Link Biscuits: 5 April 2010
Submitted by Shawn Fremstad on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 09:34
- NELP and CAPAF, Contracting that Works: A Toolkit for State and Local Government: "Growing numbers of state and local governments are therefore adopting “responsible contracting” reforms to improve the quality of jobs generated by their procurement spending. This report identifies the best practices in government contracting that are allowing state and local governments to significantly raise standards for workers and secure better value for taxpayers."
- Council of Economic Advisers, Work-Life Balance and the Economics of Workplace Flexibility: "Almost one-third of firms cite costs or limited funds as obstacles to implementing
workplace flexibility arrangements. However, the benefits of adopting such management practices can outweigh the costs by reducing absenteeism, lowering turnover, improving the health of workers, and increasing productivity." - Garlin Gilchrist II, Abundance-Based Reform: "Abundance-based thinking looks for ways to innovate our way out of challenges. It sees barriers as opportunities to do things in new, better, sustainable ways. It puts no cap on our ability to create change that can meet community needs in ways that reflect our community values."
- NY Times, In Maine, Last Sardine Cannery in the U.S. is Clattering Out: "On April 18, the clanking will cease. The bells and buzzers that regulate the pace of packing will fall silent. The old plant, the last sardine cannery in the United States, is shutting down. ... The packers, all of whom are women, are the heart of the processing plant, largely because they still work the fish with their hands. They are paid by the number of cans they pack and can earn up to $18 or $19 an hour. In the break room off the packing floor, Nancy Harrington, 70, who has worked here for 44 years, said she did not want to retire. “I could work another 10 years,” she said. Her three daughters have worked here, too, and so has her sister."
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