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17 Jun 2012

agency cheating residents with fake job offers





Dubai: Despite repeated warning from authorities, a deceitful recruitment agency is making money after promising jobs to desperate people.

Dubai Gate Management Consultancy, a rogue recruiter, operating from Sharjah is charging job seekers in spite of the fact that Ministry of labour ban on such a practice.

Labour officials said that the ministry did shut down different recruitment agencies and press charges against the owners on allegations that the firms charged candidates for applying for jobs.

“I saw one of the ads of this recruitment agency in the classifieds column of a daily newspaper dated April 21, 2012. The ad appeared for the post of Senior Accountant for a well-established British Group in UAE,” one of the victims told Gulf News.

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The victim, identified as Satish, said there was no email ID, rather a contact no 056-7508956.

“I contacted this number and a woman identified herself as Sana responded from the other end with a not so clear response. I asked for the location for the interview for which she didn’t give me the exact address rather asked me to reach the hotel, and she asked me to give her a call,” she the victim.

“As I reached the hotel, I gave Sana a call and she told me to go to an office on the 2nd Floor at Al Mawarid Tower located at Carrefour Express building behind Buhaira Corniche. I reached the office and met Sana. She took my CV and asked about the current job and told that you would have to pay Dh500 as the registration fees,” he added.

He said the woman explained to him that the Dh500 is a charge for the registration for processing the CV of the applicants and it will not be refunded if the applicant is selected for work.

The victim said that he was told by Sana that he will be getting a call from the HR Manager for an interview.

“I received the call from the same office stating that I will have to pay Dh500 for the job confirmation. At the interview, I was asked some questions and I was told that I have been confirmed and that they will call me back but they never did call,” he said.

He added that he tried since them to contact them but in vain.

“I was quite shocked to learn from other victims that this recruitment agency is fake,” he said.

Another victim said that he was cheated by this agency in the same way last year and that they took his money and they refused to respond to his phone calls.

He said he did complain to the Ministry of Labour last year.

“It is quite shocking that even after many people did complaint to the Ministry of Labour but, these people are still continuing to rob people and there has been no such harsh action from the police or the ministry,” he said.

“People should be warned through media and they must be aware about this fake agency,” he said.

One of the victims of this agency said he had applied for the position of Business Manager.

“I only doubted when during the interview the lady said to me if you like to work you have to pay Dh500 to get our service and I’m ashamed to say that I paid,” he said.

He said the woman told him that they will get back to him in three days but they never did.

He said when he called the woman Sana, the background noise was too loud as if she was in a market or shopping mall and could not give me clear information. She wants him to come on a Friday and most of the offices don’t operate during this day.

“They initially charge Dh300 to Dh500 depending on the applicant’s visa status. I lodged a complaint with the Buhaira police station last year but nothing was done,” he said.

Gulf News contacted the woman Sana on 056-7508956 several times and each time she [Sana] gave different office locations and she used to ask about the nationality of the caller and what kind of job we were looking for.

Gulf News told Sana that a Syrian man and woman are looking for jobs and shea said that there are jobs available at a private and government offices respectively for the Syrians but that will cost more. Each time Gulf News contacted Sana asking for job, she [Sana] used to give different location for the interview.

Gulf News asked for land line number to call but Sana used only mobile number and she never gave accurate or clear details about her recruitment agency and she used to hang up the phone if she was asked many questions by the caller and she would asked if I have been interviewed by their company before.


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17 Jun 2012

Upcoming Job Fairs For This Week

Here is a look at Job Fair’s For the Week Of June 18-22.

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MAU Workforce Solutions Hosts Job Fair Tuesday, June 19th in Easley, SC

MAU Workforce Solutions is hosting a Job Fair on Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 from 9:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-4:00PM to fill immediate job openings in Easley, SC. Please join MAU at the Quality Inn located at 5539 Calhoun Memorial Highway.

