WASHINGTON — U.S. worker productivity barely grew from January through March after shrinking in the final three months of 2012. Weak productivity growth could prompt employers to hire more if consumers and businesses continue to increase spending. The Labor Department ...

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The union representing Southwest Airlines’ ground workers said its members will conduct informational picketing and leafleting Thursday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and 15 other airports in 12 states.

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ST. MICHAELS — Sidewalk bricks with QR codes on them are being proposed for a St. Michaels walking tour. QR codes are square black-and-white codes that can be scanned by smart-phone software and take visitors to a web-page that will ...

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The Baltimore City Council Labor Committee voted Thursday evening in favor of a resolution urging the Hyatt Regency Baltimore hotel to stop hiring contracted workers through staffing companies and to sign a “labor peace” agreement with employees that says the hotel will not interfere with unionization efforts.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. worker productivity shrank in the final three months of 2012 although the decline was caused by temporary factors. Productivity contracted at an annual rate of 2 percent in the October-December quarter, the biggest drop since the first ...

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CUMBERLAND — The Teamsters union has ended a 9-week strike by Potomac Farms Dairy workers in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The Cumberland Times-News reports that members of Teamsters Local 453 ratified a new contract Saturday. Potomac Farms is owned ...

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, a hopeful sign for the job market. It’s the lowest level of weekly applications in nine weeks. The Labor Department said Thursday ...

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BEIJING — A factory in China owned by the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones resumed production Tuesday after a brawl by workers highlighted tensions that labor groups say were worsened by the pressure of a new iPhone launch. Foxconn Technology Group ...

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BEIJING — The company that manufactures Apple’s iPhones has responded to an accusation that vocational students are forced to work in its Chinese factories by saying Wednesday its agreement with their schools allows them to leave. China Labor Watch, a ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. companies got more output from their workers this spring than initially thought. Productivity rose at a modest 2.2 percent annual rate in the April-June quarter, largely because employers cut back sharply on hiring. Most economists expect productivity ...

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