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…
Activision to convert over thousand temporary workers to full-time roles
(Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc said on Thursday nearly 1,100 U.S.-based temporary and contingent quality assurance workers of some divisions will be converted to full-time employees, starting July 1. The “Call of…
PSE&G Trains Workers for Clean Energy Jobs
Utility Aims to Prepare 2,000 People from Underserved Communities for Careers in Energy NEWARK, N.J., April 6, 2022 — PSE&G has kicked off a novel initiative to provide low- to moderate-income New…
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Agricultural H-2A Workers
Tampa, FL — A woman in Florida pleaded guilty today to a federal racketeering conspiracy that victimized Mexican agricultural workers admitted into the United States under the H-2A temporary visa program. Assistant Attorney…
Union election petitions surge as U.S. workers organize
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK – U.S. workers and labor groups filed 57% more petitions to be represented by unions in the last six months as high-profile organizing campaigns at Starbucks Corp,…
Bank of America to bring workers back to office by June 1 -Bloomberg
NEW YORK – Bank of America told staff earlier this week that it plans to bring workers back to offices by June 1, including those who are not vaccinated, Bloomberg reported on…
Amazon considered creating app for its workers and blocking words like ‘union’ -The Intercept
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc staff included the words “union,” “grievance,” and “living wage” on a preliminary list of terms to block from an internal messaging app it was considering creating to boost…
Mercedes-Benz puts 5,600 workers on vacation in Brazil due to chips shortage
SAO PAULO – Mercedes-Benz Group will put more than five thousand workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday.…
Workday to build Dublin campus to house 1,000 more workers
DUBLIN – Workday Inc will add 1,000 jobs at its European headquarters in Dublin over the next two years and construct a 51,000 square metre campus in the capital to accommodate the…
Biden was glad to see Amazon workers’ voices were heard in union vote – White House
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden was glad to see that the voices of Amazon.com Inc workers were heard, the White House said on Friday, after warehouse workers in New York City voted…
Brazil’s central bank to postpone payments to banks due to striking workers
By Bernardo Caram BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank decided on Wednesday to postpone payments to financial institutions for resources held in accounts from the Pix instant payment system, underscoring mounting risks from…
Brick Township Now Hiring Seasonal Workers
BRICK, NJ – If you’re looking for a summer job, Brick Township has one for you. This year, the township is getting a head start on summer to fill positions for camp…
Truckmaker MAN to shorten hours of up to 11,000 workers on Ukraine crisis
BERLIN – German commercial vehicle maker Traton’s MAN unit will shorten the hours of as many as 11,000 workers in Germany as the war in Ukraine causes what it said were “massive”…
Second Doctor Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud Conspiracy
FAYETTEVILLE – An Alexandria, La., physician pleaded guilty today to having conspired to violate three different federal statutes in connection with a scheme to defraud both federal and private workers’ compensation insurers.…
Philadelphia Psychiatrist to Pay $3 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Workers’ Compensation Claims
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dr. Harry Doyle and his wife, Sonya Doyle, of Philadelphia, PA, have agreed to pay a total of $3 million to resolve…
Britain’s Sainsbury’s faces shareholder vote on workers pay
By James Davey LONDON – Sainsbury’s shareholders are set to vote on a resolution at this year’s annual meeting calling for Britain’s second biggest supermarket group to commit to paying the so…
GM workers in northern Mexico vote to keep union contract
MEXICO CITY – General Motors Co workers in northern Mexico have voted by a broad margin to keep their collective contract with one of Mexico’s biggest unions, weeks after GM workers in…
Hershey workers at Virginia plant vote against unionizing
By Praveen Paramasivam – Workers at Hershey Co’s second largest U.S. manufacturing plant voted against unionizing, even as unionization efforts have gained momentum among low-paid workers at large U.S. corporations. The Hershey…
Peabody Construction Company Owner Sentenced for Tax and Workers’ Compensation Fraud
BOSTON – The former owner of a Peabody construction company was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to defraud the IRS of payroll taxes and to defraud his workers’ compensation insurance…
Russia’s largest airport furloughs some workers, freezes hiring
– Russia’s largest airport, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, said on Monday it had furloughed a fifth of its staff and frozen further recruitment as passenger traffic plunged due to Western sanctions. The United States…
Canada’s CP Rail shuts down railroad, workers strike
By Rod Nickel and Ann Maria Shibu – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) halted operations and locked out workers over a labor dispute early on Sunday, with each side blaming the other for…
Watch: Armed burglars pose as Con Edison workers to force entry, rob Queens homeowner
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police are investigating a Queens home invasion where two suspects dressed as Con Edison workers approached a homeowner and brandished guns, forcing their way…
Walmart To Hire Tens Of Thousands Of Workers
Walmart To Hire Tens Of Thousands Of Workers Harry Wilmerding on March 17, 2022 The nation’s largest private employer announced plans to hire tens of thousands of workers before the end of…
Walmart plans to hire over 50,000 U.S. workers in Q1
-Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it plans to hire more than 50,000 workers in the United States in the first quarter, as the U.S. retailer looks to bolster its fulfillment centers and…
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog
IRS Seeks To Hire 10,000 More Workers To Relieve Backlog Harry Wilmerding on March 11, 2022 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a plan Thursday to hire 10,000 workers to reduce a…
Workers at three New York Starbucks cafes vote to unionize
– Employees at three Starbucks Corp cafes in Buffalo, New York voted to unionize on Wednesday, bringing the total number of the coffee chain’s stores with a union in the country to…
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