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The South Shore Line is gearing up for its first major service change in decades.
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Indiana’s labor market appeared to remain stagnantly tight in July, according to new preliminary federal estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Indiana’s 3.3 percent July unemployment rate is still near record lows for the state.
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2022 was a unique year for Indiana’s labor market. New federal estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggest a record-high number of Hoosiers were working – but not as many as employers may need. Experts say such employment numbers don’t say much about why 2022’s labor market looked the way it did or about what the future holds.
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A survey finds links between low wages and low recruitment and retention rates, and indicates harassment of public employees is a growing concern.
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Bill aims to prohibit local governments from limiting project bids to contractors with union workersHouse Bill 1024 contains the sixth attempt since 2019 to take away the power counties, cities and other local units have to limit bids to employers who have a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). It passed committee Thursday.
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Barbara Allison talks about the high cost of low prices.
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It appears for now employers are still posting more jobs than the state’s available job seekers can fill. Experts say one cause of that could be a lack of access to affordable child care in Indiana. A state Senate committee is considering funding a pilot program that would split costs between families, employers and the state to bring more parents back into the workforce.
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A Florida man is set to serve almost 10 years in prison after leading a forced labor and human trafficking operation that brought farm workers to Indiana and a few other states. The case highlights a pervasive issue.
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In a press conference Tuesday, Indiana Chamber of Commerce leaders joined a chorus of voices asking lawmakers to address the state’s “leaking talent pipeline” in the 2023 session.
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Peabody workers at a mine near the southeastern town of Francisco were at risk because the mine manager failed to act as a drill released potentially-explosive methane in July 2018, according to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission ruling released earlier this month.