Sparton Corp. announced Friday it had cut 6 percent of its workforce - including 24 employees at its Hernando County location. ...more

February 7, 2009

Between illegals and America's guest worker programs we may be looking at 20 million jobs, jobs held by the many guest workers and illegals. I would ask that the government look at all programs that bring foreign employees to our shores. The E-Verify program, if used, could ferret out most all of the illegal workers, which I suspect could be close to 20 million jobs that are lost to our citizens. This could re-employ millions of American laid-off workers. Many American industries refuse to hire American workers, claiming that they are "over educated for the job." Many engineers in American industry were laid off in the early 1980s by the aircraft and auto industries, etc. They were replaced with foreign engineers from India, China and nations of low wages. ...more

February 7, 2009

WASHINGTON - Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6 percent. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job climate is deteriorating at an alarming clip with no end in sight. ...more

February 6, 2009

Some workers at a Michigan pancake restaurant found a sweet way to help out their boss and the workplace they love. ...more

January 27, 2009

As the global economic recession persists, many Europeans are talking about the end of capitalism. They forget that capitalism in Europe had already once given way - often violently - to statism and corporatism in the 1930s, to be revived in only a handful of countries in the 1980s. ...more

January 25, 2009

Sharon Lam of Hudson wants Congress to mandate that employers use the E-Verify system to ensure potential employees have legal immigration status. ...more

January 7, 2009

Auto workers are not the blame for the problems of the domestic auto industry, says Kraig Kircher of Holiday. ...more

January 3, 2009

With "Marley & Me," starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston, open in theaters across the country, South Florida moviegoers can enjoy picking out local landmarks from Las Olas Boulevard to Dolphin Stadium. ...more

January 3, 2009

The minimum wage across Florida goes up 42 cents Thursday, from $6.79 per hour to $7.21 per hour. It's the largest jump since the state established a minimum wage in 2005 and tied annual increases to the consumer price index. ...more

December 30, 2008

The minimum wage across the state goes up 42 cents Thursday, from $6.79 per hour to $7.21 per hour, thanks to a constitutional amendment Floridians approved in 2004 that created a statewide minimum wage. ...more

December 29, 2008