11 h. ago Construction workers come together to release Band Aid parody to support those in need

They hope their music video will help raise vital funds for those who need it the most

Economics

16 h. ago Kilmar Ábrego García ordered released from ICE custody in fight over Trump immigration

Maryland judge freed Ábrego as his case becomes a partisan flashpoint in battle over Trump’s deportation agendaA federal court in Maryland has ordered the release of Kilmar Ábrego García from ICE custody on Thursday, and he will be advised on his release conditions in his separate Tennessee criminal case.The case of Ábrego, a Salvadorian national who was a construction worker in Maryland, has become a proxy for the partisan struggle over Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda. Continue reading...

Politics

21 h. ago The Rolling Stones give blessing to Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction sample after 25 years

The mashup Satisfaction Skank was unofficial for years but band allow Norman Cook to remake it using original stems of their 1965 hitA classic bootleg recording by Fatboy Slim which samples the Rolling Stones’ (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction has finally been released, as the band give it their blessing after 25 years.Satisfaction Skank was a familiar track on turn-of-the-century dancefloors, as Fatboy Slim mashed up his own 1999 hit The Rockafeller Skank with the Stones’ 1965 classic, hurling Keith Richards’ iconic guitar riff into the “big beat” sound of the late 90s. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago ‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike

Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?2000Thousands of Starbucks baristas are on strike across the US, warning the world’s largest coffee chain to brace for the “longest and biggest” bout of industrial action in its history.Barely a year after Brian Niccol, the Starbucks CEO, tried to draw a line under bitter divisions between its management and unionized workers, pledging to “engage constructively” with them, the American coffee giant is now grappling with an escalating strike during its lucrative holiday trading season. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Pensioner found 'naked, bound and with pillow over his face' as cops hunt for killer

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT A retired construction worker from Ecuador was found dead in his home on November 30 when his nephew walked into his bedroom and discovered a naked body that was bound and gagged

Events

1 week ago 'I was broke and worked on a construction site at 18 – now I'm a millionaire'

An millionaire entrepreneur now running for Congress has shared the secrets of his success story, which started from scraping by as a 'broke' construction worker

Society

1 week ago Dramatic rescue after construction worker plunges 30ft down manhole in New York City

The worker was taken to the hospital in stable condition, the NYPD said

Events

2 w. ago ‘Stranded’: Palestinians who were in Israel on 7 October 2023 are suspended between exile and war

Unable to reunite with their families in Gaza due to the closed border, Palestinian workers have spent two years in a refugee camp at Nablus stadiumInside a dim locker room at the Nablus municipal stadium, in the occupied West Bank, the television rarely goes dark, streaming day and night the relentless news from Gaza. Gathered in front of it are a group of men from Khan Younis. For more than two years, they have lived in this stadium converted into a refugee camp, their lives suspended between exile and the war they watched on a screen.They are mostly construction workers who were in Israel on the morning of 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched its attack. As Israel rounded up Palestinians from Gaza, they fled to the West Bank, where they remain – cut off from wives and children living in makeshift tents inside the strip. With very few exceptions, civilians are not currently allowed in or out of Gaza. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago NTSB set to vote on probable cause of cargo ship crash into Baltimore bridge, causing its collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board is set to vote on its findings into what caused a massive container ship to crash last year into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers

Events

3 w. ago Maryland more than doubles cost estimate on rebuilding collapsed Baltimore bridge

Maryland officials have more than doubled the estimated cost to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed and killed six construction workers last year after a massive container ship crashed into it

Politics

3 w. ago Workman shares alarming state of water pipes and urges people not to drink from tap

A construction worker who shared a video clip showcasing the inside of a UK water pipe has advised Brits against drinking tap water to avoid potential health implications

Events

4 w. ago 2 planes carrying hundreds missed construction workers by 14ft

Authorities found the two planes nearly struck construction workers shortly after take off at an airport where the runway had been temporarily shortened from 12,000ft to 6,853ft

Politics

4 w. ago Construction boss avoids jail after worker found dead on synagogue site in Hackney

Although the worker died of natural causes multiple life-threatening failures were found at the construction site

Events