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Friday, February 25, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Obama to business leaders: Let's brainstorm jobs
President Obama called a new team of business and labor leaders to the White House Thursday to brainstorm about how to create jobs and boost the economic recovery.
CNN | Public union battles spread across U.S.
The fight over public union benefits and collective bargaining is spreading across the United States. Here is a state-by-state breakdown:

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
AEI | Build Roads, Save Money with Private Investors
The fact is, the tools to boost our economy and revitalize our infrastructure are already within reach--without adding to the deficit.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
AEI: The American | The Real Problem with Government Employee Unions
Although collective bargaining by government employee unions may offend one’s sense of justice, what’s truly unacceptable is government labor’s stranglehold over the local, state, and federal governments with which they bargain.
AEI: The Enterprise Blog | Despite Recent ‘Mancovery,’ It’s Still a ‘Mancession’
By any standard measure of labor market conditions, it is women who have fared much better during the “mancession.”