Trump fires Labor Commissioner Who Once Overestimated Job Report by 818,000
President Donald Trump on Friday removed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer from her post, citing what he claims was politically motivated manipulation of federal employment figures ahead of…
Multi-Count Federal Indictment Returned for Labor Trafficking Violations
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that a federal grand jury in Columbia returned a multi-count indictment in connection with trafficking in seasonal agricultural workers. Elizabeth Balcazar,…
Report Argues ‘Long’ COVID Is Major Contributor To Labor Shortage
Chris Brunet on January 12, 2022 A study released Tuesday by the Brookings Institution suggests that long COVID could be keeping more than a million workers out of the workforce. Long COVID…
Intel Bends Knee To China, Scrubs All Mentions Of Xinjiang Forced Labor From Letter
U.S. technology company Intel scrubbed all mentions of forced labor in Xinjiang, China, from its letter to suppliers after receiving stiff backlash from China. Intel sent a letter written by vice president Jackie…
Amazon Settles With Labor Board, Making It Easier For Workers To Organize
Amazon reached a nationwide settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late Wednesday, making it easier for Amazon employees to form a union. The agreement obligates Amazon to email its warehouse workers…
Nike Executives Funneled Money To Democrat Who Just Blocked Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just 16 days in September. On Wednesday evening, Wyden blocked…
New Orleans Company Sentenced for Making False Statements to The U.S. Department of Labor
United States District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman ordered B-XPRESS to pay $50,000 in restitution as well as the forfeiture of $29,068. In November 2015, Homeland Security Investigations received information that an…
Uyghur slave labor and the Chinese power behind the green revolution
Jewhar Ilham last saw her father seven years ago. “I don’t even know if he’s alive,” said Ilham, a Chinese-born Uyghur Muslim. “My cousin, she was a nurse, she was sentenced to…
FedEx Predicts Record Holiday Delivery Season Amid Continuing Labor And Supply Chain Concerns
FedEx predicted that Monday will be a record day for deliveries for the 2021 holiday season, company executives told CNBC. “We’ve seen a lot of people actually starting their Christmas shopping in…
Human trafficking, forced labor charges are first under ICE’s new labor exploitation program focusing on abusive employers
WASHINGTON – A newly unsealed indictment charging 24 individuals with labor trafficking of Mexican and Central American workers under brutal conditions on South Georgia farms is the first investigation by U.S. Immigration…
Catholic Employee Sues Pro-Abortion Labor Union For Forcing Her To Fund Activism
Dorothy Frame, an employee at Fort Campbell’s Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, is suing a labor union that forced her to pay dues in violation of her Catholic beliefs. While Frame is not…
Labor Board Orders New Union Election At Amazon Warehouse
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered a new unionization election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, ruling that the company violated federal labor law during the first election. “Today’s decision confirms…
Human smuggling, forced labor among allegations in south Georgia federal indictment
Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021, to announce…
Jobless Claims Remain Relatively Unchanged Indicating A Tightening Labor Market
The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims dropped to 268,000 in the week ending Nov. 13 indicating a tightening labor market as employers seek to avoid layoffs or labor shortages…
John Kerry Brushes Off Question About Slave Labor In China, Says ‘That’s Not My Lane’
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry skirted a question about the use of Chinese slave labor in producing solar panels during a press conference at the ongoing United Nations climate summit. Kerry explained…
Cereal Giant Raises Prices Due To Inflation, Supply Chain Problems And A Labor Strike
Cereal giant Kellogg announced Thursday that it expects to raise prices as inflation, supply chain problems and a recent labor strike boosted the company’s expenses. Nearly 1,500 workers went on strike at…
Texas Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multi-Year Embezzlement Scheme To Defraud Alameda-Based Labor Union
OAKLAND – Scott A. Wilson was sentenced today to sixty months in prison and ordered to pay more than $4 million in restitution for executing a multi-year embezzlement scheme targeting his former…
American Airlines Cancels More Flights Citing Weather And Labor Shortage
American Airlines canceled 340 flights on Monday after cutting almost 2,000 flights during the weekend due to staffing shortages and weather delays, multiple sources reported. The airline cut 343 flights Friday, 548…
Defendants Charged in Connection with Multi-State Forced Labor Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Minor Victims
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in the District of Kansas has returned an eight-count indictment against eight defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor conspiracy that victimized numerous minors…
Record 4.3 Million People Quit Their Jobs In August As Workers See Opportunity In Chaotic Labor Market
A record 4.3 million Americans quit their job in August as retail and bar and restaurant industries saw the largest surge in employees who left their positions, according to the Bureau of…
Biden Labor Secretary not sure why people aren’t taking available jobs
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh told Axios he wasn’t sure why people aren’t rejoining the workforce despite a large number of job openings. “These questions are asked every month,” Walsh said…
Food Prices Increasing As Companies Face Supply And Labor Shortages
Food prices have surged as companies battle increasing costs, labor shortages and supply chain problems, The Wall Street Journal reported. Food companies are struggling to find trucks and staff processing lines as…
Murphy administration targets businesses who ask job applicants about their criminal history
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that fifteen companies have agreed to stop including language about…
Entertainment: How Do You Know You’re In Labor? | A Little Bit Pregnant | Netflix Family
Are you really in labor? How much does it hurt? Are you going to poop? How does your water break? Danielle gets the real real on the big day (spoiler: it’s not…
Entertainment: What’s a Doula? Danielle Brooks Finds Out | A Little Bit Pregnant | Netflix Family
With 6 weeks to go before her due date, Danielle gets the scoop on what doulas do, what doulas don’t, and the difference between a doula and midwife. The best advice: make…
Entertainment: Danielle Brooks Hooks Her Man Up to a Labor Simulator | A Little Bit Pregnant | Netflix Family
Let’s hear it for the dads! Danielle brings her partner Dennis to get his side of the story – how he feels about fatherhood, what he’s excited for and what he’s scared…
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