Republicans, Dems Unite to Import More Foreign Workers for Blue-Collar Jobs
Republicans and Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee are united in their push to allow companies to import as many foreign workers with H-2B visas as possible into the U.S. to fill blue-collar jobs in construction, landscaping and other industries. Companies are already allowed to import 66,000 H-2B foreign visa workers annually to fill blue-collar, […]
Apple pays female workers less than men, lawsuit claims
Apple Inc. was hit with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday alleging that more than 12,000 female California employees are paid less than men in comparable jobs, according to lawyers for the plaintiffs. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco state court by two women, alleges that Apple systematically underpaid female employees in engineering, marketing and AppleCare, […]
Supreme Court backs Starbucks over fired pro-union workers
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of coffee chain Starbucks Co. in a challenge to a judicial order ordering the company to rehire seven Memphis employees who were fired for trying to unionize, a decision that could make it harder for courts to quickly halt labor practices that are challenged as unfair […]
Waffle House will raise wages for tipped workers amid labor advocacy efforts
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Popular fast-food chain Waffle House is raising wages for its more than 40,000 employees, a move that comes after a year of persistent pressure from labor unions. Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III spoke to employees in a video announcement, announcing that starting this month, base wages will rise to […]
Kris Kobach Leads 17 States in Suing Joe Biden for Giving Union Rights to Foreign Workers While Excluding Americans
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a group of 17 states in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor over federal rules that give foreign farm workers collective bargaining rights but exclude American farm workers. In September 2023, the Department of Labor announced federal rules that would make significant changes to the […]
‘Impaired’ Roswell man threatened to shoot Arby’s workers after they refused to give him free milkshake, police say
New Mexico State Police Said A Roswell man appeared to be in an “intoxicated” state when he threatened to shoot a fast-food worker over a milkshake, police said. Tommie Smith, 56, has pleaded not guilty to the incident, which happened in April. “He told the workers he would shoot them with a gun he had […]
Judge orders University of California workers to end strike protesting response to anti-Israel protests
A California judge has ordered University of California campus workers to end a strike after they set up picket lines on several campuses to protest the university’s response to anti-Israel demonstrations on campus. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall Sherman handed down the sentence Friday, according to CNS. The university system filed the lawsuit early […]
Trump Targets Service Workers With Promise To Make Tips Tax-Free
Presumptive 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a key pledge about taxing service workers at a rally in Las Vegas on Sunday. President Trump has announced that if he is re-elected as US president, tips earned by service workers will not be taxed. 🚨 President Trump announces he will ask Congress to repeal all […]
Trump tells hospitality workers to bet on tip tax break at first post-conviction rally in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump promised major relief for hospitality industry workers at his first rally since his conviction in Nevada on Sunday and vowed to eliminate taxes on employee tips if re-elected. “When I take office, I’m not going to tax tips or people who give tips,” the 77-year-old Trump, a former Republican president […]
Quarry workers just doing their jobs make prehistoric discovery in Kyrgyzstan
Workers in Central Asia discovered the “mammoth” earlier this month. Workers discovered the ancient mammoth bones while quarrying on June 2. The bones were found in “the sandy deposits of the ancient floodplain of the Jirgalan River,” Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Culture said in a press release. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country surrounded by Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, […]