www.ohnurses.org.
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: Ohio Nurses Association
CONTACT: E. Gary Seigerst, Chief Negotiator, +1-614-352-4716, or Jackie
Mason, Local President, +1-740-623-1167, or Sherry Cox, Local Vice President,
+1-330-447-4259, all of CCMH ONA; or Shannon Richmond, Director of
Communication of ONA, +1-614-448-1029, srichmond@ohnurses.org Web Site: http://www.ohnurses.org/
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Significant Safety Improvements Following Warning Notices to Mine Operators
Significant Safety Improvements Following Warning Notices to Mine Operators Second round of potential pattern of violation letters sent to 20 operators ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced today that six of the eight mine operations that received written warnings last June for exhibiting a potential pattern of violations have met or exceeded the necessary criteria for reducing violation rates. MSHA continues to monitor the progress of one mine that underwent a change in ownership and mine management, while the other mine that received a warning has been inactive since July. At the same time, MSHA notified 20 additional mine operators that they have met the criteria for a potential pattern of violations. "The operators that received the first letter in June knew they needed to make serious changes to improve their safety records, and change they did," said Richard E. Stickler, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health. "They have successfully and dramatically reduced their significant and substantial (S&S) violation rates - on average, by 50 percent. "But their work is not yet done," he added. "We strongly encourage these mine operators to continue to improve their compliance records until their mines are violation free, and we will continue to conduct our inspections in a rigorous fashion. Hopefully, they will serve as an example to the other 20 operators to improve their compliance rates." MSHA closely monitored the seven mines' compliance records for 90 days. In order to be removed from consideration for this round of pattern of violations notices, operations needed to reduce their S&S violation frequency rate for the 90-day review period by 30 percent or to levels below the national average. They were encouraged to develop a written corrective action plan to reduce S&S violations and to avoid violations caused by imminent dangers, failure to abate previously cited violations, and unwarrantable failures to comply with safety and health standards. An S&S violation is one that could reasonably be expected to lead to a serious injury or illness. Operator name S&S violation rate
#77 Mine/Blue Diamond Coal Co. 71 percent reduction
Black King/Elk Run Coal Co. 32 percent reduction
Chess Processing/Elk Run Coal Co. 47 percent reduction
Eagle #1/Peachtree Ridge Mining Co. Temporarily idled as of
July 10, 2007
Oak Grove Mine/Oak Grove Resources New review period to be
initiated due to change in
ownership/mine management
Oro Grande Quarry/Riverside Cement Co. 54 percent reduction
Straight Creek #1/Left Fork Mining Co. Inc. 60 percent reduction
Tilden Mine/Tilden Mining Co. 45 percent reduction Federal regulations require that MSHA review at least annually the compliance records of each mine to identify those with potential patterns of violations. Going forward, MSHA intends to conduct at least two screenings per year to identify mines that exhibit potential patterns of violations. U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
CONTACT: Amy Louviere, +1-202-693-9423, or Matthew Faraci,
+1-202-693-9406, both of the U.S. Department of Labor Web Site: http://www.dol.gov/
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Dannon Workers in Minster, Ohio Vote for Union Representation with the BCTGM
Dannon Workers in Minster, Ohio Vote for Union Representation with the BCTGM MINSTER, Ohio, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 300 workers at the Dannon yogurt plant here have become members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) following a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election that concluded yesterday. An overwhelming majority of workers voted on December 5 and 6 to become members of the BCTGM. "These workers are to be commended for standing strong in their efforts to become unionized," notes BCTGM International President Frank Hurt. "While this organizing victory was the culmination of efforts on many different fronts, it all came down to the strength of the workers," Hurt adds. The Dannon workers first reached out to the BCTGM through the union's online organizing contact form in early January. A group of workers met with BCTGM International Representative John Price in late January to discuss their desire to become unionized. "The workers primary issues concerned health and safety, retirement and job consistency and stability," recalls Price. "But what it always comes down to is the dignity, justice and respect of workers." The Dannon Company Inc. is a subsidiary of France-based Groupe Danone, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies. Groupe Danone is the world's leading producer of fresh dairy products, the second largest producer of biscuits and cereal products and a leading producer of bottled water. In the United States, Dannon has yogurt manufacturing facilities in Minster, West Jordan, Utah, Fort Worth, Texas, and Londonderry, New Hampshire. According to Price, the BCTGM's affiliation with the global International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers Associations (IUF), played a large part in the organizing effort. The majority of Danone's worldwide operations are unionized and the IUF has a formal relationship with Groupe Danone dating back to 1986. The IUF reached out to unions in Europe and Asia that represent Danone workers to inform them of the organizing efforts in Ohio. Upon learning of the Dannon workers' desire to join a union, Danone unions from around the world began sending letters of solidarity to the Minster workers. Letters were received from Belgium, Russia, Germany and other countries. "Within this global economy, this was an overwhelming show of global solidarity," concludes Hurt. CONTACT: John Price, BCTGM International Representative, +1-240-271-5213 First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International
Union
CONTACT: John Price, BCTGM International Representative,
+1-240-271-5213 Web Site: http://www.bctgm.org/
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Watchdog Finds Wal-Mart Christmas Ornaments Made Under Horrific Sweatshop Conditions in China
Watchdog Finds Wal-Mart Christmas Ornaments Made Under Horrific Sweatshop Conditions in China Embargoed until 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2007 The National Labor Committee has found Wal-Mart Christmas ornaments made under horrific sweatshop conditions in China, including: 10, 12 and 15-hour shifts, seven days a week, with workers cheated of their wages. Five to six hundred 16-year-old high school students worked in the factory along with some child workers. WHO: Charles Kernaghan, Director of the National Labor Committee and
