Workers Silenced Agency

Fired Federal Workers Get Last Words in With Scathing Letters of Resignation to DOGE

Departing officials, including disabled veterans, defend themselves and thousands of fired federal colleagues’ work with defiant, indignant letters, creating a written record of a tumultuous time.

Inc. - 3d

HHS offers buyout option for workers who quit, source says

All employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services received an offer of a $25,000 payment if they choose to voluntarily resign, a source familiar with the situation told CBS News. ...

CBS News - 3d

China’s delivery platforms compete to offer better worker benefits

Leading players act as competition intensifies and Beijing points out their ‘national responsibility’

Financial Times - 3d

'The rubbish is alive': Rats feast as Birmingham bin workers strike

An indefinite strike by bin collectors starts in Birmingham, affecting more than 1.2 million people.

BBC News - 3d

Republicans join bill to protect workers after DOGE firings

Politico - 2d

Fired pregnant federal workers grapple with stress of losing insurance and looking for work

Emily Erroa was eight months pregnant when she found out she was being fired from her human resources job at the Department of Energy.

NBC News - 2d

Proposed deal would deliver wage hikes to German fast-food workers

Yahoo News - 1d

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

The New York Times - 1d

Workers Are Coming to Offices Less in 2025 Despite Rise in RTO Orders

Although a recent wave of RTO orders fueled predictions that 2025 would mark the end of remote agreements, Placer.ai data shows a drop in office foot traffic so far this year.

Inc. - 1d

Fired Education Department worker: 'We got the sense that we were disposable.'

Joe Murphy worked at the Education Department for almost 20 years.

ABC News - 14h

USPS to cut 10,000 workers through voluntary early retirement program

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that the Elon Musk-led DOGE is now working with USPS.

CBS News - 10h

Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

The New York Times - 10h

Musk Email Reaches Italian Workers. It Did Not Go Well.

Employees at the Aviano Air Base who serve American forces got a familiar demand to list their achievements. Unions say Italy “is not the Wild West like the U.S.”

The New York Times - 7h

‘Yes, Chef,’ You Say? Restaurant Workers Have Feelings About That.

The phrase, which traces to 19th-century France, has become popular in casual conversation thanks to “The Bear,” and offers a lens into shifting hierarchies in kitchens.

The New York Times - 34m

NFL free agency primer: Sam Darnold to Seattle? Aaron Rodgers heading to Minnesota?

Sam Darnold and Aaron Rodgers are the two top quarterbacks available in free agency, but there are plenty of other top players that could be signing with new teams this week.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Giants make the right moves to fix their defense in free agency — up next, quarterback

Giants GM Joe Schoen knew that fixing the defense was among the offseason’s top priorities. Free agency was his first chance to see that through.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

2025 NFL free agency: How nine teams with least amount of cap space can help themselves through key moves

These teams can create much-needed cap space and become players in free agency

CBS Sports - 5d

2025 NFL free agency team-by-team grades: Vikings, Patriots, Commanders among top marks after first few days

Here's how each team has fared through three days of free agency

CBS Sports - 17h

Why Workday’s CEO Made a Tough Layoff Decision to Invest in AI

Carl Eschenbach explains how workers—including CEOs—can coexist with AI.

Inc. - 3d

Musk visits National Security Agency after urging 'overhaul' of U.S. cyberespionage hub

Elon Musk paid an unannounced visit to the National Security Agency on Wednesday and met with its chief, days after he called for an "overhaul" of the U.S.'s top cyberespionage hub.

NBC News - 9h

Free agency reaction show: Which moves matter the most? | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

The NFL's legal tampering window did not disappoint. While the new league year officially begins tomorrow most of the free agency dominoes have already fallen. Yahoo's senior NFL reporter Jori ...

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Free agency fantasy winners and losers + WTF are these 3 teams doing? | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

The first week of free agency in the NFL doesn't relent and neither do we on the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast pod. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon to identify the biggest fantasy winners and losers so far ...

Yahoo Sports - 16h

Ranking the Best N.F.L. Players Available in Free Agency

Davante Adams won’t be the last star to change teams this off-season.

The New York Times - 3d

Will a collection agency sue over a $5,000 debt?

Debt collectors have the right to sue you over unpaid debts, but they won't always take that route.

CBS News - 3d

NFL free agency grades: Guess who is getting an A?

Between a few big trades and a flurry of overall activity, aggressive teams improved. But some teams took hits with players leaving.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Free agency winners and losers in NFL's new year

The Texans' offensive line could be a big problem if Houston doesn't act. Meanwhile, Bears QB Caleb Williams has reason to shout in Chicago.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins’: Spain’s deputy PM on the need for workers’ rights

Yolanda Díaz Pérez’s leftwing government has championed employment reform similar to Labour’s proposals – and she tells British business there is nothing to fear. Spain’s leftwing deputy prime ...

The Guardian - 4d

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: ‘I hope that it lights a fire under people’

To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats

ABC News - 3d

1 Word Explains Why Your Robot Co-Worker Looks Kind of Human: Trust

A new study say it’s easier for people to work alongside robots if they look a little like us.

Inc. - 3d

DOGE’s AI App Replacing Fired Federal Workers Proves ‘About as Good as an Intern’

After mass firings at the General Services Administration, DOGE issued remaining staff an app to take up the excess work — but severely limited its use to a handful of repetitive tasks.

Inc. - 3d

'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday

ABC News - 2d

Police officer drops off pizza for delivery worker stymied by 8-foot alligator

An 8-foot alligator in front of a Florida home made delivering a pizza a tricky operation.

CBS News - 1d

Live updates: Trump meets with NATO leader; judge blasts effort to fire federal workers

The Senate must pass a short-term funding bill before the government shutdown, while the White House has pulled its nominee for the CDC and President Trump has threatened Europe with more tariffs ...

The Hill - 14h

How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Elderly Care

The U.S. relies heavily on immigrant workers to care for its aging population, with nearly 30 percent of direct care workers coming from other countries. As the demand for caregivers grows, ...

The New York Times - 4d

Fifa accused of blocking labour inspection at 2026 World Cup stadium

Building and Wood Workers’ International makes claim Stadium in question is Azteca in Mexico City Fifa has been accused of reneging on a commitment to ensure workers’ safety on World Cup ...

The Guardian - 2d