Keyword: labor productivity

Choke Power (1/10/2007)

Their strategic location at the chokepoints of global trade allows American longshoremen to share a bigger piece of the globalization pie.

Keywords: chokepoint, container, globalization, ILWU, labor productivity, labor union, lockout, longshoremen

Labor on Call (1/10/2007)

Flexible work scheduling to match customer traffic is one effective way to transform labor from a fixed cost into a variable cost in the retail business.

Keywords: customer traffic, fixed cost, flexible schedule, labor productivity, variable cost, Wal-Mart

Less than Meets the Eye (1/22/2010)

China’s apparent heavy dependence on exports for its GDP growth conceals the low value-added contents of its exports.

Keywords: China, export, Germany, labor productivity, value added

Machines vs Brawn (2/27/2007)

Mechanization may not be able to totally eliminate low-wage and low-skilled jobs that illegal immigrants are eager to fill.

Keywords: automation, chicken processing, harvest, illegal immigrant, immigration, labor productivity, lettuce, low-skilled, machines, mechanization, poultry processing, tomato, wages