Sentences with phrase «black workers»

The unemployment rate for black workers hit its lowest point on record recently.

The numbers suggested that the protective effect public - sector employment has long offered black workers dropped dramatically after the Great Recession, while white workers remained fairly insulated.

All four companies employ just 3 to 4 percent Hispanic workers and 2 percent black workers.

Why black workers lost public sector jobs at higher rates than other groups during the Great Recession is unclear.

In addition to these education - specific challenges, the researchers found that black teachers reported many of the same challenges that face black workers across economic sectors.

As important as public employment is to the black middle class, the pensions provided by public employment are perhaps even more crucial to the retirement security of black workers.

The Armitages employ a couple of black workers who resemble audio animatronics with their docility.

This commitment, coupled with the history of deliberate bondage and racism which has been the lot of black workers in this country, warrants a special solicitude on the part of administrative agencies and the courts.

Nothing encapsulates this more strikingly than the story of Detroit: the world - renowned motor city which produced Motown Records, an American institution which caught the mood of post-war prosperity and optimism; a city which drew tens of thousands of poor black workers from the south in a successful search for a better life.

the suit claims that Tesla allowed factory workers to use racist epithets, failed to take corrective action against harassers and fired black workers who complained.

But Monday's lawsuit, filed by former Tesla employee Marcus Vaughn, is the first to bring those claims on behalf of a large class of black workers at the automaker's Fremont, California factory.

The Great Migration of poor black workers from the South into the industrial cities brought traditional jazz and blues music to the city, resulting in Chicago blues and «Chicago - style» Dixieland jazz.

Paul Brown, president of the Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council, said the relatively low proportion of African - American workers at Riverbend was due to the makeup of the trades that have been working there so far, in particular Operating Engineers and Ironworkers — unions in which black workers have not traditionally been well - represented.

As long as black workers continue to enter the public sector workforce, Laird said, it will continue to offer them type of upward mobility it long has.

With Jamie gone, Laura must cope with her volatile husband, who seethes with resentment against black workers who «threaten» his livelihood.

In this, Musk reportedly told black workers, and other minorities:

The lawsuit filed in California state court in Oakland is at least the third filed this year by black workers who say they were addressed using racial slurs and that the company ignored their complaints.

From its inception, Sekunjalo only purchased controlling stakes in companies, hoping to empower black workers.

Despite its prodding, however, even the CBC has acknowledged that Facebook, Google and their tech peers continue to struggle to hire and retain black workers and leaders.

The film Nothing But a Man (1964), invites us to come into the private world of a young black worker who tries to make a home for his family in a world that is hostile to his hope.

A billboard in Times Square that accuses NYC construction unions of racial bias has co-opted the name of a growing activist campaign, declaring that black workers matter.

In Erie County, black workers earn 74 cents, and Hispanic workers earn 73 cents, for every dollar earned by white workers.

I got heavily involved in unionizing black workers, which got me into an awful lot of trouble because it was illegal at the time.

«Compared with the private sector, the public sector still offers black workers better pay, more professional opportunities and more job security.»

Robert Margo in 1994 found evidence suggesting that historical differences in school - year length accounted for a large fraction of differences in earnings between black workers and white workers.

But that's not all because many spaces require one of the three different worker colors, and since everybody starts with the basic black worker certain action spaces and raids might not be accessible until the grey and white workers start appearing, and they won't show up until some of the initial raids are completed.

After touching the lowest level since the government started tracking the data in 1972, unemployment for black workers is back above 7 %

Filed on behalf of plaintiff Marcus Vaughn, an ex-Tesla worker, and more than 100 African Americans who worked at Tesla's Fremont factory between November 2016 and November 2017, the suit claims that Tesla allowed factory workers to use racist epithets, failed to take corrective action against harassers and fired black workers who complained.

The suit also says that in July this year, black workers at Tesla's Fremont factory sent a note to Tesla's HR business partner Rose Sanson and CEO Elon Musk detailing the kinds of harassment they were experiencing.

White Collar Black Body seeks to examine the myriad ways in which Black workers are shaping — and being shaped by — the politics of Corporate America.

As Katniss and Peeta journey to the other districts, we get the closest view of District 11, a farming community made up predominately of poor Black workers, that may seem strange, or even have unfortunate historical connotations.

Black workers in Baltimore are concentrated in low - wage industries and jobs, a study released Monday by the Associated Black Charities shows.

King was in Birmingham to announce an agreement towards partial desegregation and the economic advancement of Black workers.

While a majority of those surveyed believe that the pay gap is real for both women and minorities, not everyone understands that black workers — specifically women — see more obstacles to racial equality and barriers in the workplace.

In response, lawmakers said they plan to raise those issues directly with tech companies on their home turf, hoping their political firepower — and subtle threats of bad press and tough regulation — might nudge some of the industry's biggest players to be more mindful of black workers» needs.

When the colonists saw the proud Caribs die rather than submit to slavery, they sent their galleons to Africa for black workers.

The result - to the horror of the international community - was a reign of terror, as gangs of «war veterans» attacked and dispossessed white farmers and their black workers.

And when another black worker who asked for a cell phone, the boss refused to give him one, and instead handed one to a white worker with less seniority.

After adjusting for various factors, including age, demographic factors, health behaviors such as smoking and alcohol consumption, physical activity, medical conditions, and socioeconomic status, the researchers found that black workers in general — and black professionals in particular — were more likely to experience short sleep than whites.

It may be that black workers are more likely to be laid off when job cuts are triggered by a sudden and significant reduction in funding, Laird said — when the number of layoff decisions increases, she said, managers have more opportunities to discriminate.