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Federal workers brace for Trump with morale ‘as low as it’s ever been’
President-elect has expressed desire for mass firings of civil service workers to be replaced with political appointees. Donald Trump’s return to office sets the stage for harassment, intimidation ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Hologram used in bid to solve sex worker's cold case murder
Bernadett "Betty" Szabo, 19, was stabbed multiple times just months after giving birth to a baby boy.Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
‘I felt like a prisoner’: the domestic workers ‘trapped’ by Canberra’s diplomatic employers
One staff member was paid as little as 65 cents an hour and worked a seven-day week with no respite. Advocates say it’s modern slavery. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Union Workers Continue Picketing Vegas Hotel With No Talks Planned
The walkout at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas enters its fourth day as employees demand pay and benefits similar to those rewarded by rival operators earlier this year.Business - Inc. - November 18 -
Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.Business - The New York Times - November 19 -
Vivek Ramaswamy's plan to force federal workers back into the office
Vivek Ramaswamy's effort to cut costs could target the nearly two-thirds of federal workers who are still approved to work from home 18 months after the pandemic ended.Politics - NBC News - November 19 -
An affordable housing complex for Hollywood workers grapples with tenant complaints
Tenants at the Hollywood Arts Collective, an affordable housing complex for entertainment workers, are protesting a rent increase.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 19 -
Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities saidWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
How I’m Building My Startup With Remote Workers and AI Tools
Startups like mine are managing remote teams and integrating AI tools to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment.Business - Inc. - November 19 -
Boeing Will Lay Off Over 2,500 Workers Amid Turnaround Effort
The job cuts, part of a 17,000-strong employee reduction, will hit workers in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri.Business - Inc. - November 19 -
Why Gen Z Workers Love the Office Holiday Party
The newest entrants into the workforce are “champions” of traditional office culture, shows a new report, from annual holiday parties to after-work drinks.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
Snack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold from the store’s deli ...World - ABC News - November 20 -
Election workers seek to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continued defamatory comments
The two former Georgia election workers who won an almost $150 million defamation judgment against former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani want him held in civil contempt for continuing to falsely ...Top stories - NBC News - November 20 -
Georgia election workers ask judge to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt
Lawyers for two women who won $148m defamation judgment make request after Trump lawyer’s repeated lies. Rudy Giuliani should be held in civil contempt for continuing to lie about two election ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Kentucky Electric Vehicle Battery Production Workers Attempt to Unionize
Workers who build electric vehicle batteries are hoping to achieve better working conditions.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.World - The New York Times - November 21 -
Georgia election workers seek to hold Giuliani in civil contempt
The two Georgia election workers who won a $146 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani over his baseless claims of mass election fraud in 2020 are accusing him of defaming them again on ...Politics - The Hill - November 21 -
Minnesota entrepreneurs create disposable hijabs for Muslim healthcare workers
Respiratory therapists Firaoli Adam and Yasmin Samatar are the co-founders of Mawadda. They are breaking barriers by designing disposable, hygienic hijabs that make personal protective equipment ...Top stories - CBS News - November 21 -
Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey
With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers have demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s ...Health - ABC News - November 21 -
What Trump’s Win Could Mean for Immigrant Workers–and the Companies That Employ Them
If your company relies on immigrant workers, you may need to brace for change. Here’s how, according to experts.Business - Inc. - November 21 -
Giuliani appeals decision ordering him to turn over assets to election workers
Rudy Giuliani on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision last month ordering him to turn over most of his assets to two Georgia election workers to satisfy their $146 million defamation judgment. ...Politics - The Hill - November 21 -
Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers
JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.Business - The New York Times - November 23