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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]