All applicants must submit to a background check and drug screen. Job fair attendees will be interviewed on a first-come, first-served basis for consideration in the available positions. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to apply online at www.mau.com prior to arriving at the job fair. Doing so will expedite the interview process!
MAU Workforce Solutions is Seeking Applicants for the Following Job Openings:
• Quality: $10/hr
• Assemblers: $8.15-$8.40/hr
• Machine Operators: $10/hr
• Textile: $10.17-$10.59/hr
Tuesday- June 19th, 2012 | 9:00AM – 12:00PM 1:00PM-4:00PM
Quality Inn
5539 Calhoun Memorial Highway, US 123
Easley, SC 29640
MAU offers optional benefits to associates including medical, prescription, dental, vision, 401K, and life insurance. MAU Workforce Solutions provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, or national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. MAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SC Works GREER, 600 North Main Street, Greer, will hold a Mini Job Fair on Tuesday, June 19th from 9:00-11:00am featuring Corestaff Services Adecco. Corestaff and Adecco are seeking qualified applicants with previous manufacturing experience for numerous positions with client employers throughout the Spartanburg and Greenville areas.
Positions available include:

Injection Molding Set-Up Technician
Maintenance Automation Technician
Skid Man
Shipping Receiving Clerk
Production Associate
Electronic Recyclers
Inspectors

Also – Mortgage Loan Processors and Administrative Assistants for positions in Greenville.

Bring your resume be dressed for success.

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On June 20th the SC Works in Spartanburg will hold a job fair at 110 Commerce Street in Spartanburg.

It will be held from 1-4 p.m.  You must have a clean background check and pass a drug test.

  1. They are hiring for Cloth Inspectors located in Blacksburg, SC. (must have 2 years experience)
  2. General Laborers will work in extreme hot and cold environments.
  3. Machine Operators also in extreme hot and cold environments.

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Greenville Tech’s Manufacturing Job and Training Fair is June 20

Greenville Tech will hold a Manufacturing Job and Training Fair on Wednesday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McAlister Square. Thirty employers will be on hand including BMW, Bosch Rexroth, and GE to allow attendees to apply on the spot for available openings.
For those who need the skills to qualify for these openings, Greenville Tech will have advisors and financial aid representatives available to talk about training for manufacturing. Accelerated training opportunities are now open for enrollment. These programs allow a student to begin in August and be trained to qualify for positions by December and include programs in CNC Prep Basic Machine Operator and Production Technician. There are also non-credit options through the college’s Corporate and Career Development division including Mechatronics Systems and Manufacturing Production Technician, a curriculum based on Manufacturing Skill Standards Council guidelines.
Employment in the Upstate is improving, and manufacturing leads the way. According to the SC Upstate Alliance 2011 investment announcements, more than 4,000 new manufacturing jobs will be created within the next three to five years in the region. With recent announcements by BMW and Michelin, that number is even higher.
Greenville Tech offers many programs geared toward advanced manufacturing including Industrial Electricity, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Mechatronics, Machine Tool Technology, CNC Programmer/Prep/Machine Operator, Electronic Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Supply Chain Management, Quality, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Supervision Leadership, Teamwork/Interpersonal Skills, Manufacturing Production Tech, Welding, PLC, Warehousing, and Inventory Control.

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Spartanburg Community College (SCC) will hold a job fair to recruit qualified part-time faculty members and provide an opportunity for job seekers to meet with SCC’s hiring managers. The job fair will be held on Thursday, June 21, 2012, from 4 – 7p.m. at SCC’s central campus in Spartanburg.

SCC is seeking part-time faculty, for all areas of the college, with a wide variety of backgrounds and experience. “Our goal is to create a pool of candidates for future vacancies,” said Mary Whitener, employment and training manager for SCC human resources. “This is an opportunity for individuals to learn more about SCC and the potential to earn additional income by teaching. These positions offer flexible schedules and convenient locations with classes offered in Spartanburg, Gaffney, Duncan and Union, as well as online.”

Credential requirements for faculty teaching positions in a variety of courses are as follows:

Transfer Courses
A master’s degree and 18 graduate hours in one of the following disciplines -
•  Accounting
•  Business Administration
•  Economics
•  Humanities/Fine Arts
•  Social/Behavioral Sciences
•  Natural Sciences/Mathematics

Non-Transfer Courses
The minimum academic degree for faculty teaching in professional, occupational, and technical areas must be at the same level at which the faculty member is teaching. A typical combination is a bachelor’s degree with appropriate work experience.

Diploma/Certificate Programs (Industrial Classes)
Requires some college or specialized training, but with emphasis on competence through work experience.

Developmental Education
Bachelor’s degree in the discipline being taught and experience or graduate training.

Individuals who meet the above requirements are encouraged to complete an online application at www.jobs.sc.gov and attend the job fair to learn more about the part-time faculty positions.

