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Workforce Recruitment and Retention in Rural Missouri Webinar Series: Session 1 - Using publically available data to better understand your workforce

Dec. 3, 2020

| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

About this seriesIn spite of the current economic challenges, attracting and retaining workers remains on ongoing concern for many businesses, particularly those located in more rural locations. This three-part series will encourage private and ...

Workforce Recruitment and Retention in Rural Missouri: Session 2 - Developing strategies to effectively retain your workforce

Dec. 10, 2020

| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

About this series:In spite of the current economic challenges, attracting and retaining workers remains on ongoing concern for many businesses, particularly those located in more rural locations. This three-part series will encourage private and ...

Workforce Recruitment and Retention in Rural Missouri: Session 3 - Community efforts to attract and retain workers

Dec. 17, 2020

| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

About this series:In spite of the current economic challenges, attracting and retaining workers remains on ongoing concern for many businesses, particularly those located in more rural locations. This three-part series will encourage private and ...

Labor Law Breakfast 2020

Jan. 8, 2020 - Dec. 9, 2020

St. Louis, MO

During these times of uncertainty we have decided to move the Labor Law Breakfast Series onto Zoom so that we can continue the important conversations that impact the labor and management communities. We plan to return to in-person meetings, perhaps ...

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Publications

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Gross Domestic Product Trends in Missouri

Publication date: June 1, 2020

In December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released county-level measures of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time. GDP measures the total value of goods and services produced less the value consumed to produce those goods ...

Missouri Farm Labor Guide

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2019

In a farm or other agribusiness, employees are important resources. The decision to hire additional labor begins by recognizing a work need. From that point, employers must make many decisions and create a fair, effective process to attract job ...

Missouri's Veterans: A Demographic and Workforce Overview

Publication date: Feb. 1, 2019

This report examines the characteristics of Missouri’s veteran population. It also highlights characteristics of the veterans that utilize employment services from Missouri’s Division of Workforce Development and the types of work they wish to ...

WorkWell Missouri Toolkit

Publication date: Jan. 9, 2019

The workplae is an important venue to address nutrition and physical activity issues. The WorkWell Missouri Toolkit was developed to assist businesses in starting, adding to or maintaining a wellness program for their staff. Unlike other resource ...

Collective Bargaining 3: Effective Negotiations

Publication date: May 17, 2018

It is impossible to do an effective job of negotiations with management without adequate preparation prior to the earliest bargaining sessions. This section addresses many of the specific tasks that need to be accomplished prior to the first ...

Negotiation Skills

Publication date: Nov. 1, 1996

Have you ever experienced any of the following? A father and daughter argue over the use of the family car. Two brothers disagree about whose job it is to take out the trash and demand that a parent settle their argument. A couple strongly disagrees ...

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