Nebraska Legislature approves measure classifying gig economy workers as independent contractors
Nebraska Legislature has approved the action Classify some gigs According to its website, economic workers as independent contractors. Introduced by Senator Bob Hallstrom, LB 229 was approved Monday, with 33 votes in favor of 15 against it. Under this measure, ride service drivers and some delivery drivers will become independent contractors through state law. Nebraska […]
Video captures construction workers fighting off alleged robber armed with gun
Construction workers fought a suspected robber who was found armed with guns, and all interactions were caught up in video. The incident unfolded Wednesday around 4pm as city construction workers were working on a drainage project along East 25th Street in Houston, Texas. According to Go to Ktrk-TV. “One of the workers was hit so […]
Left’s Attempts To Help Disabled Workers May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Although various Democrats and rights groups have advocated in recent years for disabled workers to pay higher wages, reducing certain low-wage job programs can have harmful effects on such workers. Many workers with intellectual or developmental disabilities are dependent Minimum wage Job Programs Established in Section 14(c) of Fair Labor Standards Act 1938, allowing employers […]
Hochul eyes federal workers fired by DOGE for ‘bloated’ state payroll
Unlike President Donald Trump, Gov. Hochul's motto is “You're hired!” Hochul recruits federal workers fired by the government office to meet employment in around 7,000 states. She adds hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer expenses each year to her already bloated salary, which has increased billions of dollars on her watch. “The federal government […]
Democratic Donor Platform ActBlue in Chaos as Workers Flee
ActBlue, the donor platform for the Democratic National Committee, is in trouble. Republican lawmakers are targeting the organization as a potential money laundering operation while facing internal turmoil after at least seven senior officials set out, the report claims. New York Times Report The company's lawyers accused ACTBlue executives of accusing them of retaliation campaigns […]
US Labor Department reinstates workers targeted in Trump job cuts, union says
The U.S. Department of Labor has revived about 120 employees who were facing fire as part of a recent Trump administration mass shooting of workers, the union said Friday. The U.S. Government Employee Federation, the federal government's largest employee union, said probation employees will soon recover and the department has issued a letter on Monday […]
Trump to sign order barring ‘public service’ student loan forgiveness to workers at ‘anti-American’ groups
WASHINGTON – President Trump is poised to sign an executive order banning forgiveness of “public service” student debt for those employed by certain “anti-American” advocacy groups. The order directs the education sector to amend public service loan exemption programs and bans employees in groups with illegal purposes, the management source said. The limitations of the […]
Hochul admin offers another deal to striking New York prison workers, bypassing union
Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration has bypassed the Corrections Officer Union and provides illegally impressive security guards in different deals at more than 30 New York prisons if they return to work Friday. The state proposed a new contract on February 17th without union sign-off – without union sign-off, in an attempt to fully staff the […]
Workers at 3 NYC Barnes & Noble stores unionize after 2-year push
Burns and Noble Workers from three Big Apple stores that first became the United States to do so on Thursday, according to the union representing them. After a two-year battle of organizing, roughly 200 salespeople, barista, maintenance and other workers signed three-year contracts at the Union Square flagship in Manhattan, the Upper West Side location […]
Trump calls out federal workers not showing up to the office
President Donald Trump said his administration was time to eject hundreds of thousands of federal workers who wouldn't show up for work and drain “swamps.” “We have hundreds of thousands of federal workers and we're not competing in our jobs,” Trump said while speaking at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday night. “My administration will regain […]