SCC’s Part-Time Faculty Job Fair will be held in the Commissioners Dining Room in the Dan Lee Terhune Student Services Building on SCC’s central campus off Business I-85 and New Cut Road. For more information about the job fair, please call (864) 592-4615 or toll-free (800) 922-3679. For more information about SCC, visit www.sccsc.edu.

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June 22nd 29th 10AM –12PM
523814 – QUALITY INSPECTORS
*** Inspection experience in automotive or warehouse mandatory to be considered *** HS diploma/GED *** Must be flexible and committed to work as scheduled *** Metal finishing experience a PLUS+++ *** Valid driver’s license and own transportation
526698 – Metal Finishers
Must be able to grind, file or and surfaces. Use power tools, hand tools. Knowledge of metal finishing techniques. Examines and feels surface of metal for defects for scratches or dents. Polish experience. Can have auto body experience.

 


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17 Jun 2012

Analysis: Crisis-weary Hungarians lose faith in government


By Krisztina Than

BUDAPEST |
Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:37pm EDT

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The deepening economic crisis is taking its toll on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government — two years after a landslide election victory his party’s support is crumbling and three-quarters of voters believe the country is on the wrong track.

Growing disillusionment can be felt across the central European nation, whose economy is sliding into recession again after a sharp downturn in 2009, with the rising living standards that Orban promised when his party won power failing to materialize.

While still paying off a 2008 bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, the government is seeking a new financing backstop to shield the indebted economy from the neighboring euro zone’s mounting debt crisis.

Negotiations with the IMF will be difficult, however, as Orban will be reluctant to give up or tweak his Fidesz party’s main policies, including a flat income tax and family tax breaks aimed to support the middle class, the party’s core voter base.

Orban has been at loggerheads with Brussels over several laws that critics say served to cement his party’s strong powers beyond the end of his term, while huge windfall taxes imposed on banks and selected business sectors eroded investors’ trust.

“Orban is in a corner regarding his popularity: If he sticks to the status quo, the economy and living standards will be impacted. But if he does a U-turn, this will also be seen as implicit acknowledgement that his strategy was wrong,” said Mujtaba Rahman, analyst at think tank Eurasia Group.

The big game changer would be an escalation of the euro zone crisis, which could sharply weaken the forint currency and send Hungary’s markets plunging.

That, say analysts, would quickly drive the government to embrace IMF support despite Orban’s earlier rebuff of the Fund in the name of sovereignty over finances and economic policy.

When Hungarians gave Orban’s conservative Fidesz party a two-thirds parliamentary majority two years ago, they were hoping for a recovery, stability, and new jobs after years of successive Socialist governments.

Instead, most ordinary Hungarians, who have benefited little from the income tax cuts, feel life has turned into a grinding struggle as prices and taxes are rising.

“Things may have improved for the rich, but those who are poor will remain poor,” said Erzsebet Pupos, 46, who is selling vegetables and mushrooms at one of Budapest’s main markets.

“Nothing will change here, everything is just getting more expensive … The biggest problem is that there are no jobs.”

Discontent is palpable in the bustling market hall, with most people complaining about a surge in fuel and food prices. Inflation was running at 5.3 percent in May.

The forint is trading near 300 to the euro, sharply weaker from levels of 265 when Fidesz took power, even though it has firmed from record lows of 324 hit in early January when Hungary’s debt rating was cut to “junk”.

WIDE-SPREAD APATHY

According to a survey by pollster Median, Fidesz’ support dropped to its lowest in a decade at 22 percent last month, even though it still has a lead over the opposition Socialists, who stand at 16 percent. Far-right Jobbik hovers around 11 percent.

The survey showed 76 percent of the people are pessimistic about the country’s outlook while another recent poll by Ipsos showed this rate even higher, at 81 percent.

Half of Hungary’s 8 million electorate is undecided or would not vote if parliamentary elections were held now, although the next election is not due until 2014.

“I have become so skeptical that I would not (vote) for anybody,” said Maria Gubicsak who sells pickled vegetables and complains her customers are spending less and less.

“Unfortunately, people are getting poorer, the pensioners who used to buy a pound (of pickles) before, now ask for half a pound or less … Those young people who work for a bank, have two degrees and speak 3-4 languages, and those in information technology (are fine). But the rest are also suffering.”

