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…
United Airlines to let unvaccinated workers return – WSJ
– United Airlines Holdings Inc will allow workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 for religious or medical reasons to return at the end of this month, the Wall Street Journal…
Auto sector’s transition to EVs needs safeguards for workers, environment -panel
By Ben Klayman DETROIT – Auto industry companies need to take into account their communities and workers through greater environmental protections and higher pay in the transition to electric vehicles, a panel…
Walmart to offer its Walmart Plus service to its workers for free
By Siddharth Cavale – Walmart Inc, the world’s largest retailer, will offer its Walmart Plus membership service free for part-time and full-time workers in the United States, it said on Tuesday, joining…
Women workers could drive $1 trln rise in U.S. GDP – Moody’s
By Federica Urso – The U.S. economy could get a $1 trillion boost over the next 10 years if female labor market participation grew to the levels seen in other developed economies,…
Union workers urge Manchin to pass key bill in West Virginia ad blitz
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – A labor group on Tuesday launched an ad blitz across West Virginia featuring union workers urging Democratic Senator Joe Manchin to back legislation he has opposed for…
Fines over cheaper ‘posted workers’ must be proportionate, EU court says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Fines on companies that send workers from low-pay EU states to richer member states and fail to comply with the latter’s red-tape should be proportionate, Europe’s…
Separatists in Indonesia’s Papua kill 8 workers at telecom tower
JAKARTA – Separatists in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua have killed eight technicians who were working on fixing a telecommunications tower in a mountainous area, security officials and a spokesman for a…
New York Times tech workers vote to join union
By Daniel Wiessner NEW YORK – A group of nearly 600 tech employees at The New York Times Co has voted to unionize as the company faces claims it unlawfully interfered with…
Amazon workers get go-ahead for a second union election in New York -organizer
By Jeffrey Dastin – Amazon.com Inc workers at a Staten Island sortation center have been given the greenlight to hold a vote on whether to unionize, according to a labor advocate, in…
Workers at Mexico border auto parts plant oust powerful union, eying ripple effect
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY – An overwhelming vote by workers at a northern Mexican factory to elect an independent union, defeating an entrenched labor group, could presage more such showdowns…
Democrat lawmakers in Trenton reject bill that would exempt public workers from vaccine mandate
TRENTON, NJ – With Governor Phil Murphy declaring the COVID-19 pandemic in its waning days and quickly heading into endemic territory, outnumbered Republicans in the state legislature hoped Democrats would sign on…
Former Rogers Company Owner and Former CEO Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud/Kickback Conspiracy, Other Crimes
FORT SMITH – Both the former owner of a Rogers-based medical supply and billing company and its former chief executive officer have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles…
EMT workers start shift to find ambulance ransacked and robbed
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – When volunteers from the Stafford EMS arrived for their shift Friday night, they discovered their ambulance was ransacked and robbed. “Late last night our duty crew went out…
Telecom Italia weighs sale of INWIT stake as workers stage strike
By Elvira Pollina MILAN -Telecom Italia (TIM) is considering selling its stake in mobile tower group INWIT to French investment fund Ardian as part of its efforts to shore up its finances,…
If NJ Labor Department office don’t reopen and workers don’t show up for work, they shouldn’t get paid, Testa says
From the desk of Senator Michael Testa TRENTON, NJ – In an effort to put teeth into the repeated calls from thousands of New Jersey’s unemployed workers, the three members from the…
Reuters wins Polk Award for series on intimidation of U.S. election workers
By Reuters staff – The staff of Reuters has received a George Polk Award for its coverage of widespread intimidation of U.S. election workers by supporters of former President Donald Trump. The…
Oregon, California seek to protect election workers from threats
By Linda So WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in Oregon and California are calling for tougher legislation to protect election workers in response to a continuing wave of threats and harassment inspired by former…
When it comes to New Jersey public workers being fired for being unvaccinated, Murphy says it will be different strokes for different folks
TRENTON, NJ – As the vaccination deadline for New Jersey public workers has come and gone, now it’s time for the axes to begin falling. Except, Governor Phil Murphy on Wednesday said…
Mexico border city auto workers gear up for union vote in trade deal test
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY -Two years after workers at Mexico’s Tridonex auto-parts plant began a campaign to replace a union that they accused of failing to push for higher wages,…
Exxon welcomes upcoming vote on offer to locked-out Texas refinery workers
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday welcomed an upcoming vote by workers at its Beaumont, Texas, refinery on a new contract offer, saying its terms ensure the refinery…
Texas refinery workers to vote on Exxon contract proposal -union official
By Erwin Seba BEAUMONT, Texas -Union officials on Monday agreed to schedule a membership vote on a contract offer that could end a nearly 10-month worker lockout at an Exxon Mobil refinery…
Walmart no longer requires masks for vaccinated U.S. workers
– Walmart Inc informed staff on Friday that fully vaccinated workers in the United States will no longer be required to wear masks in the company’s facilities, effective immediately, unless required by…
NYC To Fire 3,000 Unvaccinated City Workers Friday
New York City is expected to fire around 3,000 city employees Friday because they declined to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to The New York Times. The vaccine mandate for NYC…
New York City set to fire 3,000 unvaccinated workers -report
NEW YORK – New York City plans to fire roughly 3,000 municipal workers by the end of this week for failing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported on…
Malaysia’s scandal-hit Supermax pays $6 million in compensation to migrant workers
KUALA LUMPUR -Supermax Corp Bhd, a Malaysian medical glove maker accused of using forced labour at its factories, said on Tuesday it had so far paid some $6 million to migrant workers…
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