By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board that had accused the rocket and satellite maker of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction and embarrassment.” SpaceX in the lawsuit filed in Brownsville, Texas federal court claims the structure of the National […]
A Kennewick couple was sentenced to 30 and 28 years in prison Thursday in federal court in Richland for conspiring to produce child pornography using a Tri-Cities child who was being molested and raped. U.S. Judge Mary Dimke told the victim, who was at the sentencing hearing, that she could not convey how horrendous their […]
North Carolina public schools continue to fall short on having the number of personnel needed to meet growing student mental health needs. A state report presented Wednesday shows that schools don’t meet the nationally recommended ratios of school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists and school social workers. This comes at the same time that students […]
Some workers are now making more money per hour as we have rang in the new year. > New Year’s babies make debut around Miami Valley;elm:context_link;itc:0″ class=”link “>>> New Year’s babies make debut around Miami Valley Starting today, the state’s minimum wage is now $10.45 for non-tipped employees and $5.25 for tipped employees, which is […]
Some California hotel workers welcomed the new year with a labor strike. Workers at the Hilton Pasadena and the Hyatt Place Pasadena who belong to Unite Here Local 11— a union representing a range of hotel employees — walked out at dawn Sunday as preparations were underway for the Rose Bowl Parade. In a statement […]
Jan. 1—When Michelle and Jefferson Oxford first met in 1979, it was like a tiger meeting a maniac. Michelle was dressed as a tiger the first time they met — it was her high school mascot in Nebraska. Jefferson’s central Idaho high school’s mascot was known as the maniac. It wasn’t for another two and […]
Colorado WINS union workers at Colorado State University Pueblo are celebrating the Dec. 15 ratification of a contract designed to improve working conditions for the university’s state-classified workers. The 2023 CSU Pueblo and Colorado WINS State Entity Agreement includes 11 sections intended to improve union rights, anti-discrimination policies, staff retention, flexibility, overtime pay, safety, communication […]
Dec. 30—Thombert, Inc. employees and members of the United Auto Workers Local 997 reached an agreement with higher-ups on Oct. 21 after almost three months of picketing. According to the union’s Facebook page, which has been posting frequent updates since August, the new contract has been signed. Representatives of the UAW Local 997 did not […]
You don’t need to know much economics to understand TANSTAFL: “There Ain’t No Such Thing As a Free Lunch.” California’s legislature is proving this principle by meddling yet again in the private economy and setting industry-specific minimum wages. In April, California will boost its hourly pay for fast-food employees to $20 an hour. It applies […]
2023 saw workers demand more say over how artificial intelligence reshapes their industries, scoring unprecedented wins from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. But as the technology barrels forward and regulators race to keep up, labor experts say it’s an open question how effective the push will prove. Earlier this month, Microsoft and the AFL-CIO, a coalition […]
Labor experts see more wins ahead in 2024 for US unions after a year of attention-grabbing strikes and surging public support but worry gains may be stymied by the US’s “broken” labor laws. Strikes by autoworkers, writers, actors and nurses and a threatened strike by UPS workers all led to significant wins in 2023. “The […]
The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator Gustave Eiffel. Tourists can still access the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 300-metre (984ft) landmark itself is closed until further notice, […]