Posts Tagged Employment
Plaintiffs: VEC Processing Claims Too Slowly
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 5, 2021
A court filing provided insight into the Virginia Employment Commission’s progress towards resolving tens of thousands of backlogged cases. In a status report released Thursday, legal groups said the pace is not quick enough. Jahd Khalil reports.
Some Virginia Workers Are Continuing to Deal With Low Wages
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 29, 2019
Service sector employees in Virginia have been struggling for years with low wages. And now, they are looking ahead to an uncertain future. Michael Pope has the story.
Middle-Skills Jobs Becoming Harder to Find
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 26, 2019
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Employers across Virginia are demanding more of workers, and that’s changing the job market. Michael Pope reports.
Young People Put Off Joining Workforce in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 27, 2017
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Young people are increasingly delaying their entry into the workforce, a trend that could have drastic consequences for what happens when they do finally get that first job. Michael Pope is digging into the numbers.
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From NPR News- More than 1,200 Delta pilots picket at 7 major airports to call for higher pay July 1, 2022Delta pilots are looking for higher pay and better insurance as contract negotiations continue with the company.
- A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica June 30, 2022Kaitlin Marie Armstrong (shown), suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.
- Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 30) June 30, 2022A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Hells Angels figurehead Sonny Barger dies at 83 June 30, 2022Barger's death was announced on his Facebook page late Wednesday.
- A mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusks June 30, 2022The calf, believed to be female, was buried for more than 30,000 years in ancestral land of the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin, whose elders named her Nun cho ga, which means "big baby animal" in the Hän language.
- More than 1,200 Delta pilots picket at 7 major airports to call for higher pay July 1, 2022
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- Tory whip resigns: I drank too much, I embarrassed myself July 1, 2022Chris Pincher steps down saying he "drank far too much", as a paper reports he groped two men.
- Xi Jinping in Hong Kong to mark 25 years of handover June 30, 2022Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend in what is his first trip outside mainland China since early 2020.
- Logan Mwangi murder: Mum, stepdad and teen sentenced June 30, 2022A judge says the attack on the "defenceless" Logan Mwangi was "nothing short of horrifying".
- Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut emissions June 30, 2022The landmark ruling curbs federal power to limit greenhouse gas emissions in a setback for President Biden.
- Student requests for hardship funding tripled over Covid June 30, 2022Freedom of Information responses suggest the amount of hardship money doubled last year.
- Tory whip resigns: I drank too much, I embarrassed myself July 1, 2022
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