Airline outsourcing: Lower costs, lost jobs

Until Wednesday, American Airlines' maintenance was like its name: American. It is the last big airline to maintain its own planes with its own people. In the carrier's first firm announcement of proposed changes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the airline said it would be outsourcing some of its maintenance overseas. There are dozens of firms across the country that specialize in the maintenance ...

Franklin Park loses more manufacturing jobs

For the fifth year in a row, Franklin Park lost manufacturing jobs in 2011. According to figures released by Evanston-based Manufacturers News, the village’s blue-collar jobs decline also dropped Franklin Park from fourth to sixth in the number of manufacturing jobs in Illinois. Manufacturers News, which contacts every manufacturer in the country, reported that there were 11,178 people employed ...

Arie Lewin: Is the U.S. still outsourcing jobs to other countries?

President Obama is trying to turn outsourcing, or the movement of American jobs overseas, into a major theme of his re-election campaign.

Government Gridlock Killing Jobs? Not So, Yoh Workforce Planning Survey Shows

The political debate has raged for months: What is stifling employment in America? Now, a Workforce Planning Survey of executives at 100 Global 1000 companies shows that political gridlock and indecision have relatively little effect on employment decisions compared to economic uncertainty.

Addendum to Sunday story on going in-house or outsourcing high school (football) coaching jobs

My story on the in-house vs. outsourcing high school coaching issue is in the Sunday paper. Read it here. As noted, Dave Logan’s controversial ouster as football coach at Mullen and his hiring at Cherry Creek — are you “hired” when you’re essentially doing it on a volunteer basis? — was the calalyst for the [...]

Obama's insourcing jobs plan faces an uphill battle

Can Obama break corporate America’s outsourcing habit by removing tax incentives for companies who take jobs abroad, or rewarding those who bring jobs back home?

Union says 700 American Airlines jobs could be lost in Miami

A local Transport Workers Union leader said Friday that proposed job cuts by American Airlines could affect nearly 700 workers on the ramp at Miami International Airport and another 100 between Fort Lauderdale and Tampa.