Walmart to lay off about 1,500 workers at Atlanta fulfillment center
By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc is planning to cut more than 1,000 jobs at an Atlanta facility that fulfills orders placed …
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Amazon to hire 150,000 workers ahead of holiday season
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would hire 150,000 employees in full-time, seasonal and part-time roles across its operations in the United States …
Evansville Restaurant Operator Sentenced for Scheme to Employ Undocumented Workers
EVANSVILLE – Kent Dam, 55, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to time served in federal court after pleading guilty to transporting and harboring undocumented workers …
S.Africa’s rail and port workers to strike this week over wages – unions
(Reuters) – Workers at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet will go on strike starting this Thursday over a wage dispute, two labour unions said, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Workers at UK’s biggest container port Felixstowe due to begin 8-day strike
LONDON (Reuters) -More than 1,900 workers at Britain’s biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike action which their union …
UK sees biggest rise in foreign workers since COVID-19 pandemic
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year to …
German manufacturers increasingly short of skilled workers – Ifo
BERLIN – German manufacturers of machinery and equipment are increasingly short of skilled workers, a constraint that adds to the shortages in materials and intermediate …
Governor Murphy Repeals Antiquated COVID-19 Testing for Unvaccinated Teachers, Public Contractors, State Workers
TRENTON, NJ – As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, the political science of COVID-19 is evolving. Today, Governor Phil Murphy rescinded his draconian order and …
Why Are So Many Amazon Workers in New Jersey Dying on the Job?
ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – New Jersey Congressman Donald Norcross called for The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) to investigate Amazon’s workplace safety after three workers …
Queens Postal Workers Charged With Bribery Scheme And Theft Of Mail Linked To Covid-19 Benefits Fraud
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge, New York Division of the United …
Cummins workers to get $2,785 cost-of-living payment – UK union Unite
LONDON – Britain’s Unite trade union has negotiated a 2,300 pounds ($2,785.30) cost-of-living payment that will cover 2,730 workers at U.S. truck engine maker Cummins, …
Boeing defense workers to vote on revised contract offer
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area on Wednesday are set to vote on the company’s revised contract offer …
Help wanted: New Zealand industries struggle to find workers
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand video game developer PikPok found a solution to prolonged difficulty in finding experienced workers: Colombia. The company, which …
Food Delivery Workers Were Targeted by Knife-Wielding Suspects in New York City
NEW YORK, NY – Police in New York City said a series of armed robberies within the 114th Precinct in Astoria, Queens were committed by …
North Bergen DPW Workers Rescue Racoon Stuck in Sewer After Passing Storm
NORTH BERGEN, NJ – There was something in the sewers in North Bergen and it wasn’t a clown with a balloon. It was a raccoon …
Workers Of The World Are Uniting To Throttle Supply Chains
Workers Of The World Are Uniting To Throttle Supply Chains Max Keating on July 25, 2022 Years of strain on logistics and infrastructure workers caused …
Contract workers striking at South Korea’s Daewoo shipyard reach agreement – Yonhap
SEOUL – Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has reached an agreement with striking contract workers, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, in a dispute which …
S.Korea to cut taxes for companies, workers and retail investors
By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL – South Korea on Thursday proposed a series of tax cuts for companies, workers and retail investors in …
South Korean Daewoo shipyard workers will end strike if damage compensation lawsuits are dropped – union official
SEOUL – Contract shipyard workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are willing to end their strike and accept a wage increase offered by …
Lyft lays off about 60 workers from rental division
(Reuters) – Lyft Inc said on Wednesday it was cutting about 60 jobs in its rental division as it tries to reorganize the business amid …
Owners And Operators Of Mid-State Japanese Restaurants Indicted In Conspiracies Related To Harboring Undocumented Workers
NASHVILLE – A nine-count federal indictment, unsealed today, charges four individuals with conspiracy to harbor undocumented workers while employing them to work at various mid-state …
Thailand needs 500,000 more migrant workers for recovery – Chamber of Commerce
BANGKOK – Thailand is short more than half a million migrant workers, the country’s Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday, as Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy …
Twitter workers brace for more ‘circus’ after Elon Musk torpedoes deal
By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Twitter Inc employees expressed disbelief and exhaustion on Friday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said he was …
Gunman Arrested After Shooting Rifle at Sanitation Workers
GERMANTOWN, MD – A gunman who shot at Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission workers on Hawks Ridge Road on 4th July has been taken into custody, …
Striking Paris airport workers call new walkout on July 8-10
PARIS – Striking Paris airport workers said on Saturday they would stage another walkout at the French capital’s main international hub from July 8-10 to …