Where Workers Go from Here
Former President Donald Trump and his new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), are scheduled to speak together on Saturday in Michigan, a bastion of private-sector unionism and the historic home of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Democratic Party activism. But now Trump and Vance, semi-backed by the Teamsters, are threatening the legitimacy of […]
Union Leaders Back Away from Joe Biden as Donald Trump Courts Union Workers
Labor leaders are reportedly distancing themselves from President Joe Biden and hoping for another Democratic candidate to replace him, while former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), are aggressively seeking support from union members who are increasingly drifting away from the upper-middle-class leftism of the Democratic Party. On Friday, leaders […]
Mobile shop worker’s alleged actions against customer exposed
Two women were forced to confront a mobile phone shop worker after he allegedly stole their phones. One of the women had left the phone at a well-known mobile phone store in New Zealand for repairs, and the two went to collect it on July 10. However, when the woman picked up her phone to […]
Philadelphia city workers return to full-time office schedule after lawsuit dismissal
Philadelphia city employees have returned to their offices following a judge’s dismissal of a union’s attempt to halt Mayor Cherelle Parker’s mandate for full-time office attendance. District Council 47 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees filed a lawsuit claiming this mandate violates its contract and would negatively affect city workers. Representing […]
NY water workers stumble on 14-foot boa hiding in pipe
It’s terrifying. While working to repair a water main in the nation’s capital, Albany Water Department workers came across a clogged pipe that turned out to be a 14-foot-long boa constrictor that had been living inside the pipe. Local authorities say. Albany Water’s Facebook page said crews were repairing a 48-inch water main in the […]
US health officials confirm four new bird flu cases in Colorado poultry workers
Four poultry workers in Colorado have been infected with avian flu, health officials confirmed Sunday. The new cases bring the total number of cases in the U.S. to nine since the first case was identified at a Colorado poultry farm in 2022. Eight of the nine cases were reported this year. Their symptoms were relatively […]
NYC food-delivery workers losing jobs after minimum wage hike: report
New York City’s minimum wage hike has boosted pay for food delivery workers who have managed to stay employed, but city officials report that thousands have lost their jobs as the cost of delivering meals has skyrocketed. A report from New York City’s Department of Consumer and Workforce Protection said pay has increased substantially due […]
Amazon must comply with US agency’s probe on claims that company discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers
A New York federal judge has ordered online retailer Amazon to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the company discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan late Thursday rejected Amazon’s arguments that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) subpoena was overly broad and […]
Elon Musk wins dismissal of $500M severance suit filed by laid-off Twitter workers
See what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Billionaire Elon Musk Former Twitter employees have won dismissal of a lawsuit they filed seeking $500 million in severance payments that Musk allegedly refused to pay them after he bought the social media company now known as X. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Tuesday that […]
Biden proposes new rules to protect workers from extreme heat
President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new rules to protect workers from excessive heat in the workplace that, if enacted, would be the first federal heat safety standards. Biden’s bill would require employers to train employees and managers on the signs of heatstroke, provide rest breaks, shade and water, among other things. Biden said more […]