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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment, wages, unemployment broken down by region.
ACINet.org
Information on age and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, employer contracts and a career resource library.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
News releases, veteran’s information, accountability reports, organization charts, FAQs and reports portal.
National Labor Relations Board Database
Department of Labor: Unemployment
Statistics, state laws and policies, etc.
Journalist’s Resource: Seven Things You Should Know About the Monthly Jobs Report
National Employment Law Project
Policy center based in New York features publications, a newsroom and litigation summaries online.
American Federation of Government Employees
Blog, media section, studies and statistics and more. Site is helpful in finding expert sources as well.
Journalist’s Resource: How Teachers Unions Impact School Spending, Achievement
Six Tips for Journalists Covering Teachers Unions
Journalist’s Resource from Harvard offers some great tips.
Web-Strategist: Social Networking Statistics, 2009
Dart Center: Maintaining Boundaries with Sources, Colleagues and Supervisors
Layoffs.fyi
A startup that tracks tech and some media layoffs.
Comprehensive.io
Comprehensive is an all-in-one platform that helps companies track, decide, and communicate employee compensation. Their mission is to advance pay transparency and eliminate pay inequity.
Carroll’s Government Directories and Charts
Tips on finding government agency websites, including labor boards, workers compensation boards, etc.
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
United Auto Workers
Home page and resources for one of the largest unions in the nation.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
CWA-Union.org
Includes links to NABET and other media-type unions.
Federal Trade Commission: Job Scams
Labor Research Association
Several studies and stats on labor issues.
Lectric Law Library
The Lawcopedia’s Employment and Labor Topic Area has all sorts of workplace-related materials.
GovExec.com: Top 200 Federal Contractors
Listed by agency with which they contracted and by amount.
Warehouse of Government Labor Data
Data on union elections, labor relation consultant filings, notices of intent to bargain and much more. Compiled by Forest Gregg of Chicago’s DataMade.
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Employee Benefits Research Institute
Surveys, notes, issue briefs, press announcements, studies and much more.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Information from the nation’s largest and fastest growing public service employees union.
MRA The Management Association
A not-for-profit employers association that features some statistics and studies.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Price Index Database
Select an item (gas, food, etc.) and track price increases nationally over time. Great quick reference for stories.
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Inflation Calculator
Cornell: Institute for Workplace Studies
Created in 1999 to serve as an “interactive think-tank, bridging the gap between academics and the working world through research initiatives, educational programs and forums.”
Society for Human Resource Management
News, press room, government affairs and volunteer resources.
National Association of Manufacturers
United Auto Workers
Union site.
RAILROAD STRIKES AND LABOR UNIONS
National Railway Labor Conference
Rail Labor Facts: Parties Involved in Negotiations
From the National Railway Labor Conference, this graphic lays out the bargaining table and key players involved.
Railserve: List of Railroad Labor Unions
Washington Post: Everything You Need to Know About the Threatened Railroad Strike
USA Today: Why Railroad Workers?
History: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Washington Post: Rail Strikes That Changed America
NY Times: Congress Is Trying to Avert a Rail Strike. Here’s How and Why
Warehouse of Government Labor Data
Data on union elections, labor relation consultant filings, notices of intent to bargain and much more. Compiled by Forest Gregg of Chicago’s DataMade.
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