For Workers Stuck Part-Time, 'Hours Are The New Bonus'

Monday, September 26, 2011 For Workers Stuck Part-Time, 'Hours Are The New Bonus' WASHINGTON -- A little over two years ago, Floyd Kelly, then an associate at Walmart, transferred from one company store in Washington State to another. Although Kelly had worked full-time for years, he says that after the switch his hours dropped to part-time. People Over-Value That 'Lousy Mug' They Made In College, Study Finds 'Governments Don't Rule The World, Goldman Rules The World' WATCH: Man Sues BofA After Being Locked Inside Branch 'Not Armed Robbery': The Rise Of Complex Mortgage-Rescue Scams BLOG POSTS J. Byron McCormick: Reinvigorating Transportation in the Third Industrial Revolution Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are coming, and they will be in the market on or by 2015. This is a crucial element of the Third Industrial Revolution. Pepe Escobar: The West and the Rest in a One-Model-Fits-All World When capitalism hits the intensive care unit, the ones who pay the hospital bill are always the most vulnerable -- and the bill is invariably paid in blood. Dean Baker: Why Don't the Deficit Hawks Want to Tax Wall Street? While deficit hawks like investment banker Peter Peterson, Morgan Stanley director Erskine Bowles, and the Washington Post never tire of preaching the virtues of shared sacrifice, somehow sacrifice for Wall Street never features as a part of this story. Eric Yaverbaum: Girls (and Boys) Just Wanna Have Fun Social media is social. So, wouldn't it make sense for Facebook to consult with users before they make changes to the site? Apparently, the company thinks not. Tom Matzzie: Solyndra Scandal-Mongering Is The REAL Scandal The media should have spent the time to understand that the bankruptcy of Solyndra was about market circumstances that changed faster than anybody has predicted, rather than falling for a manufactured partisan scandal.

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