Archive for the 'Blue Collar' Category
By: Mick, April 15th, 2008
I’ll readily admit that I don’t know every detail of the “negotiations” happening between Maryland government and the commercial watermen who depend on the Chesapeake Bay for their livelihood. But having lived in Maryland for over 30 years and witnessed firsthand the continued decline of the Bay and its once-abundant wildlife, you don’t have to […]
Tags: chesapeake bay jobs, maryland crabbing industry, maryland watermen, saving the chesapeake bay, working on the chesapeake bay
Posted in Perspectives, Blue Collar, Economics, Seasonal Employment |
By: Matt, October 10th, 2007
Yes, they can. But, alas, shipping them back to the U.S. could be prohibitively expensive.
An AP story highlights a UAW strike against Chrysler LLC that is expected to end shortly, though a few items must still be agreed upon:
The bargaining appeared to hinge on the UAW granting the same health care cost concessions to Chrysler […]
Tags: automotive jobs, uaw, union jobs, union workers
Posted in Perspectives, Blue Collar, Economics |
By: Mick, September 25th, 2007
Workers at GM walked off the job yesterday to demonstrate their opposition to talks that General Motors may be moving U.S. auto-making jobs overseas. So, basically, thousands of members of the United Auto Workers union left their jobs in an effort to secure their jobs. I’m completely uninformed when it comes to the machinations of […]
Tags: auto industry jobs, general motors jobs, job security, union labor, united auto workers
Posted in Workplace, Blue Collar, Economics |
By: Mick, September 17th, 2007
Some people refer to manual labor or general labor jobs as unskilled labor. And I’m not sure that’s ever really accurate. As long as you’re doing something, there’s probably some level of skill involved. I recently had three very large trees removed from my yard (to prevent a rapidly spreading disease) and the workers that […]
Tags: general labor, laborer jobs, manual labor jobs, unskilled labor
Posted in Job Search, Blue Collar |
By: Mick, September 18th, 2006
The vast majority of the job seekers floating about on the major job boards and employment web sites today can be categorized as white collar. Typically, these are office employees – IT professionals, accountants, financial specialists, administrative personnel – that are currently employed but often looking to improve their employment situations for a variety […]
Tags: blue collar jobs, blue collar workers, manual labor jobs
Posted in Blue Collar |