Kellogg's Six Hour Day, Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1996) 261 pagesOn Nov 24, 1930 Kelloggs Company President Lewis Brown announced the 6-hour day for workers. There were adjustments and controversies over the years but the policy continued to be an option for at least some workers until 1985, when it came to an abrupt end. Mr. Hunnicutt’s book presents a documented history of the 6-hour day at Kelloggs along with interviews of the Kellogg’s workforce from the shorter hours era. The history and supporting material...
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Service Jobs - Social Assistance
Posted on 07:59 by Unknown
Social AssistanceThe NAICS committee decided to make Social Assistance a separate service sector in the classification of service industries. It was a reasonable choice but a significant share of Social Assistance services are also provided as a part of the health care industry, government services, and churches or non-profit organizations. Beneficiaries of these services often cannot pay for them, or at least cannot make more than small contributions, which is one reason government and churches also provide some of America’s Social Assistance....
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Michigan Jobs
Posted on 07:26 by Unknown
In the Detroit News of September 8, 2007 the paper asked readers "Do you think Michigan's strip clubs should be allowed to go nude and serve alcohol?" There is no mention of jobs in the question, but one of the 11 respondents caught on right away. The answer below belongs to Pradeep Srivastava of Detroit who appears to know that the right regulation will help keep Michigan employed."If Michigan's strip clubs don't allow nude dancing and alcohol, people who are interested in that kind of stuff will simply go to Windsor or Toledo and Michigan will...
Thursday, 13 September 2007
Service Jobs - Health Care
Posted on 12:18 by Unknown
Health Care ServicesWe are looking for 91.1 million more service jobs. How about health care? For the sick or injured what could be more important than health care services? Employment in 2010 in the health care sector is 14.8 million divided among three sectors: ambulatory care, hospital care and nursing and residential care. The federal government’s Standard Occupational Classifications define a group of 52 health care jobs called health care practitioners, who are mostly doctor, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, therapy and technology jobs. Health...
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