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The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Economic problems in Turkmenistan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227733
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Prospects for the global economy to end-2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211416
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The slowdown led to extreme backlogs at the ports, which are responsible for about 45.0% of containerised cargo in the United States and goods representing 12.5% of GDP. Importers…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197837
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Unemployment fell to 7.4% at the end of 2023. Despite a fall in the participation rate, the positive figures also show that over 100 million people are currently employed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285846
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Real wages are now falling at a record pace and the economy is close to recession. While some of the determining factors of the current low-growth, high-inflation environment are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272870
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Industrial action is increasing across unionised sectors of the US economy, driven by the impact of inflation on real wages but also by pandemic-related stresses that have left…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272806
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For the last two decades income inequality among workers has widened in the United States and become a significant political issue. However, the tight post-COVID-19 labour market…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276551
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Regional economic disparities in Europe.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241376
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Labour market globalisation.