Fidesz is still strong among its core voters and the opposition is fragmented. Orban’s strong anti-Brussels rhetoric, push for national sovereignty and combative style, which has turned him into a bugbear of Europe in the eyes of many, appeals to part of the population.

But the rapid erosion of Fidesz’ support will put pressure on Orban to act, while his hands are tied on the fiscal front and markets are pushing him to secure a deal with the IMF after months of delays.

“With the IMF or without the IMF, the government will be forced to keep the politically painful road of fiscal discipline, after six years of belt tightening, while the Hungarian public has developed a strong austerity fatigue,” said Peter Kreko, analyst at Political Capital.

FAIRY TALE?

Hungary’s economy shrank by 1.2 percent in the first quarter, posting the biggest quarterly drop in the whole of the 27-member EU. Analysts project only modest, 1.1 percent growth for next year according to a recent Reuters poll.

The government is more upbeat and says growth could pick up to 1.6 percent by 2013 on the back of two big automotive investments by Daimler and Audi.

A government spokesman said most of this growth would come from net exports, while a public works programme would employ at least 200,000 people this year and structural measures affecting the labor market would boost growth in the medium term.

“The present government governs by taking the steps which Hungarian society and economy needs in the medium term,” spokesman Andras Giro-Szasz said.

“The Hungarian fairy tale or the Hungarian example will be a successful one in a year’s time,” Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy told CNN in a recent interview.

Few share his optimism.

The budget deficit will be below the EU’s 3 percent ceiling this year and next year, which is a significant achievement after a series of budget overshoots.

But unemployment remains high at about 11 percent, and investments are falling after unconventional measures in the past two years, including Europe’s biggest bank tax and a nationalization of private pension funds.

While cutting state spending, the government also hiked the main value-added tax rate to 27 percent from 25 in January and announced new taxes on telecoms services and financial transactions.

“I have three children and my income has increased significantly. We can say that I have benefited from the new tax policy,” said Attila Garai, who came for a snack lunch.

“I’m skeptical but hard working. I’m disappointed over what has been done, it seems rather hopeless but I don’t give up,” added Rita Giovannoli, who came for her daily shop. She says the worst is an increased uncertainty over the future.

(Reporting by Krisztina Than)


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17 Jun 2012

Steadfast recruitment agency finally penalized by POEA

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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has finally canceled the license of erring Steadfast International Recruitment Corporation for numerous recruitment violations.

Last year, Bantay OCW ran a story of at least 40 complaints against  Steadfast agency.  The agency reportedly promises quick overseas employment to applicants then demands P30,000 to P50,000 in  processing fees. The applicant then waits, and waits and waits. Some have been waiting for years but have not been deployed overseas as the agency promised.

Complaints came in from applicants promised jobs as waiters and waitresses in Singapore, nursing assistants in Taiwan, computer professionals in Qatar, and caregivers in Cyprus.  The job offers did not come with a Philippine Overseas Employment Administration job orders because these were allegedly “direct hire” jobs. Most of them were recruited through the online posts of  Steadfast agency in www.workabroad.ph.

Last month, POEA reported that they had canceled the licenses of 21 recruitment agencies and suspended 12 others from January to May 2012. Surprisingly with all the cases filed against Steadfast agency since last year, it was not on the list. But after a week, Bantay OCW confirmed from POEA that its license had already been canceled on

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17 Jun 2012

Lompoc youth job fair helps at-risk kids

Working long, hard hours picking broccoli out in the fields, Alfredo Vargas said he didn’t have to go through an interview process to get that last job, all he needed to do was show up. 

That made the two-day workshop hosted by the Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board on Tuesday and Wednesday a valuable experience for the 19-year-old and his friend Antonio Castellon, 20.

The workshop was geared for at-risk young adults who might be dealing with anything from looking for work to dealing with a bad relationship. 

Resumes in hand and sharply dressed,  Castellon, 20 and Vargas, 19, came out to the Anderson Recreation Center on Wednesday afternoon and put those skills they learned during the workshop to work at a youth job fair, open to the community, coordinated by the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce.

In a tough, long recession, finding work can be an uphill battle. Lompoc has an unemployment rate of 13 percent. Fewer than three in 10 American teenagers now hold jobs, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

With those challenges in mind, Workforce Investment Board Youth Service Coordinator Karen Le Doux said the program is valuable in the community. She said a similar workshop for young adults will be hosted in Santa Maria on July 10 and 11.