the country's leading anti-sweatshop activist, who recently
exposed sweatshop production for Victoria's Secret, Mattel,
Speedo, and even crucifixes made in China. WHAT: Press Conference -- to release an explosive new report and
Documentation, including unprecedented internal factory production
orders, photographs of workers on the shop floor and video
footage shot inside the factory which smuggled out. Wal-Mart
ornaments made at the factory will be on display. Disks of the
photos and video footage will be available. WHERE: Rockefeller Center
SE Corner of 49th Street & Rockefeller Plaza
(West of Fifth Avenue, across the street south of the Tree) WHEN: 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
CONTACT: Barbara Briggs of National Labor Committee, +1-212-242-3002 or +1-412-417-9384
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: National Labor Committee
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UAL Payout Short Changes Shareholders
UAL Payout Short Changes Shareholders Best Shareholder Initiative Repays Employee Sacrifices, Strengthens Airline CHICAGO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), today blasted the decision of UAL executives, which was also approved by the UAL Board of Directors, to give a special payout to shareholders. The Union said this move undercuts the value of United Airlines by favoring short-term shareholder returns over a strong, motivated workforce, an improved customer experience and the long-term health of the airline. "The executives at United Airlines are nothing more than charlatans, sweetening the pot to flip our airline like an unscrupulous real estate agent," said Greg Davidowitch, AFA President at United in a letter to flight attendants. "This shareholder "initiative" is nothing more than an executive induced plan to enrich themselves at the expense of the working women and men of United Airlines. The best shareholder initiative would be one that invests in the employees for the long-term success of the airline." "Flight Attendants and other workers know that any time an employee or shareholder gets a supposed return on United's success, executives are getting an even bigger return on top of their renegotiated compensation packages," stated Davidowitch. "Workers are fed up. They are fed up with these executives initiating class warfare instead of making good decisions for our airline." The letter to the flight attendant members of the AFA-CWA is posted at http://www.unitedafa.org/. More than 55,000 flight attendants, including the 17,000 flight attendants at United, join together to form AFA, the world's largest flight attendant union. AFA is part of the 700,000 member strong Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Visit us at http://www.unitedafa.org/.
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: Association of Flight Attendants
CONTACT: Sara Nelson of the Association of Flight Attendants,
+1-847-292-7170 Web Site: http://www.afanet.org/
http://www.unitedafa.org/
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Wackenhut Workers at Tennessee's Holston Army Ammunition Plant Awarded $2.5 Million in Back Pay: Federal Government Foots the Bill
Wackenhut Workers at Tennessee's Holston Army Ammunition Plant Awarded $2.5 Million in Back Pay: Federal Government Foots the Bill WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Checks, ranging from $200 to $50,000, were distributed to 280 employees at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant this week. Two years after plant workers filed a formal complaint, the Department of Labor awarded the Wackenhut Services Inc. fire and security workers $2.5 million in back pay. According to DOL findings, from 1999 to April 2007 Wackenhut violated the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act, which requires federal contractors to provide pay and benefits commensurable to those found prevailing in the locality. While the final settlement was less than the workers claim, this is the largest SCA settlement for Wackenhut workers to date -- about ten times the previous high. This past June the Army stated, "The money is owed by Wackenhut. Wackenhut should have known all along (the SCA wages applied) based on the original (contract) solicitation." But, Wackenhut claims that federal acquisition procurement regulations allow it to bill the Army for this back pay. "It is shocking that a company with such lucrative government contracts like Wackenhut lacks the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls to pay their employees what is due to them according to federal contracting law," said Valarie Long, SEIU Property Services Division Director. "Now the US Army has to make up for almost a decade of shortchanging the workers." Among those who promoted the cause of the shortchanged workers, demanding DOL action, were Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman George Miller (D-CA). Also, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) made public their concerns about security issues at Holston. Wackenhut is owned by the London-based security conglomerate G4S. G4S, the largest company trading on the London stock exchange, is under fire from international human rights groups and trade unions for the company's practices in southern Africa and elsewhere. This past July, Wackenhut was the subject of a congressional hearing conducted by Edolphus Towns (D-NY), chair of the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. More about Wackenhut Services Inc. and the campaign to improve conditions for security workers can be found on the website http://www.eyeonwackenhut.org/. SEIU, the fastest-growing union in North America, with 1.9 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, is also the largest union of security officers in the nation. First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
http://www.seiu.org Source: Service Employees International Union
CONTACT: Elissa Strauss of SEIU, elissa.strauss@gmail.com,
+1-917-463-3075 Web Site: http://www.eyeonwackenhut.org/
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Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on November Employment Numbers
Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on November Employment Numbers WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement on the November employment situation report released today: "Despite challenges in the housing markets and high energy prices, we've now seen 51 consecutive months of job growth -- the longest uninterrupted period of job growth since employment surveys have been taken. Ninety-four thousand net new jobs were created in November, and the unemployment rate held steady at a low 4.7 percent, better than market forecasts. The substantial increase in average hourly earnings in November is also good news for workers and demonstrates the effectiveness of economic policies that keep taxes low." U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
CONTACT: Jennifer Coxe of the U.S. Department of Labor, +1-202-693-4676 Web Site: http://www.dol.gov/
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