• The U.S. needs more home care workers. Is this the solution?

    The U.S. needs more home care workers. Is this the solution?

    Aug 09, 2018 10:25 PM EDT

    ... patients would avoid more expensive medical care. Paul Osterman: Fewer emergency room visits, fewer readmissions into hospitals. Secondly, they will save money because they could shift some work from higher paid folks, largely nurses, to these aides. And they will save money because they will avoid unneeded nursing home entrances ...

  • Why private waste management is one of the nation's most hazardous jobs

    Why private waste management is one of the nation's most hazardous jobs

    Jan 04, 2018 09:54 PM EDT

    ... wheel. After working a double shift in August 2016 that lasted nearly 23 hours, Queens County Carting driver William Bonds was fired after refusing to work another double shift less than two days later. On the first shift, Bonds had fallen asleep at the wheel. He was worried he might ...

  • seventysomething: When it's time to stop fixing life's holes

    seventysomething: When it's time to stop fixing life's holes

    Sep 08, 2017 07:55 PM EDT

    ... first, many of them would deny the importance of their experience. They would say “I don’t know. I grew up in Chicopee. Went to work the night shift. Got married, wife and I had a couple of kids. That’s about it.” But with a little prompting, Red, a ...

  • More people from far-flung corners of world crossing into U.S., Homeland says

    More people from far-flung corners of world crossing into U.S., Homeland says

    Nov 01, 2016 08:28 PM EDT

    ... the agency has enough money to "operate at current levels" until Dec. 9, when a temporary budget resolution expires. After that, she said, DHS will work to either shift money from other parts of the department or find another "alternative budget strategy." She described the possible budget adjustment as "common ...

  • Who's really paying the price for those beautiful nails?

    Who's really paying the price for those beautiful nails?

    May 08, 2015 11:27 PM EDT

    ... at it to the woman doing my toes. And it was about 10:00 a.m. And I said, how come -- who works the night shift?  And she said, oh, I work the night shift. I said, but it's day. And she said, I work 24 hours a day ...

  • With knives and hammers, Pakistani sculptor chisels away at taboos for women

    With knives and hammers, Pakistani sculptor chisels away at taboos for women

    Jul 08, 2014 06:33 PM EDT

    ... her choice to study art -- they didn't consider being an artist a viable profession -- they have since become very supportive and accepting of her work. This attitude shift is something that Abid is noticing in her country more and more. She believes that artists finding success abroad, including herself ...

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    'Brain Rattler' Schedule Among Big Problems for Air-Traffic Controllers

    Apr 15, 2011 12:21 AM EDT

    ... They have a shift that many controllers work called the rattler -- it's given that name because it rattles the brain so much -- where you work a midnight shift and a day shift during a 24-hour period. It's virtually impossible, the experts say, to get a decent amount ...

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    Michelle Obama Addresses the DNC Convention

    Aug 26, 2008 02:30 AM EDT

    ... day to painstakingly dress himself for work. The same conviction that drives the men and women I've met all across this country: People who work the day shift, kiss their kids goodnight, and head out for the night shift - without disappointment, without regret - that goodnight kiss a reminder of ...

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    Autoworkers Union, General Motors Reach Tentative Deal

    Sep 26, 2007 08:50 PM EDT

    ... s largest automaker completes its restructuring plan. The UAW said an agreement came at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday and its members would return to work for second shift assignments."I think our retirees will be exceptionally pleased with this contract and for our active membership, there will be some ...

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    Bill Gates Leaves Microsoft to Focus on Philanthropy

    Jun 16, 2006 09:34 PM EDT

    ... my personal priorities. Today, I'm working full-time for Microsoft and part-time for the Gates Foundation. Starting two years from now, I will shift to work full-time at the foundation and part-time at Microsoft, as chairman and as a senior technical adviser.JEFFREY BROWN: A Harvard ...