Biden’s move to aid federal workers
{beacon} Biden moves to ban use of federal employees’ pay history The Biden administration announced new measures. prohibit usage of Salary history For federal employees and contractors. The proposed rule also pay transparency measures What we require contractors to disclose Coverage With job information. “Relying on a candidate’s salary history exacerbates existing inequalities in the […]
Three DHS ex-employees sentenced for conspiring to steal data of over 200,000 gov’t workers
Three former Department of Homeland Security employees, including a former supervisor, have been found guilty of conspiring to steal the personal data of hundreds of thousands of government employees from law enforcement databases. Former Acting Inspector General Charles Edwards was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in January 2022 to theft […]
Tesla erases language about minority workers after Elon Musk’s diversity rant
Tesla’s latest Securities and Exchange Commission filing reveals minority groups after CEO Elon Musk criticized its diversity efforts, calling them “literally the definition of racism.” Deleted language regarding workers. In Monday’s 10-K filing, a comprehensive report on Tesla’s activities during 2023, the electric car maker ditched a line it used a year ago: Our efforts […]
Israel spells out allegations against UNRWA workers allegedly involved in Hamas attack
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Outdoor retailer REI slashes workforce by more than 350 workers, prepares for ‘challenging’ year ahead
Check out what’s being clicked on FoxBusiness.com Outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) has laid off 357 employees, according to a message CEO Eric Artz shared with employees. REI announced the layoffs Thursday, detailing that 200 jobs will be affected at its headquarters near Seattle, six in sales and customer service, 30 in the experience […]
US halts funding of UN agency in Gaza over allegations that workers participated in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The United States is suspending funding to the U.N. agency tasked with aiding Palestinians after at least a dozen staffers were accused of directly participating in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. . The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has long faced accusations that its staff are anti-Israel and support Hamas. On Friday, UNRWA […]
Joe Biden Roasted for Wearing Hardhat Backwards When Meeting with Union Workers
President Joe Biden was meeting with his girlfriend and union officials in Superior, Wisconsin, on Thursday when Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) posted a photo of Biden wearing his helmet backwards on social media. As a result, it was heavily criticized online. Klobuchar posted: @joe bidenLocated in Superior, Wisconsin. ” There's nothing like having a beer […]
North Carolina state workers’ health plan ending coverage for certain weight-loss drugs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health insurance program for government employees, teachers, retirees and their families is losing out on a popular but expensive insurance program after a price war with two brand-name manufacturers. It will soon no longer cover obesity drugs. medicine. The North Carolina Board of Health Planning Boards voted 4-3 Thursday […]
Daily News workers stage walkout in NYC
Staff at the New York Daily News shut down their jobs Thursday for the first time in 30 years to protest what they called “chronic cuts” by hedge fund owners who “shrink budgets to line their own pockets.” I quit. About 40 members of the Daily News union walked a picket line in the rain […]
‘Great Majority’ of Union Workers ‘Will Not Vote’ for Biden
United Auto Workers (UAW) President Sean Fein says the “vast majority” of U.S. auto industry union members “will not vote” for President Joe Biden over former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Ta. “Look, let's be clear about this: The vast majority of our members will not vote for President Biden. Yes, some will. But that's […]