Tesla lays off more workers, two senior executives out: report
Barron’s senior writer Al Root discusses the performance of the Tesla market and the automaker’s strategy regarding electric vehicles. After cutting its workforce by 10% earlier this month, Tesla has reportedly made further cuts, with two more top executives leaving. information According to reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an email to executives Monday night […]
Hotel workers plan May Day rally to demand pay hikes after pandemic cuts
Thousands of unionized hotel workers plan to hold rallies in nearly 20 cities on May 1 to demand big pay increases ahead of contract negotiations with major chains. The talks with hotel operators Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels involve about 40,000 employees seeking new contracts for the first time since the pandemic. Workers […]
Hamburg’s sex workers persecuted under Hitler to be commemorated | Germany
Sex workers from Hamburg’s historic red-light district, persecuted under Adolf Hitler, are now on Herbertstraße, a notorious street in Germany’s second-largest city that remains off-limits to all but prostitutes and their clients. He decided to erect his own monument. Few, even residents, know that it was the Nazis who erected the world-famous gates around the […]
World Central Kitchen resuming operations in Gaza after killing of 7 workers
World Central Kitchen will resume operations in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli airstrike killed seven of its employees earlier this month, the nonprofit organization announced Sunday. The nonprofit organization, founded by celebrity chef Jose Andrés, had suspended its operations in Gaza following the April 1 strike. Erin Gore, CEO of World Central Kitchen (WCK), […]
Lampedusa aid workers condemn UK’s Rwanda plan after Cleverly visit | Italy
Aid workers on the Italian island of Lampedusa, one of Europe’s busiest landing sites for asylum seekers, are preparing for a busy summer of arrivals limping and deaths at sea. He criticized Rishi Sunak’s plans for Rwanda. They are calling on European governments to open safer routes for people to apply for evacuation if they […]
‘USA’ Chants Erupt As Trump Makes Campaign Stop With Union Workers
“USA” chants broke out Thursday morning in New York as former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop with union workers. Trump squeezed in a meeting with members of the Teamsters union at a construction site in Manhattan around 6 a.m. before attending his trial on alleged falsified business records relating to payment for a […]
Rust Belt Workers Forced to Find New Jobs as Plant Closes from Lack of Tariffs
Hundreds of West Virginia workers received pay cuts and were thrown back into the labor market when West Virginia’s Weirton plant closed last week. The factory closures came after the federal government refused to impose tariffs on cheap imported tin. “It’s a tough situation. We’re used to working locally and earning a decent wage. All […]
Trump Rallies NYC Union Workers Shouting ‘We Love Trump … USA’
Former President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at a New York City construction site early Thursday to rally union members ahead of his court appearance. “We love Trump,” the workers shouted. “united states of america!” President Trump loves New York! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/lVzV49fcHe — Jason Miller (@JasonMillerinDC) April 25, 2024 Good morning from New York! […]
UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge | Immigration and asylum
Groups supporting migrant workers have launched a legal challenge to the government’s new policy banning care workers from bringing their children and partners to the UK, saying the policy is “tearing families apart”. ‘ he warned. According to Migrants at Work, care workers must choose between living at home with their children and partner or […]
José Andrés memorializes WCK workers killed in Gaza at National Cathedral service
Jose Andres, celebrity chef and founder of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen (WCK) commemorated the seven employees who were killed. He made the remarks during a service Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral during Gaza relief efforts. “They risked everything to feed people they didn’t know and would never meet again,” he said, calling the […]