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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Verizon strike to hit monthly jobs reading
About 45,000 strikers at Verizon Communications will return to work this week, but not before taking a bite out of upcoming August jobs report.
CNN Money | UBS to cut 3,500 jobs
Swiss bank UBS said Tuesday that it is reducing its staff by 3,500 jobs, including some reductions in the United States, through a mixture of layoffs and "natural attrition."

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
NY Times | How Democrats Hurt Jobs
...a fair-minded person would have to acknowledge that the N.L.R.B.’s action is exactly the kind of overreach that should embarrass Democrats who claim to care about job creation.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Are Green Jobs ‘Gone with the Wind’?
If Congress’ “super-committee” wants to cut wasteful spending, the green jobs agenda is a great place to start.