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Master New Music Skills Twice as Fast

February 10, 2016

New research shows that the key to learning a new motor skill, like a new instrument or playing technique, is not how many hours you spend practicing, but the way you practice. By subtly varying training, you can keep your brain active throughout the learning process and can halve the time it takes to get up to scratch.

Record Number of Workers Identified as Contractors

February 10, 2016

For the second year in a row, the Louisiana Workforce Commission identified a record 19,956 workers that employers misclassified as independent contractors in 2015. The agency also found employers had more than $50 million in unreported taxable wages and about $1.5 million in unreported and unpaid unemployment insurance taxes.

Lawsuits Claim Disney Colluded to Replace US Workers

February 9, 2016

Before being laid off from Walt Disney World, Orlando, one year ago, Leo Perrero spent months training a temporary immigrant from India to do his technology job.

Canadian Unions Celebrate Repeal of Bills C-377 and C-525

February 1, 2016

Canadian Unions Celebrate Repeal of Bills C-377 and C-525 — The bills forced redundant and unreasonable financial reporting on unions, making it more difficult for Canadians in federally-regulated workplaces to join a unions.

Music Provides Hope in the Age of Incivility

February 1, 2016

Music Provides Hope in the Age of Incivility

Sanders Receives CWA Endorsement

February 1, 2016

Sanders Receives CWA Endorsement — Bernie Sanders has received the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The 700,000-member union said the decision was a reflection of strong support for Sanders by rank-and-file CWA members.

South Korea’s Secret Weapon: K-Pop

February 1, 2016

South Korea’s Secret Weapon: K-Pop — In response to North Korea’s most recent nuclear bomb test, which it claimed was a hydrogen bomb, South Korea amped up propaganda broadcasts aimed at the North.

West Virginia Newspaper Decries “Right to Work”

February 1, 2016

West Virginia Newspaper Decries “Right to Work” — In a Charleston Gazette-Mail editorial the paper said, in part: “It might be good marketing by out-of-state political interests, but it’s not good policy.

Calgary Designates 2016 Year of Music

February 1, 2016

Calgary Designates 2016 Year of Music — The city will host the Juno Awards in April, plus is home to the popular Sled Island festival.

The Walmart Effect

February 1, 2016

The Walmart Effect — An Economic Policy Institute report issued in December estimated that Walmart’s importation of Chinese-made goods has cost the US 400,000 jobs since 2001.