DOJ, FBI Warn Against Threats To Election Workers
A poll worker helps K. Maki, left, fill out a provisional ballot at the Park Tavern polling place in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 3, 2020. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) OAN’s Taylor Tinsley11:38 AM PT – Tuesday, May 14, 2024 As the 2024 election cycle approaches, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher […]
Biden boosts union workers and hits Trump with China tariffs rollout
President Joe Biden underscored his record with labor union workers as he announced new, higher tariffs on Chinese imports, including a 100% rate on electric vehicles. “I’m determined that the future of electric vehicles will be made in America by union workers,” Biden told a crowd on Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden. Hurrying […]
Walmart cutting hundreds of corporate jobs, asking remote workers to return to office: report
Walmart employees drive autonomous forklifts inside distribution centers. (Credit: Walmart) Walmart is cutting hundreds of office workers and remote workers are being asked to return to the office, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The U.S. retailer has ordered employees from its offices in Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto to work at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, […]
What Does This Mean for Low-Skilled Workers?
On January 1st, 22 states and 38 cities and counties raised their minimum wages, sparking some celebration for 10 million workers who get a pay hike, and many doubts for the rest. While this is perhaps a well-intentioned policy, intentions don’t indicate a policy’s effectiveness. Many economists argue that this decision will disadvantage the people it aims to help, […]
Cannes film festival faces strike disruption over seasonal workers’ rights | Cannes film festival
The Cannes Film Festival is facing a strike ahead of its opening next week, with possible protests by projectionists, floor managers and members of the press demanding changes to the French government’s treatment of seasonal festival staff. Festivals on France’s Cote d’Azur have faced a major strike only once, during the student movement and workers’ […]
Trucker fell asleep at wheel in leadup to wreck that killed 3 PA workers
A truck driver fell asleep on the shoulder of a Pennsylvania highway in April before colliding with a construction vehicle, killing three workers, authorities said Friday. Truck driver acquitted in New Hampshire motorcycle accident testifies to give back license The 24-year-old driver from Roxbury, Massachusetts, fell asleep on Interstate 83, about 8 miles south of […]
Exec at Chinese search giant Baidu tells workers, ‘I’m not your mom’
A Chinese tech executive has reportedly been fired after a series of viral videos exposing his autocratic management style sparked a public relations crisis. Qu Jing, vice president of Chinese search giant Baidu, was seen shouting at a colleague who was struggling with a recent breakup. I’m not your mother. All I care about is […]
CT Gov objects to bill that could subsidize striking workers with taxpayer funds
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday he does not support a vague bill passed late in the legislative session that would create a $3 million fund that could provide financial benefits to striking union members. He indicated that he would likely exercise his veto. “Everything I know about this bill, I’m not going to support […]
Billionaire bully Katherine Asplundh’s new in-laws have $95M history of exploiting undocumented workers
The billionaire Asplund family of Pennsylvania, embroiled in a bullying scandal after their son’s new wife tried to get another woman to give up her Instagram handle, was once sued for $95 million for hiring undocumented workers. It was revealed that he had been fined. According to information from 2017, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Workers regret switching jobs during Great Resignation: poll
The survey found that workers who changed jobs during the pandemic-era mass retirements were less satisfied than those who stuck with their employers last year, a sharp reversal from the previous year. A survey of 1,500 to 2,000 working adults in the U.S. by the nonprofit Conference Board found that 65% of workers who stayed […]