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…
Valero, contractors fined for violations related to worker’s death in 2021
(Reuters) – Valero Energy and three contractors have been fined a total $1.75 million for safety violations related to a worker’s death on Nov. 12, 2021 at its 145,000 barrel-per-day refinery in…
Florida Power Company Pleads Guilty in Worker Death Case, Incident Resulted in the Deaths of Five Workers
Tampa, FL – A Florida corporation pleaded guilty in federal court in the Middle District of Florida to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The…
New York Times pauses return to office for workers
(Reuters) – The New York Times Co said on Wednesday it is pausing its plan to ask employees to return to office as COVID-19 cases rise in the United States. Employees of…
Apple delays plan to have workers in office 3 days a week – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is indefinitely delaying a plan that would require employees to work from office three days a week due to rising COVID-19 cases, Bloomberg News reported nL3N2V73MG on Tuesday.…
Bill to Give Healthcare Workers Added Protection from Violence Introduced in New Jersey
Trenton, NJ – Trenton Democrats are once again seeking to pass legislation to fix problems caused by Governor Phil Murphy’s extended COVID-19 lockdown and restrictive COVID-19 policies and regulations. During the pandemic,…
New York City Construction Foreman Demanded Kickbacks and Threatened Firing Workers
NEW YORK, NY – A public school construction foreman working for the New York City School Construction Authority demanded kickbacks from workers at the PS 71 public school project in Queens and…
Suburban Chicago Manufacturing Executives Guilty of Scheming To Hire Undocumented Workers
CHICAGO — Two siblings who operated a suburban Chicago manufacturing company have pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly hiring undocumented workers. KENNETH KUZELKA, 64, of Chicago, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy…
N.Korea mobilises office workers to fight drought amid food shortages
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea’s office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported on Wednesday,…
Amazon workers vote against unionizing second New York warehouse
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City, a ballot count on Monday showed, representing a defeat for labor organizers who just weeks ago…
Greek workers protest at energy cost surge in May Day rallies
ATHENS – Metro trains ground to a halt and ships were docked in ports as thousands of workers joined May Day rallies in the Greek capital to protest against soaring energy and…
Virginia Man Found Guilty of Charges in Bias-Related Attack on Construction Workers
WASHINGTON – Kurt Madsen, 53, of Arlington, Virginia, has been found guilty by a jury on charges stemming from a hate crime in which he attacked…
N. American oil companies scramble to find workers despite boom
By Liz Hampton, Stephanie Kelly and Nia Williams (Reuters) – When Jeremy Davis was laid off from his oilfield job in Texas in 2020, he did not want to leave the industry…
Sri Lanka teachers, bank workers join mass walkout over economic crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO – Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President Gotabaya…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years for Kidnapping and Robbing United States Postal Workers
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Chandler, 55, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison, and five supervised release by United…
NYC Mayor Says Unvaccinated City Workers Will Never Get Their Jobs Back
When it comes to medical freedom, “My body, my choice” rings through the halls of New York City’s City Hall corridors. That is unless your medical freedom of choice is the choice…
Amazon workers in Canada’s Alberta, Northwest Territories file for union vote
(Reuters) – A Teamsters group, which represents roughly 7,000 Amazon.com Inc fulfillment center workers across Canada’s Alberta and the Northwest Territories, has filed an application with the Labor Board to hold a…
Two Atlanta poll workers settle defamation lawsuit against One America
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have reached a settlement agreement with the far-right One America News Network in their defamation…
InventHelp Inventor Develops Face Mask Shield for Salon Workers (NJD-2402)
PITTSBURGH, April 19, 2022 — “I’m a beautician and I wanted to create a face mask shield that would cover and protect my entire face area,” said an inventor, from Newark, N.J.,…
Continental restarts tyre making at Russian plant to protect workers
By Jan Schwartz and Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT – German car parts supplier Continental AG has temporarily resumed tyre production for passenger cars at its Russian plant in Kaluga, it said on Tuesday,…
U.S. to scrap ‘conscience’ rule for healthcare workers, Politico reports
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s administration plans to rescind a rule devised under his predecessor Donald Trump that was intended to make it easier for healthcare providers including doctors and nurses to…
Feds Say Ocean County Landscaper Exploited and Underpaid Mexican Workers
BAYVILLE, NJ – An Ocean County landscaping company has been ordered to pay 47 migrant workers a total of $181,670 in back wages after a judge ruled the company was shortchanging its…
Thyssenkrupp puts 1,300 steel workers on short working hours
DUESSELDORF – Thyssenkrupp is cutting working hours for 1,300 of its steel workers, the German conglomerate said on Thursday, responding to the impact of the war in Ukraine on the automotive sector…
Analysis-Russian workers face new reality as Ukraine war sanctions sap job prospects
LONDON – The phone call telling Oleksandr Kyryliuk he was losing his job came just hours after Russian troops stormed into Ukraine. His employer, beermaker Samuel Smith, had decided to pull out…
Yelp to offer U.S. workers abortion travel benefit
(Reuters) – Yelp, Inc said on Tuesday it will cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion services starting next month, making it…
Murphy Needs to Drop COVID Vax Requirement for Healthcare Workers as Shortage Looms, Piperno
From the desk of Marlyn Piperno and Kimm Eulner TRENTON, NJ – Two New Jersey legislators are calling on Governor Phil Murphy to move along when it comes to requiring COVID-19 vaccines…
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