On Friday, February 2 Allied Holdings filed a motion asking that Atlanta Federal Bankruptcy Judge C. Ray Mullins rip up the contract between the Teamsters and Allied and allow Allied to implement the millions in wage, benefits and work rule concessions that they have been demanding for the past several months.

Despite Significant Impact, Few Seek Medical Help When Having Headaches and Migraine.

One in four specialist trainee doctors in England views their future job prospects as "poor" or "very worrying," as a result of changes in training and healthcare delivery, reveals a survey* published ahead of print in a special edition of Postgraduate Medical Journal.

After being fired by Donald Trump, former Miss Nevada Katie Rees has been hired by Jeff Beacher to host the return of Beacher's Madhouse at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 304,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 324,000. The 4-week moving average was 327,250, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 328,750.

An array of national leaders on topics related to the economic and social challenges posed by poverty in America have collaborated with leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity to publish a book titled "Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream."

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 132,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job gains continued in several service-providing industries, including professional and business services, food services, and health care. Employment declined in construction and manufacturing.