Google fires more workers after protests against contract with Israel
Google has laid off more than 20 additional employees following last week’s protests over its cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, the group organizing the protests announced Monday night. According to No Tech for Apartheid, the latest layoffs bring the total number of employees laid off to more than 50. “Tonight, in an act […]
VIDEO: Construction Workers Use Steamroller, Other Machinery To Chef Up Massive Pizza On Job Site
Instead of calling out for lunch, a general contractor based in Georgia used a steamroller and other heavy equipment to make a massive pizza while on the job site over the weekend. The general contractor, Haus Plans, shared a step-by-step video on social media Sunday chronicling the culinary endeavor on the job site that ultimately produced […]
Kamala Harris to make dual pitch to healthcare workers and seniors in Wisconsin
Vice President Kamala Harris will appeal to healthcare workers, an important labor union industry for President Joe Biden‘s 2024 reelection campaign, in Wisconsin on Monday, announcing two new federal government regulations while she is in the battleground state. During a conversation with nursing home and community-based healthcare workers in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Harris, as chairwoman […]
Chattanooga Volkswagen workers vote to join UAW
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union on Friday. Two previous attempts to join the union in the past few years had been soundly defeated. Friday’s vote, organized by the National Labor Relations Board, saw 73%, 2,628 people, vote in favor. Voter turnout was 83.5%. The vote was […]
Factory workers vote on whether to unionize Tennessee Volkswagen plant
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee are close to voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union (UAW). The election could be a sign of further momentum for organized labor after a year of high-profile strikes and major contract wins for workers. The vote at the Chattanooga plant is a direct challenge […]
Burger King workers rescue abused children from homeless mother and drooling, meth-addict, illegal alien boyfriend, police say
Utah State Police praised Burger King fast food employees. rescue the children This was due to neglect and abuse from her homeless mother and her illegal alien boyfriend. Employees at a Taylorsville burger joint called police on Tuesday to report the family “appeared to be homeless and in need of assistance,” according to an arrest […]
Biden’s EEOC Says Employers Must Accommodate Workers’ Abortions
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released On Monday, the final regulations for the Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (PWFA) covering abortion will be released. Under the final rule, under the PWFA, employers with 15 or more employees must provide the same accommodations to workers who have an abortion as they do to workers with “limitations related […]
Mercedes-Benz workers at Alabama plant slated for union vote in May
Mercedes-Benz U.S. CEO Dimitris Psilakis said drivers will be able to watch a video while the vehicle takes over driving the Claman Countdown. Workers at the Mercedes-Benz factory Located in Vance, Alabama Suburbs of Tuscaloosa are scheduled to vote next month on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The National Labor Relations Board […]
This year’s National Action Plan is a missed opportunity to stand up for workers
In today’s globalized economy, multinational corporations play an increasingly important role in determining the treatment of workers. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized this when he announced that the Biden administration would prepare policy in 2021. National Action Plan for Responsible Business Conduct It addresses the need for businesses to protect workers by “raising local […]
Elon Musk apologizes after Tesla gave ‘incorrectly low’ severance packages to some laid-off workers: report
Dan Niles, senior portfolio manager at Satori Funds, joins Morning with Maria to share his stock picks as investors await the March jobs report. Some recently laid-off Tesla employees reportedly experienced severance mix-ups. CEO Elon Musk sent an email to employees about the issue Wednesday, saying, “We have become aware that some severance benefits are […]