GD eNews | Vol. 3, No. 23 | December 20, 2004
Love & Debt: Take Charge America Offers Advice for Handling Relationship Debt
Relationship debt may be invading your home and you may not even know it. Mike Sullivan, director of education for Take Charge America, says that although relationship debt has not yet gained formal recognition in the United States, it is spreading quickly, and quietly, throughout the nation. Once this silent relationship debt is contracted, it is extremely difficult to remedy. Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Consumer Ed. | Comments
Anti-Outsourcing Cry from Indian Labor Unions
New York (PNS) — If American workers’ unions are crying hoarse about their jobs being outsourced to countries like India, a coalition of Indian labor unions is protesting against the same for spawning unfair labor practices by multinational corporations. Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Career News | Comments
Too Big to Work? Obesity Screening Called Unfair
SAN JOSE, CA — A hulking but healthy furniture mover and train aficionado says there’s no good reason he can’t work for a railroad company. Some physicians and activists would agree. In a country obsessed with dieting and an “epidemic” of obesity, will “weight discrimination” soon rock the work place? Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Career News | Comments
Improving End-of-Life Care for Elderly
End-of-life care in nursing homes often results in unnecessary suffering due mainly to a lack of staff time, training and communication, according to a new AARP study conducted at Brown Medical School. The report lists 15 recommendations to improve care, including more staffing, increased physician presence, additional training and better reimbursement rates. Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Diversity News | Comments
Anti-Outsourcing Cry from Indian Labor Unions
New York (PNS) — If American workers’ unions are crying hoarse about their jobs being outsourced to countries like India, a coalition of Indian labor unions is protesting against the same for spawning unfair labor practices by multinational corporations. Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Education News | Comments
Student Rights Advocates Say New Database Violates Students’ Rights
WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The federal government’s proposed plan to create a national registry that would track every college student is drawing fire from student rights advocates concerned about the possible violation of students’ privacy. Continue»
Posted on December 20, 2004 to Education News | Comments
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