Before Castellon and Vargas went out for their interviews, they reminded themselves about words told to them by at-risk youth specialist Edward DeJesus.

Pulling out a small notebook, Castellon read some of the words of advice. He was told success comes about from skills, work experience, credentials, a positive adult network, and degrees. 

“It’s not… what you know, it’s who knows you and likes you,” Castellon said about the importance of developing a network of adults who could advocate on his behalf. 

Tasha Bukowski, staffing supervisor at Excel Personnel Services, spent several hours interviewing young adults at the youth job fair. Excel matches workers with employers across the Lompoc community; she said there is a strong demand for accountants, but also administrative assistants and industrial jobs. 

Bukowski said that she was pleased with the confidence, preparation and dress attire she saw from the young adults who she interviewed. 

“When you see someone with drive you want to help someone out,” Bukowski said.

Young adults can distinguish themselves from their peers by actively volunteering and taking part in ROP classes, Bukowski said.

DenMat Holdings LLC, a provider of dental products and laboratory services to dentists, which will be moving to Lompoc, also spent the afternoon interviewing young adults. Tom Cruz, a employee relations manager, said that DenMat was looking to fill four temporary jobs that included a shipping and receiver associate, packager, expediter, and clerical associate. 

“There’s a handful that we will look seriously at,” Cruz said. 

He said that only a handful of the nine candidates came out had a resume, which reflected well on them.

Two of those young adults with printed resumes were Vargas and Castellon. Castellon said he was hopeful about an interview with a carpet care company, and Vargas said his interview with DenMat went well.

After a round of questions, which included those about personal weaknesses and experience, both of the young adults said they felt like they left a good impression.

“The (workshop) experience will be more valuable than the job they get,” Le Doux said.


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17 Jun 2012

Summer employment opportunities scarce, say teens

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Jasmine Thammalangsy said she’s glad school is out for the summer. But finding that perfect summer job — or any job — is proving to be a lot more difficult than she thought.

“I don’t think there’s a lot of opportunity out there for kids,” said Thammalangsy, 17, who will be a senior at Fitchburg High School this fall. She’s been looking for work since April and hoped to work with young children as a camp counselor, but at this point she said she’s willing to take pretty much anything.

Thammalangsy hasn’t had a job before, which she knows hurts her chances, but she has a history of volunteer work through LUK Inc. in Fitchburg. She has also worked with the Boys Girls Club since 2010 as a peer leader in a program that combats teen dating violence.

She said some of her friends have found work, but she’s not the only one having trouble finding a summer job.

“For the last several years, it’s been pretty dismal,” said Tim Sappington, executive director of the North Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board in Leominster. “The employment numbers for youth haven’t been lower than this since World War II.”

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nationally, unemployment for 16- to 19-year-olds was at 24.6 percent last month, up from 24.1 percent a year ago. Unemployment figures only include people who are looking to work, not the entire age group.

Sappington said young people traditionally could find

employment in nearly all fields. Beyond retail, restaurants and grocery stores, he said his organization has seen kids find work in veterinary offices, hospitals and even local government offices. However, ever since overall unemployment spiked during the recession, experienced workers have been snatching up low-paying, low-skill jobs that normally go to teens.

Nancy Snyder, president of the Commonwealth Corp., reported that Massachusetts is doing better than other states. In April, the teen unemployment rate for Massachusetts was at 14.9 percent, up from 20.3 percent of teens who looking for work from April 2011. Only 30 percent of teens had jobs in the state in April, down from 31 percent in April 2011.

Teen employment may never return to pre-recession levels, suggests a projection by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The drop in teen employment, steeper than for other age groups, is partly a cultural shift. More youths are spending summer months in school, at music or learning camps or in other activities geared for college. But the decline is especially troubling for teens for whom college may be out of reach, leaving them increasingly idle and with few options to earn wages and job experience.

Older workers, immigrants and debt-laden college graduates are taking away lower-skill work as they struggle to find their own jobs in the weak economy. Upper-income white teens are three times as likely to have summer jobs as poor black teens, sometimes capitalizing on their parents’ social networks for help.

Overall, more than 44 percent of teens who want summer jobs don’t get them or work fewer hours than they prefer.

