Pennsylvania-based PPG lays off 1,800 workers
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. PPG, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials, is laying off nearly 2,000 employees as it cuts operating costs and sells part of its construction business. The layoffs primarily affect approximately 1,800 positions in the United States and Europe. PPG has not disclosed the timing of the […]
Meta fires workers who spent meal credits on wine glasses, acne pads: report
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has fired about 20 staffers in Los Angeles after they were accused of abusing $25 a day meal benefits to stock up on household items such as wine glasses, acne pads and laundry detergent. It is reported that. The laid-off workers were found to have been abusing […]
Biden Cancels Student Loans for 60,000 Public Service Workers
The Biden administration announced Thursday it is expediting the cancellation of student loans for more than 60,000 public employees. The move comes just 18 days before the 2024 election, and the number of public servants receiving these taxpayer-funded benefits now exceeds 1 million. The donation will provide $4.5 billion in debt relief to teachers, firefighters […]
Striking Boeing workers boo after Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell criticizes Trump
The top Senate Democrat was booed Tuesday for striking Boeing workers in Seattle after disparaging former President Trump and blaming the housing shortage. “Housing is expensive everywhere in the United States because everyone is leaving their homes,” Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) told LCI striking members. . We haven't built enough […]
Factory workers drowned during Hurricane Helene as CEO survived: suit
The family of a Tennessee factory worker killed in Hurricane Helen is suing the company and its CEO, saying they had to leave the factory to escape devastating weather conditions while bosses ordered workers to stay in. He claims that he sneaked out from there. Johnny Peterson, 55, was one of five Impact Plastics employees […]
Boeing to send layoff notices to thousands of workers: report
Boeing plans to send layoff notices to thousands of employees in the coming weeks, and senior U.S. officials have reportedly flown to Seattle to facilitate negotiations between the plane maker and unions. Boeing plans to send 60 days' notice next month to thousands of employees, including those in its civil aviation sector. A source familiar […]
Armed North Carolina man arrested for making threats about FEMA workers
A North Carolina man has been arrested for allegedly making threatening remarks to Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in Rutherford County as they continue to clean up the wreckage of Hurricane Helen. William Parsons, 44, was arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office after authorities received a report that he was armed and making threatening […]
North Carolina man accused of threatening FEMA workers with assault rifle amid Hurricane Helene clean-up
A North Carolina man has been charged with using an assault rifle to threaten FEMA workers helping the state recover from Hurricane Helen. Just before 1 p.m. Saturday, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office deputies reported a man with an assault rifle made comments that he could harm FEMA personnel in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock […]
FEMA temporarily paused aid efforts in North Carolina after arrest over report of armed militia ‘hunting’ aid workers
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials were forced to suspend aid efforts over the weekend after reports that armed militias were “hunting” aid workers. Ashe County Sheriff Phil Howell said In a statement Sunday, FEMA said it suspended operations Saturday due to reported threats. The Washington Post obtained an email detailing the reported threat. “It was […]
Man accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina
A North Carolina man was arrested Saturday for threatening to harm Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers assisting with Hurricane Helen recovery efforts, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said. The agency said in a Monday press release that shortly before 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, a man entered the county's communications center “with an assault […]