Staggering Number Workers

Impact Plastics sued by family of worker killed by Hurricane Helene

The lawsuit claims Impact Plastics forced workers to stay at their posts even when conditions grew dangerous.

Boeing strike enters second month as workers rally in Seattle

Boeing factory workers held a large rally in Seattle on Tuesday to demand a better wage deal, mounting pressure on new CEO Kelly Ortberg to end a bitter strike that has plunged the planemaker ...

Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Workers’ Dreams of Getting Hired

AI automated candidate screening is turning job searches into dead ends.

Business - Inc. - October 16

Unions: Support automation that helps workers without sinking them

A far better approach would be to ensure that automation benefits workers, not just providing stratospheric gains for shareholders and executives.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

All 3 election workers in Wisconsin town of 800 resign

All three election workers in a central Wisconsin town of about 800 people have resigned over a longstanding dispute

Biden administration forgives student loans for 60,000 public service workers

The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it is forgiving the student loans for more than 60,000 public service workers. The move gives $4.5 billion in debt relief to teachers, ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

The Deciders: Nevada workers skeptical over Harris and Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ promise

NBC News Correspondent Steve Patterson joins Meet the Press NOW to report on how Nevada’s service and hospitality workers are reacting to Vice President Harris and former President Trump both ...

Politics - NBC News - October 17

‘Really speaks to sex workers’: can Anora help humanise a degraded profession?

Sean Baker’s acclaimed and Oscar-tipped new drama focuses on a sex worker, a story that led him to consult with those who live and work in that world. In Anora , a wilful young woman engaged in ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues

Spirit AeroSystems had been scrambling to cut costs after more than 32,000 Boeing machinists walked off the job Sept. 13.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues

Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, a spokesman for the supplier said Friday.

Many GOP voters worried poll workers could tamper with ballots: Survey

More than half of Republican voters in a new survey said they are worried poll workers could tamper with ballots during the 2024 election, now less than three weeks away. The poll, released Friday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Boeing workers to vote on new proposal that could end strike

Boeing and its machinists’ union have reached a new contract proposal, the union said Saturday, outlining a deal that could end a more than month-long strike that has hobbled the manufacturers’ ...

Boeing workers to vote next week on a new proposal that could end strike

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said early Saturday that it plans to hold a ratification vote on Wednesday that could end the Boeing strike.

US polling places struggle to find workers after surge in threats

Four in 10 election administrators have added further security measures such as bulletproof glass and panic buttons

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Boeing workers to vote on ending strike in critical week for plane maker

Union members to consider offer on Wednesday that could restart production stalled for more than a month

Business - Financial Times - October 20

UK workers’ rights reforms to cost businesses £5bn a year

Government’s impact assessment finds companies will face bill for implementing new policies

Business - Financial Times - October 21

2 States to Vote on Lower Minimum Wage Rate for Tipped Workers

Massachusetts and Arizona plan ballot measures that could eliminate the subminimum wage paid to many workers in the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads

More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, social workers and other mental health workers in Southern California have begun an open-ended strike over increased workloads and ...

Health - ABC News - October 21

McDonald's is the latest battlefield in a campaign fight to reach low-wage voters

Donald Trump’s campaign event Sunday at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania highlighted his battle with Kamala Harris to court a coveted group of working-class voters who have the potential to decide the ...

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Impact Plastics sued by family of worker killed by Hurricane Helene

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Applicant Tracking Systems Are Crushing Workers’ Dreams of Getting Hired

Unions: Support automation that helps workers without sinking them

All 3 election workers in Wisconsin town of 800 resign

Biden administration forgives student loans for 60,000 public service workers

The Deciders: Nevada workers skeptical over Harris and Trump’s ‘no tax on tips’ promise

‘Really speaks to sex workers’: can Anora help humanise a degraded profession?

Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues

Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues

Many GOP voters worried poll workers could tamper with ballots: Survey

Boeing workers to vote on new proposal that could end strike

Boeing workers to vote next week on a new proposal that could end strike

US polling places struggle to find workers after surge in threats

Boeing workers to vote on ending strike in critical week for plane maker

UK workers’ rights reforms to cost businesses £5bn a year

2 States to Vote on Lower Minimum Wage Rate for Tipped Workers

Kaiser mental health workers strike in Southern California over staffing, workloads

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