Economists say teens who aren’t getting jobs are often those who could use them the most. Many are not moving on to more education.

Andrew Sum, director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University, said better job pathways are needed for teens who don’t attend four-year colleges, including paid internships for high-school seniors and increased post-secondary training in technical institutes.

“We are truly in a labor market depression for teens,” he said. “More than others, teens are frequently off the radar screens of the nation’s and states’ economic policymakers.”

Washington, D.C., was the jurisdiction most likely to have teens wanting summer work but unable to get it or working fewer hours than desired, with more than three in five in that situation. It was followed by Arizona, California, Washington state, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and Nevada.

The figures are based on an analysis of Census Bureau Current Population Survey data from June to August 2011 by Northeastern’s Center for Labor Market Studies.

About 5.1 million, or just 29.6 percent, of 16- to 19-year-olds were employed last summer. Adjusted for seasonal factors, the rate dips to 25.7 percent. In 1978, the share reached a peak of nearly 60 percent before waves of immigration brought in new low-skill workers. Teen employment remained generally above 50 percent until 2001.

Out of more than 3.5 million underutilized teens who languished in the job market last summer, 1.7 million were unemployed, nearly 700,000 worked fewer hours than desired and 1.1 million wanted jobs but had given up looking. That 3.5 million represented a teen underutilization rate of 44 percent, up from roughly 25 percent in 2000.

Kathleen McDermott, executive director of the Montachusett Opportunity Council, said the greatest casualties of the recession have been those ages 16 to 25. She said teens who find work during the summer are less likely to drop out of school, less likely to become teen parents, less likely to engage in criminal activities and if they come from a poor family, are able to help their parents financially.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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17 Jun 2012

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Offers Veepstakes Advice for Romney: Pick A Governor

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ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports:

CORNWALL, Pa. — According to the Republican governor of Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney’s short-list of potential running mates can get a lot shorter.

Tom Corbett, the first-term governor of the Keystone State, cited only fellow state chief executives when asked on Saturday who he viewed as the top contenders to join the presidential ticket.

“I’m leaning towards the executives who had to make tough decisions,” Corbett said in an interview.  “Because I think where the president has stumbled when he came into office — he was never in that executive position where — it’s not just a vote, it’s the decision.”

Corbett even named names.

“There are a lot of good candidates,” he said, describing Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana as a “very good governor.” He said Gov. Susanna Martinez of New Mexico “is doing a great job,” and also praised Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia. (Corbett paid no lip service to other possible contenders like Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, who will campaign with Romney over the next two days, or to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who Romney often mentions in speeches.)

And, in case Romney was wondering, the Pennsylvania governor said he wasn’t interested in the job.

“Not me,” he chuckled. “I’m busy here.”

A new Quinnipiac University poll of Pennsylvania voters released last week showed Corbett with his lowest approval ratings of his first term. Just 36 percent of Pennsylvanians said they approve of the job he is doing compared to 47 percent who disapprove.

Corbett introduced Romney at his third and final event of the day at the historic Cornwall Iron Furnace about 25 miles from the state capitol in Harrisburg. Romney visited Pennsylvania on the second day of his five-day, six-state bus tour through key election battlegrounds.

Confronted with recent polling that gives Obama a slight edge in Pennsylvania, the governor acknowledged that “this is a tough state” and “not an easy state for Republicans to win,” but he added, “it is winnable.”

Corbett said the biggest challenge Romney faces is a huge voter registration advantage for Democrats. But, he insisted, “it’s surmountable.”

“He’s not going to win Philadelphia, we know that,” Corbett said of the presumptive Republican nominee. “But he can compete in the rest of the state.”

As Pennsylvanians filed out of Romney’s event in Lebanon County, which John McCain won by nearly 20 percentage points over Barack Obama four years ago, Corbett voiced optimism for Romney’s prospects in November.

“This is a very different dynamic this year than it was four years ago,” he said. “You can feel it. You can absolutely feel it.”


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17 Jun 2012

California federal court rules: Government agency must insure …

In a case that’s already being appealed, a federal district court has ruled that a federal agency must enroll an employee’s same-sex spouse in the employee’s health care plan.

Recent case: Karen Golinski works as an attorney for the federal government. She married her long-time same-sex partner in California. Golinski asked her agency to enroll her wife in the health insurance plan that already covered Golinski and the couple’s adopted minor child.

