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Politico | Unions eye fight over role of federal contractors
Unions representing federal employees are gearing up for a battle against government contractors after the revelation that the National Security Agency leaks came from a 29-year-old at Booz Allen Hamilton.
CNN Money | Men are disappearing from the workforce
In the 1950s, nearly every man in his prime working years was in the labor force, a category that includes both those who are employed and those actively applying for jobs. The "participation rate" for men ages 25 to 54 stood at 97.7% in early 1956, but drifted downward to a post-war record low of 88.4% at the end of 2012. (It ticked up very slightly at the start of this year to 88.6%.)
NY Post | Skip the internship
What’s an internship worth? As much as it pays, apparently. Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated federal and New York minimum-wage laws by not paying its production interns.
Washington Post | Obama warns of lost generation due to high youth unemployment in Europe
President Barack Obama is suggesting Europe may need to adjust its economic policies to tackle high youth unemployment.
