‘Billionaire Oligarchs’ Want to ‘Bring Everybody In’ Since They ‘Love Cheap Foreign Labor’, Trump’s Base ‘Nativist’
On Friday's broadcast of the MSNBC show “All In,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that “billionaire oligarchs like Elon Musk” “love cheap foreign labor. “We're going to open our doors and let everyone in,” he said. And he believes Democrats could exploit the divide within President-elect Donald Trump's coalition between people like him and “xenophobic” […]
Labor groups cheer Biden dismissal of US Steel sale as businesses bristle
Labor groups applauded Friday as companies criticized the Biden administration's decision to block Japanese rival Nippon Steel's acquisition of steelmaker U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns. sent. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said they were “regretted” by the decision and said the administration had not presented evidence that the deal could harm national security. “Instead […]
NYC subways are too dangerous to slap commuters with congestion toll, labor boss says
That would be a loss for Big Apple commuters. The Labor leader blamed the heavy burden on drivers in Manhattan's traffic jams, which begin Sunday, and said the subways were too dangerous to give commuters another option. “Introducing congestion pricing now is terrible, it's disgusting. It's just a slap in the face,” Phil Valenti, president […]
Human Smuggler Arrested in Texas for Kidnapping Guatemalan Woman, Forced Labor
An immigrant living in the United States illegally is in a Texas prison for kidnapping a Guatemalan immigrant woman and demanding ransom. Women were reportedly forced to work to pay off smuggling debts. San Antonio police arrested Elvin Roberto Mendez Flores, 38, after receiving a call saying he was holding a Guatemalan immigrant woman hostage […]
Chinese EV Maker BYD Using Imported Slave Labor in Brazil
Brazilian government suspends work visas for Chinese electric car maker BYD after local authorities rescue 163 Chinese nationals who were working in conditions “akin to slavery'' at a BYD factory under construction in Camaçari, Bahia Reuters reported Friday. BYD, a company with deep knowledge tie The Chinese Communist Party is building a factory on land […]
Court rejects Starbucks’ challenge to US labor board ruling that it illegally fired baristas | Starbucks
A federal appeals court has largely rejected Starbucks' appeal of the National Labor Relations Board's (NRLB) finding that the coffee chain illegally fired two Philadelphia baristas because they wanted to unionize. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the coffee shop giant has standing to challenge the constitutionality of administrative […]
H1-B Visas a ‘Massive’ Cheap Labor Boon for Big Tech
Nicole Shanahan, President Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2024 running mate, said Thursday that the H1-B visa program provides tech companies with “a lot of time off” for cheap labor, and that the visa holders He said the people were essentially “indentured servants” to the company. big technology. The selection of Siriam Krishnan as Senior Policy […]
A much-needed reality check on reality show labor rights
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recent complaints This result for “Love is Blind” is a landmark moment for the reality television industry. Essentially, the NLRB seeks to provide federal protections to contestants by classifying them as employees and charging shows with labor violations, including illegal contract terms. While this ruling is a well-intentioned attempt to […]
Native-born US workforce totals dipped — as immigrant labor figures rose: report
America's workforce is becoming less American. Newly released data Researchers at the Center for Immigration Studies show that fewer native-born Americans are participating in the labor force, and that the largest decline in recent decades has been among men. are sounding the alarm over the decline in the workforce. “The percentage of U.S.-born men of […]
Amazon labor strike at multiple facilities continues with more workers to join
Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued their strike at seven of the company's shipping hubs on Friday, days before Christmas. Workers at a well-known unionized warehouse in New York City will also be joining the rally late Saturday night, the Teamsters said. However, the union did not say how many employees participated in […]