The government agency refused and Golinski took the case to court, arguing that she and her spouse were denied equal protection of the law based on their sex and sexual orientation.

The government countered that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defined marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages.

The court struck down the law, finding that sexual orientation is a protected class based on historic discrimination and that the DOMA is unconstitutional. (Golinski v. U.S., No. C-10-00257, ND CA, 2012)

Final note: The case is on appeal, a process that is likely to cost tax­­payers $1.5 million.

The case is widely considered a major victory for the gay rights movement, and advocacy groups are pouring significant resources into upholding the ruling.

This is a fight that will most likely land in the U.S. Supreme Court, which will be asked to rule once and for all whether sexual orientation is a protected classification.



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17 Jun 2012

Michelin North America job fair in Anderson attracts hundreds

ANDERSON COUNTY —
James DuPont is an experienced maintenance worker who has spent the past 18 months looking for a job.

That is why the 43-year-old Hartwell, Ga., man got excited when he heard an radio ad last week about Michelin North America conducting a job fair in Anderson.

“I said to myself, ‘Finally somebody is looking for maintenance technicians,’” he said.


DuPont was among about 250 job-seekers who met with Michelin North America executives Saturday at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center.

Kim Neal, personnel manager for Michelin North America’s existing plants in Sandy Springs and Starr, said about 100 applicants were waiting outside the Civic Center of Anderson early Saturday.

“We started a little early because the line of people went all the way around the corner of the building,” Neal said.

He said the company is looking to fill about 50 maintenance technician positions at its two Anderson County plants and the Earthmover tire plant being built in Starr. Michelin North America also wants to hire scores of production employees when the facility in Starr opens in a few months.

So far more than 1,500 people have applied for the maintenance technician jobs, Neal said.

Some of the people who attended the job fair are already employed.

“I just wanted to check it out and see what they have to offer,” Anderson resident Philip Parker said.

Starr resident Matt Hubbard works at the BMW plant in the Upstate. But he would prefer to find a job that requires a shorter commute.

“It is a pretty long ride up to Greer,” said Hubbard, who lives only minutes away from the plant Michelin is building in Starr.


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17 Jun 2012

Palm Beach County employment rises to 8.6 percent

The unemployment rate bumped up in Palm Beach County in May, but that may actually be good news, economists say.

“A rising unemployment rate may be a sign of a healing labor market,” said Sean Snaith, economist for the University of Central Florida. Job seekers “are starting to look again. They feel the prospects are better for finding a job,” he said.

Of the unemployed, 24 percent were re-entering the job market in Florida, the state said. And 10 percent were new entrants to the market.

Florida’s unemployment rate continued its decline in May, falling to 8.6 from 8.7 percent in April — the lowest level since December 2008, according to the state, which released the data Friday.

Increased tourism, new business creation and an improving housing market are making a difference in South Florida.

“We’ve been bouncing around, but I’m still pretty confident Florida and South Florida are moving in the right direction,” said Mekael Teshome, economist for PNC Financial Services Group.

The state added 5,300 net jobs in May, an improvement over April when it lost 2,700 jobs.

Palm Beach County‘s was 8.6 percent, up from 8.5 percent a month earlier. The county added 300 jobs since April.

Since May 2011, the county has gained 1,800 jobs compared with last year, primarily in education and health services, government jobs, professional and business services, and construction. When those numbers are seasonally adjusted, the county gained 1,500 jobs.

Florida’s unemployment rate has declined over the month for 11 consecutive months, the state Department of Economic Opportunity said. The May rate is 2.0 percentage points lower than 10.6 percent in May 2011.

The state has added 53,800 jobs since May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Industries that added jobs in the past year include professional and business services; trade, transportation, and utilities; private education and health services; leisure and hospitality, financial activities; and manufacturing.

Construction and government continued to lose jobs, with 22, 200 lost in specialty trade contractors such as roofers; and 13,100 due to state government.

But there are plenty of job openings: Help Wanted online job postings compiled by The Conference Board, a research group, totaled more than 243,000 in May. Most of the openings are in medical, information technology, sales and administrative support-related occupations.

Broward County‘s rate rose to 7.3 percent from 7.2 percent in April while Miami-Dade’s rate increased to 9.8 percent from 9.0 during the month.

mpounds@tribune.com, 561-243-6650


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