‘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, […]
Judge orders University of California workers to pause strike over Israel-Hamas war
A California judge has ordered thousands of University of California employees to suspend a strike over the war between Israel and Hamas. Orange County Superior Court Judge Randall J. Sherman issued The preliminary injunction was issued Friday, just days after the University of California (UC) filed a lawsuit against UAW 4811, the union representing 48,000 […]
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 […]
States with highest jump in older workers as share of retirees falls in US
Joyce Fleming and Greg Piazza discuss rising costs leading back into the workforce. The share of Americans reporting retirement has fallen over the past two years, while some states have seen the share of older workers skyrocket over the same period. Analysis of Recent U.S. Census Bureau Data By LendingTree The share of adults age […]
California and Texas top list of most dog attacks on Postal Service workers in 2023
To mark the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign, the organization released its annual figures on dogs attacking postal workers. According to the USPS, there were more than 5,800 incidents of postal workers being attacked by dogs in 2023. That’s up from more than 5,300 in 2022. Georgia State Police […]
Video of Baltimore airport workers brawl at Spirit Airlines
Shocking video shows the moment four Baltimore-Washington International Airport employees got into a fight with a fifth man at a Spirit Airlines ticket counter. Airport employees have been suspended for their roles in the nasty brawl. Maryland Transportation Authority officials responded to the incident late Tuesday afternoon. TMZ. The video shows four airport staff members […]