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Aircraft assembly workers walked off the job early Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike by …
FLASHBACK: New poll shows Pennsylvania voters overwhelmingly reject Biden LNG pause. A [March 4, 2024] statewide Pennsylvania poll released Monday morning showed 58% of Pennsylvania voters surveyed oppose President Joe Biden’s liquefied natural gas export moratorium after learning the details of …
The United States' 33 million small businesses employ about 46% of all private sector employees, according to the Small Business Administration, and were responsible for 70% of net new jobs since 2019. — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) September 11, 2024 37% of …
by Mike Shedlock ADP data shows small businesses with 1-49 workers have been reducing workers for four months. Those with 20-49 workers have shed workers for 7 straight months. The ADP Employment Report shows the economy added 99,000 jobs in August. That …
by Mike Shedlock The unions and government leaders are howling but what must be done will be done. Big Outcry Over Closures DW reports VW’s Warning on Plant Closures in Germany Causes Outcry. Volkswagen’s announcement on Monday (September 2) that it …
Around 10,000 U.S. hotel workers have indeed gone on strike in multiple cities, including San Francisco, San Diego, Honolulu, Boston, Seattle, and Greenwich. The strike began after contract talks with major hotel operators like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt stalled. The …
With housing taking up so much income, it’s no surprise income needs to be that high to live comfortably. https://t.co/54chaQOUr6 — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) August 20, 2024 Shocking stat of the day: A record 8.5% of homes in the United …
The remnants of Danville’s past are something of a metaphor for the small city in Southern Virginia. Old brick factories dot the shores of the Dan River, several of them undergoing conversions into hip, new apartment complexes. Boutiques occupy what …
Companies are increasingly turning to workers who are abroad to replace laid off U.S. employees. For example, Google recently cut hundreds of core workers and moved jobs to India and Mexico. To find out if companies are replacing laid off U.S.-based employees …
United Auto Workers Union Files Federal Labor Charges Against Trump and Musk After Successful Twitter Space Discussion, Alleging Worker Intimidation Read the statement below: 🧵UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and …
Pretty soon all the employees in Canada will be government workers. That’s how communism works. — Michael Myers (@TechChartVoodoo) August 8, 2024
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics (actually Biden/Harrisnomics) is all about huge payoffs to large, powerful donors. A good example is The Chips Act, intended to bring chip manufacturing back to the US from Taiwan, China, etc. Biden/Harris doled out $8.5 BILLION to Intel … which …
Menzies Aviation, DHL, RXO, Cygnus Home Service, Pitney Bowes announce job cuts Layoffs continue across the commercial transportation and freight industry, according to a new round of worker reduction notices in Florida, Texas, Illinois and Wisconsin. It is the second …
Former NYC Postal Workers at JFK Airport: Kevaughn Wellington and Ky-Mani Straker, both former USPS employees, allegedly stole over 125 U.S. Treasury checks over a two-year period from a USPS mail facility at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Mail …
“A turkey sub for under $10? It’s now $11.15. While customers are still coming in, he’s seeing them cut back – no drinks, no chips, no dessert. Since their core business is lunch, Chacon has been reducing staffing in the …
Same story in U.S. But hey they don’t have a solid pension and healthcare system anyway. Btw pension is changing from DB to DC for this very reason. German pension system is behind and needs reform pic.twitter.com/7aT60zuYLI — Dutch 🇳🇱🧡 …
A Ukrainian attack on a substation used by the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has injured eight employees of the facility, officials reported on Wednesday. Kiev allegedly launched three quadcopter-type kamikaze drones at the Raduga facility in Energodar, the city hosting …
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Belgian labor law for sex workers: what and how? […] If a sex worker invokes any of these rights, the sex worker is protected from dismissal or other adverse action by the employer. If a sex worker exercises the right …
Job openings plummet by 750,000 in two months, totaling a 2 million loss in a year. STAGGERING: US economy actually LOST 192,000 jobs in Q3 2023. In last 30 years, such a drop in employment has happened only in RECESSIONS. …
Salaried employees who work long hours for low pay aren’t finding much sympathy among Republicans on Capitol Hill. GOP lawmakers filed a resolution in Congress on Wednesday that would block the Labor Department from extending overtime protections to millions of …
First case of bird flu detected in Minnesota dairy cows Bird flu has infected a Benton County dairy herd, marking the first confirmed detection of the virus in cows in Minnesota. Several dozen cows are sick. Farmers will destroy milk …
Stunning statistic: there has been ZERO INCREASE in jobs for native-born workers in over five years, since July 2018! pic.twitter.com/mxdpmPHIbO — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 5, 2024 Wall Street Admits the Biggest Economic Shocker: All Jobs in the Past Year Have …
Recent economic updates from the U.S. paint a bleak picture, stirring deep unease among investors. The latest indicators, including the sharp decline in the Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index, signal a worrisome underperformance reminiscent of the tumultuous trends observed in 2019. …
An egg factory under the umbrella of the nation’s largest fresh egg producer and distributor has suddenly laid off between 150 and 200 migrants in Delta, Utah. Delta Egg Farm informed the workers of their fates this week as many …
Last month, California made headlines by increasing the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20, which many workers across the state were quite pleased about. Unfortunately, it seems like that’s not enough, as new reports suggest that some want to …
Walmart cutting hundreds of corporate jobs, asking remote workers to return to office Walmart is about to have hundreds fewer people working in corporate offices, and remote workers are being asked to return to offices, the Wall Street Journal reported …
🚨#BREAKING: New dashcam footage shows the moment when a powerful EF-3 tornado destroyed a warehouse with 70 workers inside 📌#Waverly | #Nebraska New dashcam footage recorded from the parking lot capturing the moment when a powerful and destructive EF-3 tornado …
In the clash between economic realities and political aspirations, California’s fast-food industry finds itself at the forefront. As the state raises its minimum wage, businesses are forced to adapt or face financial strain. The result? A rapid shift toward automation, …