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…
Deere says Wisconsin plant workers ratify four-year contract
(Reuters) – Deere & Co said on Friday unionized workers employed at a Wisconsin plant overwhelmingly voted to ratify a four-year contract with the world’s largest farm equipment maker. The contract, which…
Amazon raises hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s warehouse and transportation workers will receive an increased average starting pay of more than $19 per hour from $18, the world’s largest online retailer said on Wednesday. The…
Jaguar Land Rover sets out to train workers, dealers for EV world
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Luxury British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Wednesday it would retrain 29,000 employees and staff at retailers globally over the next three years to design,…
Owner Of Farm Labor Contracting Company Pleads Guilty In Racketeering Conspiracy Involving The Forced Labor Of Mexican Workers
WASHINGTON —Bladimir Moreno, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in Tampa, Florida, to charges of conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and conspiracy to commit forced labor. A…
Encinal Brands Salutes Personnel and Workers on National Food Service Employee Day September 25
Employees receive training, support, and are considered family members at Encinal Brands restaurants. The rapidly expanding Mexican quick service restaurant group is honoring more than 600 employees on National Food Service Employee…
Russia’s digital ministry scrambles to help key workers avoid mobilisation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s digital ministry is scrambling to help key tech workers avoid being called up by the army after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation to bolster Russian forces…
Philippines to shut 175 offshore gambling firms, deport 40,000 Chinese workers
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will stop operations of 175 offshore gambling firms and deport about 40,000 Chinese workers, a justice ministry official said on Monday, part of a crackdown on the…
Macy’s to hire more than 41,000 workers for holiday shopping season
(Reuters) -Macy’s Inc said on Monday it plans to hire more than 41,000 full- and part-time workers ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season. The department store chain said hiring for the…
Renault offered over 1,000 euro one-off payments to most workers to cope with inflation – unions
PARIS (Reuters) – French car maker Renault has offered over 1,000 euros in one-off payments to a majority of its workers to help them cope with inflation, union sources told Reuters. The…
Marriott coaxing workers back to office with $600 million building
By David Shepardson BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) – Marriott International Inc believes its new $600 million high-rise headquarters will entice workers to return after more than two years mostly working at home. The…
More Manhattan workers returning to office – survey
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly 50% of Manhattan office workers are expected to return by the end of 2022 as efforts by financial, real estate and law firms and…
Rail stocks rise as tentative deal with workers averts shutdown
By Medha Singh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – Shares of Union Pacific Corp and Norfolk Southern rose on Thursday after major U.S. railroads clinched a tentative deal with unions for better…
Starbucks adds benefits for non-union U.S. workers ahead of investor day
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks announced new student loan repayment tools and a savings account program for all U.S. employees who are not union members, the company said on…
From free crumpets to store discounts, UK grocers lure workers
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – With job vacancies in Britain close to a record high, retailers including Tesco Plc have begun offering better perks to workers, enticing them with free food…
Dutch rail stoppage ends with bumper 8%-plus pay deal
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch rail unions on Sunday reached a deal with employers to increase workers’ pay by more than 8% over 18 months, ending a wage dispute. Strikes have periodically paralysed the…
Workers at Stellantis’ Indiana plant go on strike
(Reuters) – Members of the United Auto Workers union walked out of Stellantis’ Kokomo plant in Indiana on Saturday, citing health and safety concerns. In a statement, the union demanded the company…
State claims Iron Workers Union gave preferential treatment to white workers harassed blacks
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey attorney general’s office today announced that it has found probable cause to support a complaint. The Ironworkers Union, AFL-CIO engaged in racial attacks against black union…
UPS to hire over 100,000 seasonal workers to deal with holiday rush
(Reuters) – United Parcel Service said on Wednesday it would hire more than 100,000 holiday workers in 2022, in line with last year, to deal with a surge in packages. The logistics…
MCMAHON: On Labor Day, The Data Shows The Struggles Of Our Country’s Small Businesses And Workers
MCMAHON: On Labor Day, The Data Shows The Struggles Of Our Country’s Small Businesses And Workers Linda McMahon on September 5, 2022 This weekend, we celebrate the hardworking men and women of…
Governor Phil Murphy Finally Acts on New York’s Unfair Tax on New Jersey Workers
by Steven Oroho, Senator, NJ TRENTON, NJ – Senate Republican Leader Steven Oroho responded to Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement of a legislative package to address New York’s unjust taxation of New Jersey…
Ex Burger King workers get another bite at ‘no-hire’ conspiracy lawsuit
By Barbara Grzincic (Reuters) – A federal appeals court has revived https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znvneweoopl/Arrington%20v%20Burger%20King.pdf a potential class action against Burger King over its prior use of a “no-hire” clause that blocked all franchisees from…
California Dems Pass Bill That Could Pay Fast Food Workers Up To $22 An Hour
California Dems Pass Bill That Could Pay Fast Food Workers Up To $22 An Hour Jack McEvoy on August 30, 2022 Democratic legislators in California passed a bill on Monday that will…
Portuguese airport handling workers’ strike cancels 90 flights
LISBON (Reuters) – Employees of Portugal’s airport handling company Portway began a three-day strike on Friday at its main airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Funchal, forcing cancellations of about 90 flights…
Ford Is Sacrificing 3,000 Workers To Boost Electric Car Production
Ford Is Sacrificing 3,000 Workers To Boost Electric Car Production Jack McEvoy on August 22, 2022 Ford Motor Co. announced in a companywide email on Monday that it is laying off 3,000…
GE workers in Alabama launch union organizing campaign
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – General Electric Co’s workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and…
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