Free Dunkin coffee for Greater Philadelphia healthcare workers
Philadelphia, PA – Dunkin’ has announced that it will celebrate National Nurses Day by offering a free medium hot or iced coffee to nurses at …
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Auto workers union, Sanders blast GM for wages at US battery plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday criticized a General Motors …
Battery startup Sparkz strikes partnership with auto workers union
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California-based battery manufacturer startup Sparkz Inc said Tuesday it had agreed to a partnership with the United Auto Workers …
‘Worried’ Weapons Makers Scrambling To Find Workers To Meet Ukraine-Fueled Demand
‘Worried’ Weapons Makers Scrambling To Find Workers To Meet Ukraine-Fueled Demand Trevor Schakohl on April 24, 2023 U.S. and European weapons manufacturing companies are struggling …
German public sector workers agree to wage deal with employers
BERLIN (Reuters) – German public sector workers have agreed on a wage deal with employers, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the Verdi union said on …
Canada’s striking federal workers call on Trudeau to speed up contract talks
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – A union representing some 155,000 striking Canadian public workers called on Saturday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speed …
Man who attacked LIRR workers with knife banned from line for two years in plea deal
QUEENS, NY – Taijuan Corse, 32, pleaded guilty today to attempted assault for attacking Long Island Rail Road workers with a knife, causing minor injuries …
Malaysia probes cases of migrant workers left jobless, without passports
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has launched an investigation to uncover how hundreds of migrant workers arrived from South …
Soccer-Eight healthcare workers face trial over Maradona’s death – reports
(Reuters) – Eight healthcare workers will go on trial over the death of Diego Maradona after being charged with “homicide by negligence”, Argentine media reported …
Airbus to give 5%-7.4% pay hike to workers in Spain, union says
MADRID (Reuters) – Aircraft maker Airbus agreed with Spanish labour unions to raise its workers’ salaries by between 5% and 7.4% this year on top …
Canada public workers to strike over pay dispute
By Ismail Shakil (Reuters) – A union representing some 155,000 public sector workers in Canada called for a strike starting on Wednesday after failing to …
Dozens raped as migrant workers expelled from Angola to Congo
By Sonia Rolley KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese women and children have been raped and subjected to other abuses during a mass expulsion of migrant workers …
EXCLUSIVE: University Pays Diversity Org $219K To Develop Antiracist, Bias Trainings For Healthcare Workers
EXCLUSIVE: University Pays Diversity Org $219K To Develop Antiracist, Bias Trainings For Healthcare Workers Alexa Schwerha on April 10, 2023 The University of Minnesota (UMN) …
‘We Can Help You’: Pro-Lifers Call For Abortion Workers To Leave The Abortion Industry
‘We Can Help You’: Pro-Lifers Call For Abortion Workers To Leave The Abortion Industry Kate Anderson on April 3, 2023 Pro-life advocates kicked off a …
Two JFK airport workers dead after being trapped under rubble
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Two workers died at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday after being trapped under …
Walmart faces second U.S. lawsuit this week over treatment of workers
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Walmart Inc was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency’s second lawsuit this week …
Bed Bath and Beyond to layoff 1,300 workers in New Jersey
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – On Friday, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice showed Bed Bath & Beyond Inc was laying off about 1,300 …
Biden HHS Secretary Unable To Say How Many Gov’t Workers Actually Show Up To Work In Federal Buildings
Biden HHS Secretary Unable To Say How Many Gov’t Workers Actually Show Up To Work In Federal Buildings Harold Hutchison on March 22, 2023 Secretary …
Police searching for serial groper targeting female workers at Staten Island Mall
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City are investigating a man accused of groping at least two women on different occasions inside changing …
Los Angeles schools to reopen after three-day workers’ strike
By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – School will be back in session on Friday for 420,000 Los Angeles students after a three-day strike by …
Union workers can’t sue under Illinois biometric law, court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Illinois’ top court on Thursday said U.S. labor law bars unionized workers from suing their employers for violations of the …
Brooklyn man threatened to shoot workers at Lakewood Supermarket, police report
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged for making terroristic threats at the Evergreen Supermarket located on River Avenue early Tuesday morning. …
Los Angeles school workers to stage three-day strike
(Reuters) – Ten of thousands of unionized workers in Los Angeles public schools are planning to strike next week after contract negotiations reached an impasse, …
Nissan workers in Tennessee to decide whether to form small union
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Technicians at Nissan Motor Co’s Smyrna plant in Tennessee will vote on Thursday whether to join a union, potentially providing …
United Auto Workers challenger holds narrow lead in race for union president
