It was a union campaign that few expected to have a chance. A handful of workers at Amazon’s vast warehouse on Staten Island, operating without… Read More »Latest Oil, Inflation and Business News: Live Updates
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has opened an investigation into Amazon’s labor practices during severe weather, according to a letter sent by members… Read More »House committee investigates labor practices at Amazon
James Childers says: he really likes his job, driving for Uber and Lyft in Spokane, a city in Washington state. But since he started working… Read More »Washington State Passes Controversial New Workers Conduct Act
Will Smith, right, hits host Chris Rock onstage during the Oscars Best Documentary Award ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, March… Read More »My wife has alopecia. I have dried her tears, affirmed her beauty and used only my words to support her
enlarge † A Lightning port on a Samsung Android phone…if you feel like it. We’re not sure why you’d want something like this, but someone… Read More »Someone for some reason made an Android phone with a Lightning port
Wages rose at a rapid pace throughout the year through March and unemployment fell significantly last month, signs of a hot labor market that could… Read More »Rising wages are good news for workers, but keep the Fed under pressure
Workers at Amazon’s huge warehouse on Staten Island voted by a wide margin to form a union, results released Friday show, in a stunning victory… Read More »Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize
Police and school officials in Wilmington this week are investigating a “serious and disturbing physical altercation” in a boys’ bathroom that left the superintendent of… Read More »Police Investigate ‘Terrible’ Incident Recorded in Wilmington High School Bathroom
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enlarge † Intel’s 12th Gen Core i3 and i5 CPUs are good options if you want good performance but want to save money. Andrew Cunningham… Read More »Intel Core i3-12100 and i5-12400 review: fast, affordable and hard to fault
A screenshot of a video of a fire in the Russian city of Belgorod on April 1, 2022.Russian Ministry of Emergency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images… Read More »Russia says Ukraine blew up oil depot on Russian territory in helicopter strike as part of apparent wider battle
Frankfort, Ky. – Governor Andy Beshear has spent the past few weeks lugging large checks around his state, handing them out to city and county… Read More »As Biden Calls for More Covid Aid, States Are Flooded with Federal Dollars
The number of reports of suspected sexual abuse of children has grown exponentially in recent years. The high volume, up from about 100,000 in 2009,… Read More »Adults or sexually abused minors? Doing it right Vexe Facebook
The owners of seven Little Caesars franchises in Tennessee have been accused by federal officials of violating child labor laws and underpaying their employees. Now… Read More »15-year-old workers used the oven at Little Caesars, FBI say. Now owners get hefty fines
Alex Collinson, an analysis and research officer at Britain’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), points out that the reintroduction of the three-day waiting period means that… Read More »As Covid restrictions end, offices have a health insurance problem
