Two St. Louis County men charged with robbing postal workers
ST. LOUIS – Two men from St. Louis County are facing federal charges accusing them of robbing two mail carriers at gunpoint on June 9. …
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Three Delaware Valley-Area Railroad Workers to Pay Over $75,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Unemployment Benefits Claims
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that three area railroad workers have agreed to pay over $75,000, collectively, to resolve claims of …
Some Norwegian oil workers to strike from July 5, hitting 4% of oil output
By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik OSLO -Seventy-four Norwegian offshore oil workers at Equinor’s Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East platforms will go on strike …
Brazil Volkswagen workers approve agreement for $193 million investment
SAO PAULO – Volkswagen Group workers at its Taubate plant, in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, approved on Wednesday an agreement allowing an investment …
Whole Foods workers lose appeal over ‘Black Lives Matter’ masks
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court said Whole Foods employees cannot sue the upscale grocery chain or its parent Amazon.com Inc after …
Germany seeks foreign workers for airports amid summer travel crunch
BERLIN -Germany wants to bring in foreign workers as quickly as possible to relieve airports overwhelmed by staff shortages during the busy summer season, an …
Germany to deploy temporary foreign workers to ease staff shortage at German airports – Bild
BERLIN – Germany will allow the entry of foreign workers to fill staff shortages at the German airports as a temporary solution, Bild am Sonntag …
UK body to recommend 4-5% pay rise for 1.5 million health workers – Guardian
LONDON – British public-sector health workers should receive an annual pay rise of 4-5% this year, a government advisory body plans to recommend, according to …
Chile’s Codelco and workers reach agreement to end strike
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO -Union leaders at Chile’s state-owned mining firm Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, reached an agreement with the company …
Mexican telecom firm Telmex and union reach contract agreement to raise salary 4.5% for some workers: govt
MEXICO CITY – Telmex, the Mexican telecommunications firm controlled by the family of tycoon Carlos Slim, reached a contract agreement with its union to raise …
Stellantis workers block Belgrade highway over layoff plans
(Fixes typo in paragraph 2 and dropped word ‘the’ in last paragraph) BELGRADE – Workers from automaker Stellantis’ Serbian plant blocked the main highway in …
Brexit will cost UK workers 470 pounds a year, study predicts
By David Milliken LONDON – Britain is becoming a more closed economy due to Brexit, with damaging long-term implications for productivity and wages which will …
Tesla under pressure to boost wages to attract workers to German plant
BERLIN – Electric carmaker Tesla is having to raise wages to attract employees to its new manufacturing plant outside Berlin, a top German union said, …
UK minister warns public sector workers not to expect above-inflation pay rises
LONDON – The British government needs to be sensible about public sector pay, junior treasury minister Simon Clarke said on Monday, warning that above-inflation rises …
Apple workers at Maryland store vote to unionize, a first for the U.S.
(Reuters) – Apple Inc workers in Maryland voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize …
Eight Philadelphia Public Workers Charged for Filing False Unemployment Claims During COVID
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Eight Philadelphia public employees conspired to steal over $300,000 in unemployment benefits according to Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Shapiro announced the charges …
White House kicks off push to train more broadband, construction and EV workers
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The White House will launch a summer-long initiative on Friday to encourage labor unions and industry to work together to …
Mexico workers end strike at ArcelorMittal plant, reach agreement – union
MEXICO CITY – Workers at a Mexican plant of ArcelorMittal have called off a brief strike after reaching an agreement with the world’s largest steelmaker …
Workers at Chile’s Codelco say strike imminent if investment demands not met
SANTIAGO – Workers at Chile’s state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, will go on strike if they do not receive a favorable answer from …
Workers at Canadian National Railway threaten to strike
(Reuters) – Canadian National Railway Co said on Wednesday a union representing about 750 workers in the country could potentially go on a strike on …
Chilean Codelco workers keep strike threat due to lack of smelter investment
SANTIAGO – Workers at Chilean state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, maintained the threat of a strike on Wednesday if a solution was not …
Bombardier shares hit amid Montreal workers’ strike, market selloff
MONTREAL – Bombardier Inc shares fell as much as 17.4% on Monday as workers on a key business jet program walked off the job for …
Company, owners admit bringing more than 100 unauthorized migrant workers to Missouri
ST. LOUIS – A father and son from Florida and their labor contracting company have pleaded guilty to federal charges and admitted bringing more than …
Todd D. Wachtel Elected to NJSBA Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee
Todd D. Wachtel, a New Jersey workers’ compensation attorney and Partner at Levinson Axelrod, P.A., was recently installed as a member of the New Jersey …
UK’s Sainsbury’s faces investor vote on workers pay amid cost of living crisis
By James Davey LONDON – Shareholders in Sainsbury’s will get to vote on a resolution at next month’s annual meeting calling for Britain’s second biggest …
U.S. says GM Mexican plant workers’ vote shows bargaining benefits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said on Friday the vote by General Motors workers at a pickup truck plant …
Victoria’s Secret agrees to finance $8.3 million settlement for laid-off Thai workers
BANGKOK – Thai workers who were sacked last year from a factory supplying global lingerie brands including Victoria’s Secret will receive $8.3 million, in what …
Office Workers Now Have the Power to Shape Their Environment – Employees Take Back Control with PriWatt™ Smart Glass, from Smart Glass Technologies
MIAMI, May 25, 2022 — Leading providers of Switchable Glass and Film, SmartGlass Technologies™ (SGT) recently explored how companies can help workers feel better about …
Stellantis offers some Serbian workers two years abroad or redundancy
BELGRADE – Stellantis has offered some workers at its plant in Serbia a choice between moving abroad for two years to re-train in electric car …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …