Teen bites, slashes NYC hospital workers in unhinged rampage
An unhinged boy violently attacked six health care workers during a riot at a Staten Island hospital last weekend, authorities said, after being released in a Brooklyn court on charges of snatching a woman’s purse. It was announced just three days later. Police said 19-year-old Devonte Royce was arrested at Richmond University Medical Center around […]
Judge Approves Class-Action Lawsuit for 6,000 Black Tesla Workers Claiming Racism
A California judge has ruled that about 6,000 black workers at Tesla Inc.’s Fremont factory can file a class action lawsuit alleging racism and discrimination. ars technica report Alameda County Superior Court Judge Noel Wise on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit, which was first filed in 2017, as a class action lawsuit on behalf of approximately […]
NYC mall workers may have been used as illegal straw donors to Adams’ campaign: sources
Winnie Greco, a top aide to Mayor Eric Adams, is under federal investigation for allegedly using a Queens shopping mall employee to hide campaign donations to Hizzoner, law enforcement officials say. told the Friday Post. The FBI on Thursday began raiding two homes owned by Greco on Gillespie Street in Pelham Bay, the Bronx, and […]
Michigan trucking workers ‘had to use segregated bathrooms’: suit
Nine former employees of a Michigan trucking company have faced racist taunts and harassment, including discovering the words “KKK” and slurs like the N-word scrawled on their doors. He claims he was forced to use a designated toilet. They are “beaners” and “porch monkeys,” according to the federal lawsuit. Workers at Lake Orion, Michigan-based Environmental […]
Violence against sex workers ‘a daily reality’, 20 years after Emma Caldwell murder | Violence against women and girls
Almost 20 years after Emma Caldwell’s brutal murder, sex workers are still exposed to horrific levels of violence and are reluctant to call the police, advocacy groups have told the Guardian. On Wednesday, the trial of Ian Packer, who was sentenced to 36 years in prison for the 2005 murder of Ms Caldwell and the […]
Macy’s to close San Francisco store — workers blame city’s shoplifting crisis: ‘It happens every day’
Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors Chairman Aaron Peskin released a statement Tuesday announcing Macy’s plans. Union Square store closed. Peskin said he was “shocked” to learn that Macy’s would close 150 stores across the United States, including its flagship store in San Francisco. “Macy’s was one of the last companies to resist the national […]
Bumble laying off 350 workers, 30% of dating app’s workforce
Bumble on Tuesday announced plans to lay off 350 employees and reduce its workforce by 30% as part of a major restructuring plan. The dating app’s horizontal hiring is characterized by the fact that only women can initiate chats with male suitors, but the CEO, who took over in January after previously serving as CEO […]
More workers enter 401(k) millionaires club thanks to stock market surge – The Washington Post
The soaring stock market has encouraged more retiree investors to join the millionaires’ club. The number of employees with 401(k) balances of more than $1 million increased by 41 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to data released Tuesday by Fidelity Investments. Fidelity Investments, one of […]
Sony lays off 900 workers from PlayStation division amid video game slump
Sony Interactive Entertainment said Tuesday it will cut about 900 jobs at its PlayStation division and close its London studio, as the video game industry struggles to recover from the post-pandemic downturn. The layoffs, which will affect about 8% of the division’s staff in regions ranging from the Americas to Asia, come days after Sony […]
Majority of Alabama Mercedes workers join UAW as Southeast’s union battle heats up
A majority of workers at the largest Mercedes-Benz factory in the United States have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). The announcement marks another important milestone for the union in its campaign to organize auto plants in the Southeast, where labor rights have traditionally been recognized. “There comes a time when enough is […]