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Pastor Convicted of Forced Labor Charges at Migrant Shelter in Mexican Border City

A Mexican pastor is currently incarcerated and awaiting sentencing after being convicted this week of forced labor charges related to a migrant shelter he ran in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. This week, Pastor Belia Hernández González was tried and ultimately found guilty before Chihuahua state Judge Jorge Arturo Gutierrez Ortiz. The Diario de Juarez reportThe guilty […]

White-collar workers are struggling to find jobs as the labor market slows

Jack Otter and the Barron’s Roundtable panel discuss why job gains were lower than expected in April. US Labor Market Hiring is stabilizing after months of rapid job growth, but some workers are feeling the slowdown more than others. Recent Data According to a Vanguard survey, demand for high-income workers is declining, creating a two-tiered […]

Amazon Labor Union affiliates with Teamsters

The Amazon workers union will be affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, giving the fledgling union the backing of the Teamsters, one of the most powerful forces in labor. It was announced on Tuesday. Details of the merger were not immediately released, but the Teamsters said the union’s board of directors unanimously approved the […]

US accuses Hyundai, suppliers of using child labor

The Department of Labor has filed a complaint accusing the Hyundai plant and two Alabama companies of illegally employing children. The Department’s Wage and Hour Division We conducted a survey to study It turns out that the 13-year-old was working 50 to 60 hours a week on an assembly line operating machines that turned sheet […]

Biden Admin Sues Hyundai For Allegedly Using ‘Oppressive Child Labor’

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Wednesday sued Hyundai Motor’s first U.S. assembly and manufacturing plant and two of its partners, alleging that the three companies illegally employed children, court documents showed. The Department of Labor sought injunctions to prevent Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA), auto parts maker Smart Alabama, and staffing company Best […]

Labor Dept. earns backlash for calling women ‘menstruators’

The US Department of Labor has come under fire on social media for referring to women as “people who menstruate.” “#menstruation affects half of the US workforce, yet talking about it in the workplace is taboo. On #MenstrualHygieneDay, here are five simple actions employers can take to help menstruating women thrive in the workplace,” the […]

Labor unions call for repeal of Trump tax cuts

America’s major labor unions say they are tired of President Trump’s tax cuts and want them repealed. Unions including the United Auto Workers (UAW), AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA), and the National Education Association joined dozens of progressive groups on Tuesday to They sent a letter to Congressional […]

BMW, Jaguar, Volkswagen Caught Using Chinese Slave Labor

An investigation by the Senate Finance Committee revealed that several European-based automakers were importing cars or car parts made using Chinese slave labor into the United States. of investigationThe report, released Monday and led by Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), accuses automakers of “butting their heads in while saying they don’t find forced labor in their […]