California Taking On Huge Debts To Pay Jobless Workers As Deficit Gets Bigger
California is billions of dollars in debt to the federal government to pay for its unemployment insurance trust at a time when the state’s expenses far exceed its income. The state’s government owes almost $21 billion to the federal government at an interest rate of around 2.6%, according to the Treasury Department. California borrowed the […]
Nine Google workers arrested at NYC, California offices
Nine Google employees have been arrested protesting the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli military. (Credit: Justice Speaks) Googlers Against Genocide protesters were arrested Tuesday after holding a 10-hour sit-in protesting the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government. Jane Chan, a spokeswoman for the protesters, said in a press release that nine employees from […]
Google lays off workers as part of ‘pretty large-scale’ restructuring
Google is said to be laying off employees and moving some jobs overseas in what is described as a “fairly extensive” restructuring. Ruth Porat, Google’s chief financial officer, announced in an email to employees that the company is creating “growth hubs” in India, Mexico and Ireland. The unspecified number of layoffs will affect the company’s […]
‘No Tech For Apartheid: Google Workers Protest Company’s Services To Israel
A group of Google employees staged protests in California and New York on Tuesday against the information technology company’s provision of cloud computing services to Israel, according to reports. Protesters at Google’s Sunnyvale, Calif., location entered the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on Tuesday morning to discuss negotiations with Amazon, which provides cloud […]
Heastie reacts to increased penalties for assaulting retail workers being included state budget
New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) said he supports tougher penalties for assaulting retail workers, although he said he doesn’t believe the measure would deter crime. Mr. Heastie, who sparked outrage by refusing to crack down on violent shoplifters, came after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that criminal penalties would be included in the state […]
NYC saw ‘tech talent boom’ as top destination for relocating workers in 2023: study
New York City is “in the midst of a tech talent boom” and will be the preferred destination for tech workers in 2023, according to an industry study. According to an analysis published by venture capital firm Signalfire, the Big Apple saw a net increase in tech talent of 3.6%, meaning more workers moved to […]
American workers want record wages to change jobs, NY Fed finds
DISTILL CEO Neely Tamminga talks about whether the Fed has been restrictive enough in making money to control inflation. new report from new york federal reserve The minimum wage that American workers say they are willing to accept to take a new job hit a record high last month. So-called pending wages averaged $81,822 in […]
Fed up with burglaries, gaming store workers wrestle alleged thief to the ground in California
Employees at a California novelty goods store were so fed up with the robberies that they tackled the last suspected thief to the ground after brazenly stealing from the store. Unfortunately, the man was armed and fled after threatening the workers. incident rolled out on Friday At the Into the Retroverse store in Colton City […]
JOHN STOSSEL: Unions Wanted To Help Freelance Workers. Now They Lost Their Jobs
The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover lost wages.” That’s just nonsense. The new rules will make it harder for some freelancers to support a family. My new video shows how it will also make it harder […]
NYC power lunch makes comeback as more workers return to office
Power lunches are back on menus five days a week in the Big Apple, a big sign that Manhattan offices are buzzing again as more workers return to their desks after the pandemic, Side Dish has learned. In addition to Midtown staples like Michael’s and Fresco by Scotto, the new hotspot from top chefs Daniel […]