LatinaLista — Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistic’s employment report was not good news for Latinos. The report showed that the unemployment rate among Latinos edged up in May to now stand at 11 percent. Though the unemployment rate among Latinos, compared to blacks, is lower, that it went up at all is troubling. In fact, [...]
Latina Cubicle Confidential™ — Do You Know What You’re Worth to Your Employer?
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ In the next two years, the US Latino population will top 50 million and our purchasing power will exceed $1 Trillion. Just to put that in perspective, there are more Spanish-speaking people in the US than all the residents of Canada. This is the largest economic power [...]
AFL-CIO report reveals Latino immigrant workers are highest group to die on the job
LatinaLista — It’s never been a secret that US employers preferred to hire undocumented Latino immigrants for three reasons: they’re cheap labor, they’re expendable and they have no recourse, but to quit, if they don’t like job conditions, their boss or their pay. Even with the crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on businesses [...]
One blogger’s idea to get companies to change course on offshore jobs
LatinaLista — A lot of people, bloggers in particular, have ideas on how to bring jobs back into the U.S. economy. One blogger and Latina Lista friend, Dee of Immigration Talk with a Mexican American proposes that jobs that are outsourced be brought back to the United States. While the idea is not new, the [...]
Job site helps Latino professionals find work
LatinaLista — It’s been often reported that Latinos are one of the groups who have been hit the hardest as companies downsize their staff. Aside from networking or using online job boards, there’s not much support or help for the average Latino professional trying to advance their career while keeping a roof over their family’s [...]
Memorial Day campaign raises money to help train veterans for civilian jobs
LatinaLista — For many young Latinos, joining the military is a way to have their education paid for or “see the world” or do something with their lives. Unless they decide to make it a career, these same young people, along with their fellow soldiers, are finding it a tough go at finding a job [...]
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