Michigan worker pushes back against labor union membership
Four months after Michigan repealed its right-to-work law, a growing number of workers are filing lawsuits against employers for trying to force them to join a union. Right-to-work laws ensure that employees cannot lose their jobs for refusing to join a union. Even without these laws, the U.S. Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME (2018) […]
Auto worker tells CNN his plan to defy union’s Biden endorsement as groundswell of support for Trump grows
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union spoke to CNN about why more of their members are supporting Donald Trump for president. Earlier this year, the U.A.W. approved President Joe Biden is up for reelection. The unions argued that Biden is the right candidate because he stands with autoworkers and understands the concerns of […]
Chick-fil-A worker breaks into colleague’s house to perform an exorcism
A mentally ill Indiana man broke into a co-worker’s home in the middle of the night and performed an exorcism on her, police said. The Avon Police Department was dispatched to a report of a burglary around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday when the caller reported a man had broken into a home and was yelling. When […]
Waffle House raises worker pay to $3 an hour after labor protests — and menu prices are going up
Waffle House is raising wages for its US employees after a year of pressure from labor advocates. Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said in a video message to employees late last month that base pay will increase to at least $3 an hour in June, then gradually increase to at least $5.25 an hour […]
Youth support worker jailed after sex with homeless girl
A Salvation Army Salvos youth support worker has been sentenced to a minimum of six months in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old girl who was staying at the homeless shelter where he worked. On Friday Frederick Jeremiah, 35, pleaded guilty to having sexual intercourse with a minor aged between 17 and 18 who […]
Funeral worker tried to steal sex doll in body bag: cops
A Nebraska funeral director has been accused of using a body bag to try to steal a life-size sex doll from the home of a recently deceased person. Ryan Smith, 42, worked for Mid-American First Call, a company that handles body transportation, embalming, cremation and other funeral-related services, when he was arrested in October 2023, […]
Wild video shows maniac bashing NYC bike shop worker with helmet before he’s stabbed by another man and bites cop
Shocking surveillance footage captured the moment a madman smashed a Queens bike shop employee over the head with a helmet, before another man intervened and stabbed the employee, police said. According to authorities, the incident began just before 1 p.m. Monday when a 35-year-old man became enraged outside the Fly E-Bike store on 42nd Street […]
Another Michigan dairy worker has contracted bird flu
Another farm worker in Michigan has been diagnosed with bird flu, health officials said Thursday, marking the third human case linked to an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. The dairy worker complained of a cough, stuffy nose, sore throat and watery eyes. The other two patients only had eye symptoms, health officials said. The dairy […]
Third human case of bird flu in dairy worker, CDC confirms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday announced the third human case of bird flu, contracted by a dairy worker amid the nationwide outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza among cattle. CDC Principal Deputy Director Nirva Shah told reporters that the dairy worker was infected with the H5N1 virus from a different […]
Amazon barred employees from hanging sign of Israeli worker held by Hamas
Amazon has reportedly banned employees at its Israel-based technology subsidiary from holding up signs indicating the number of days one of their coworkers has been held hostage by Hamas. Sasha Turfanov, 28, a computer engineer at Tel Aviv-based microelectronics company Annapurna Labs, was one of about 250 people abducted by Hamas terrorists in a deadly […]