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Union challenger Shawn Fain is narrowly leading United Auto Workers (UAW) President Ray Curry in a runoff election, a …
LINDA MCMAHON: Here’s One Commonsense Reform To Put American Workers First
LINDA MCMAHON: Here’s One Commonsense Reform To Put American Workers First Linda McMahon on March 3, 2023 America First is not a slogan. It is …
Nissan and Mexican workers agree to 9% raise at Morelos plant, union says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Labor representatives at a Nissan Motor Co Ltd plant in the central Mexican state of Morelos have reached an agreement with …
Caterpillar workers to vote on tentative labor agreement – union
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc workers are scheduled to vote on a tentative agreement with the construction and mining equipment maker on March …
Tennessee meat plant workers reach $1.2 million settlement over 2018 raid
(Reuters) – Latino workers at a Tennessee meat processing plant have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a lawsuit over a 2018 immigration raid in …
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM calls for workers’ pay hikes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next …
After Aeromar’s grounding, Mexico’s aviation workers see turbulent horizon
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – After Mexican regional carrier Aeromar shuttered its operations last week, workers in the country’s aviation sector are bracing …
Starbucks eludes U.S. agency’s bid to shield pro-union workers from firings
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Detroit on Thursday dealt a blow to a U.S. labor agency by drastically narrowing his recent …
Monmouth County Doctor Admits Harboring Undocumented Workers from India
NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor pleaded guilty today to harboring two undocumented women from India and failing to pay taxes on …
Balfour Beatty’s engineering workers to stage strikes in March
(Reuters) – More than 100 engineering workers at Balfour Beatty will stage three 48-hour strikes in March over pay disputes, British trade union RMT said …
Construction workers don’t ‘look like the neighborhoods they work in’, Transportation Sec claims
Harold Hutchison on February 13, 2023 NEW YORK, NY – Pete Buttigieg, who caught flak for criticizing Long Island New York City’s highway construction projects …
Home invaders posing as Con-Ed workers handcuff, blindfold 58-year-old woman
NEW YORK, NY – A 58-year-old woman was handcuffed and blindfolded by two male suspects posing as Con-Edison employees on Monday. According to detectives with …
Shoplifters assault workers in two separate incidents in Brooklyn
NEW YORK, NY – Police in Brooklyn are asking the public to assist in identifying two suspects wanted for two separate assaults. In both cases, …
Polistina Statement on Temporary Workers Bill
Sen. Vince Polistina voted in support of the “Temp Workers Bill of Rights” today, affirming his support for the principle of equal pay for equal work and ensuring that all workers are treated fairly no matter where they work or who they work for.
Amazon workers in Barcelona strike over warehouse closure
MADRID (Reuters) – Workers at an Amazon logistics centre on the outskirts of Barcelona protested on Thursday on the second day of an indefinite strike …
JetBlue’s 3,000 ground workers vote against union representation
(Reuters) – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) said on Wednesday about 3,000 JetBlue ground workers have voted against union representation. “This campaign has …
Cost of living crisis tests striking French workers
By Layli Foroudi and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – French railway worker Franck Viger-Brunet says he and his comrades have to count carefully the costs …
Amazon illegally threatened NYC workers ahead of union votes, judge finds
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc illegally threatened to withhold raises and benefits from workers at two New York City warehouses if they voted …
UK passing $23 billion pension reform bill to workers, unions tell London court
LONDON (Reuters) – Two British trade unions challenging changes to public sector pensions told a London court on Tuesday that the government was unlawfully passing …
Boeing to hire 10,000 workers in 2023 as it ramps up production
By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing expects to hire 10,000 workers in 2023 as it recovers from the pandemic and increases …
Chipotle to hire 15,000 workers across North America
(Reuters) – Burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc said on Thursday it was looking to hire 15,000 new full and part-time restaurant workers across North …
Bank of America to give stock awards to rank-and-file workers
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp will give stock awards to most of its global workforce for a sixth consecutive year, the company said in …
Russian tycoon tells Kremlin: Tolerate, don’t punish dissident remote workers
By Andrew Osborn and Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) – One of Russia’s richest tycoons called on the authorities on Monday to tolerate rather than punish …
CNH Industrial union workers end strike at two U.S. plants with deal
(Reuters) – Members of two local unions at CNH Industrial NV factories in Wisconsin and Iowa reached an agreement over a new labor contract on …
Amazon Cited By OSHA Based On SDNY Referrals For Serious Violations That Exposed Workers To Safety Hazards
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and …
U.S. probing worker’s death at Devon-Nabors oil rig in N. Dakota
(Reuters) -The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said on Monday it is investigating the death of a Badger Consulting worker last week at …