Construction Workers

The Exotic Place Where U.S. Construction Workers May Soon Be Finding Jobs

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.02.2012

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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in...

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In Ireland, Some Ex-Construction Workers Are Now Baking Cookies

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Video, Celtic Tiger, Cherry Blossom Bakery, Emigration, Irishcentral, Ireland, Construction Workers, Laid Off, Austerity Measures, Europe, Inside Ireland, Slidepollajax, Piigs, Business News

Construction workers and bakers may not seem so similar, but at one shop, those once operating heavy machinery are now making a small fortune off baki...

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GRAPHIC: U.S. Cities Gaining And Losing The Most Jobs

Posted 11.06.2011

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The American economy might have not added any jobs in August, but for a handful of cities, the last year has been a period of substantial job growth, ...

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GRAPHIC: Putting The Unemployment Crisis Into Perspective

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.09.2011

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In the month of July, the U.S. economy added 117,000 jobs, a small relief after the previous month's announcement that the economy had added only 18,0...

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Female Welder In Peru Fired Up About Women's Rights

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Welders, Welding, Women's Empowerment, Construction Workers, Women's Rights, Women in Business, Peru, Maria Landa, Impact News

Maria Landa knows her way around a blowtorch. The Peruvian is one of her country's few female welders and just the person to call when you need to ins...

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Two Construction Workers Die In Elevator Fall

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Two ironworkers died Tuesday morning after they fell from a fifth floor through an open elevator shaft at a church construction site ...

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NYC Women React To Legislation Against Street Harassment

AP | SARA KUGLER FRAZIER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women, Ladies, Construction Workers, Cat Calling, Sex, Ny News, Sexual Harassment, Harassment, Gender, New York News

NEW YORK — Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple t...

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Unions Are Wrong to Refuse to Build the Mosque

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hysterics, First Responders, Juvenile, Pakistan, Police Officers, Iraq, Mosque, New York City, Ideology, Fire Fighters, Worship, Construction Workers, Union Leadership, Afghanistan, Teachers, Park Place, Unions, September 11th, Bigotry, New York News

Those union members vowing not to work on the mosque may believe they're taking principled stands, but what they're really doing is exhibiting unnecessary fear and being emotionally and mentally weak.

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Bill Murray Reads Emily Dickinson To Construction Workers (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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We're not sure what to say about this video of Bill Murray reading poetry to Manhattan construction workers. The actor stopped by during the construct...

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Peaceful Revolution: Childcare and Construction

Robert Drago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Karen Shellenback, National Infrastructure, Economic Crisis, Childcare Jobs, Green Energy, Pink Policy, Construction Workers Wages, Momsrising, Obama Economic Recovery Plan, Barbara Bergmann, Nancy Folbre, Green Infrastructure, Platform for Progress, Randy Albelda, Julie Matthaei, Childcare, Direct Care Alliance, Childcare Workers Wages, Construction Workers, Shawn Fremstad, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Teachers, Ipetition, Green Energy Economy, Green Policy, Peri, Nwlc, Politics News

We need to spend federal money now to help jump-start employment and incomes, but once we are spending money, we should devote it to something worthwhile.

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Invisible Tragedies -- Four Construction Workers Killed Every Day Building America

Terence M. O'Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Construction Workers, Osha, Legislation, Risky Business, Work Fatalities, Danger, Dangerous, Work-Life Balance, Politics News

Construction workers face death on the job 20 times more often than miners and 10 times more often than police officers or firefighters. Yet their tragedy too often goes unnoticed.

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Job Winners and Losers in Hard Times

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Workers, U.S. Economy, Construction Workers, Recession, Job Cuts, Real Estate Agents, Business News

WASHINGTON — Hospitals, schools and the assembly line at an airplane factory look like pretty good places to be with a recession looming and une...

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