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 By Alana Semuels, LA TIMES - May 15, 2012
Temporary workers are often in high demand in a shaky economy. Businesses aren’t yet ready to commit to full-time employees, especially when an economic recovery is far from certain. But in the latest recession and recovery, temporary workers seem even more prevalent than usual.
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 By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune - May 9, 2012
You leave your used towel on the bathroom floor because that's what the hotel's little sign tells you to do if you need a clean replacement.
To the federal government, the real dirty laundry is the physical toll from picking up those towels and everything that goes into work as a hotel housekeeper.
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 By Dave Jamieson, Huffington Post - May 9, 2012
After performing a series of hotel inspections, the federal agency that oversees workplace safety has sent a rareletter to the Hyatt Corporation recommending that the hotelier take some basic precautions to protect its housekeepers from ergonomic injuries.
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 By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, April 4, 2012
The Los Angeles City Council is considering granting economic incentives to the local hotel industry to encourage modernization projects and better pay for workers. In a motion introduced on Tuesday, the council agreed to ask several city departments for reports on how "public benefits" and other incentives could be used to help strengthen the local tourism industry, which the motion said is "lagging behind where it can be."
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 By Lori Consalvo, Contra Costa Times, March 31, 2012
CLAREMONT - Months after the firing of 17 Pomona College dining hall workers, hundreds of people came to downtown to protest the action.
A number of organizations, along with students and community members, protested the decision by rallying at Shelton Park in downtown Claremont and then marching through campus chanting "If you throw us out, we'll come back" in Spanish.
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