Senators demand emergency session over looming 37 percent health benefit hike for NJ public workers
New Jersey Senate Republicans are demanding an emergency legislative session to address a proposed 37% spike in public employee health premiums, warning of widespread consequences for taxpayers, municipalities, and school budgets if…
BP workers at Rotterdam refinery begin work slowdown – union
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Workers at BP’s refinery in Rotterdam began a “work-to-rule” action after an ultimatum expired at noon with no new pay agreement in place, a union spokeman said on Monday.…
Big Tech Execs Overestimated Their Companies’ Strength. Now Workers Have To Foot The Bill
Big Tech Execs Overestimated Their Companies’ Strength. Now Workers Have To Foot The Bill John Hugh DeMastri on November 12, 2022 Executives across the tech industry overestimated the sector’s resilience following pandemic-era…
Recession or not, Canadian employers look to hang onto workers
By Steve Scherer and Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Some Canadian employers say they plan to hold onto their workers even if the economy slips into a recession rather than risk not…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Election Day Program to Protect Election Workers and Voting Rights
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that the public can call the Office’s Election Day Hotline at 888-636-6596 to report voting rights concerns, threats against election officials, or…
Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds of employees rejected a pay and benefits deal, the latest escalation of…
Royal Mail workers’ union withdraws November strike plan in UK
(Reuters) – The Royal Mail’s largest labour union, the Communications Workers Union (CWU), has withdrawn its planned strike action in Britain in the next two weeks, the company said on Sunday. The…
Three Defendants Sentenced in Multi-State Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers
Tampa, FL – Three defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized over a dozen Mexican H-2A workers who had worked in the United States harvesting…
Rail union representing 6,000 U.S. workers votes down labor deal
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS) union, representing more than 6,000 members, said on Wednesday that workers voted against ratifying a national tentative agreement reached in…
Phil Murphy should reinstate workers harshly fired for not getting COVID-19 vaccination, lawmaker
TRENTON, NJ – As more is learned about the COVID-19 virus, COVID-19 vaccines, and the science behind the virus and its new treatments, New Jersey Senator Anthony Bucco today called upon Governor…
Exclusive-SAP delays Russia exit as deal talks fail and workers at risk
By Alexander Marrow and Supantha Mukherjee MOSCOW/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – SAP will miss its deadline to exit Russia before the end of the year as the German software group has failed to find…
Britain’s Boots to recruit 10,000 workers for Christmas period
LONDON (Reuters) – British health and beauty retailer Boots said on Monday it planned to recruit more than 10,000 temporary workers, as competition for staff for the Christmas trading period heats up.…
Juice It Up! College Station Bands Together With Community to Donate Over 1,000 Açaí Bowls to Healthcare Workers
Juice It Up! College Station Preparing an Açaí Bowl Delivery – Photo by Laura “Bird” Kuhn $5 Açaí Bowls Available to Healthcare Workers the Entire Month of May College Station, TX (–) …
Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe Celebrates National Food Service Workers Day
Restaurant Joins With EnGen and Workstream to Engage and Attract New Employees Birmingham, AL (-) September 25 is National Food Service Workers Day, and Taziki’s Mediterranean Café will be dedicating this occasion…
EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Migrants Say UN Workers Gave Them Directions To US Border
EXCLUSIVE: Afghan Migrants Say UN Workers Gave Them Directions To US Border Jennie Taer on October 20, 2022 Guatemala City, Guatemala — The United Nations and other aid groups are informing migrants from…
Fed’s Williams says still difficult to find workers in U.S. economy
By Michael S. Derby HUDSON, N.Y. (Reuters) – Finding workers remains a challenge in the U.S. economy, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday. “In the current environment, filling…
‘Discredited’: Hundreds Of Health Workers, Parents Sign Declaration Condemning Leading Trans Medical Group
‘Discredited’: Hundreds Of Health Workers, Parents Sign Declaration Condemning Leading Trans Medical Group Laurel Duggan on October 19, 2022 Hundreds of medical professionals and concerned parents signed a declaration condemning the…
Biden’s Labor Department Is Planning To Shake Up A Key Rule For Gig Workers
Biden’s Labor Department Is Planning To Shake Up A Key Rule For Gig Workers John Hugh DeMastri on October 11, 2022 The Biden administration, following a steady campaign from labor activists,…
Kuwaiti Diplomat And Wife Charged With Forced Labor Of Domestic Workers And Related Fraud Offenses
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Carlos F. Matus, Director of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (“DSS”), announced today that BARRAK…
CN Rail, union conclude arbitration; some workers to get higher pay
(Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with labour union International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers over a new contract covering about 750 signals and communications…
Uber, Lyft slump as U.S. proposal on workers a potential blow to gig economy
(Reuters) – Shares of Uber Inc, Lyft Inc and Doordash Inc fell about 10% on Tuesday on fears that a U.S. proposal to deter companies from treating workers as independent contractors would…
Some Apple workers in Australia vote to strike over pay, benefits
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – A union representing Australian employees of iPhone maker Apple Inc voted to strike due to lack of progress on wage negotiations, a union official said on…
Walmart to lay off about 1,500 workers at Atlanta fulfillment center
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed on Walmart.com. In a Worker Adjustment and…
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers ahead of holiday season
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would hire 150,000 employees in full-time, seasonal and part-time roles across its operations in the United States ahead of the upcoming holiday season. The…
Evansville Restaurant Operator Sentenced for Scheme to Employ Undocumented Workers
EVANSVILLE – Kent Dam, 55, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to time served in federal court after pleading guilty to transporting and harboring undocumented workers and money laundering. Gracie’s Chinese Cuisine, which…
S.Africa’s rail and port workers to strike this week over wages – unions
(Reuters) – Workers at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet will go on strike starting this Thursday over a wage dispute, two labour unions said, in a move that could halt the…
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