recession

  • Hospitals Ravaged by Recession Pile More Work on Staff
    Mischa Gaus
    Feb 3 2010 - 11:38am

    Hospital work is thought to be recession-proof. No matter what the economy, people get sick and need care. The work is there, but at a cost: hospital workers and researchers say some hospitals are churning through a round of reorganization, strapping on more work, skimping on training, and trying to stuff contract concessions through.

  • Boston-area Workers to March and Rally against "Jobless Recovery"
    Rand Wilson
    Sep 26 2009 - 10:44pm

    With the Massachusetts jobless rate now at 9.1 percent and rising, workers are increasingly frustrated by employers exploiting the recession to attack them, and the failure of politicians and policy makers to address the growing jobs crisis.

  • Recession Over? Depends on Who You Ask
    Mark Brenner
    Aug 27 2009 - 8:56pm

    When the Labor Department announced that a quarter million jobs were lost in July, the news was greeted with cheers and backslapping on Wall Street. One week later the Federal Reserve declared we were on our way out of the recession.