8 h. ago Hundreds of ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Labor Day rallies take place across US

Protests denounce Trump administration’s policies and demand freedom, fairness and security for workersAs Labor Day rallies took place across the US, the Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson sharply denounced the Trump administration’s threat to deploy federal troops to the city as part of an immigration crackdown.“No federal troops in the city of Chicago,” said Johnson on Monday to a gathered crowd at the “Workers over Billionaires” demonstration in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Government workers are ‘canary in coalmine’ for Trump bid to gut union rights, leaders warn

Administration has stripped hundreds of thousands of their union contracts as White House says it is just getting startedThe Trump administration has unilaterally stripped hundreds of thousands of federal workers of their union contracts after a federal appeals court overruled an injunction which halted the plans. It is just getting started, according to the White House.An executive order issued in March sought to cancel all collective bargaining agreements for most federal employees, citing national security concerns – and remove collective bargaining rights from more than a million workers. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hundreds of CDC employees get layoff notices just days after workers return to HQ in wake of shooting

Employees in the public health agency are expected to receive layoff notices just as they return to the office after a deadly shooting

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1 week ago West Lothian town rallies together to save gala day after vandals strike

Residents of Armadale were devastated when several rented items were damaged by a handful of youths at the gala day in June.

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4 w. ago Charity shop worker floored after receiving unusual donation 'worth thousands'

A charity shop worker was left stunned after a man donated hundreds of vintage Barbie dolls and accessories, but fans of the Mattel toys were saddened for one heart-breaking reason

Economics

4 w. ago Ninety laptops, millions of dollars: US woman jailed over North Korea remote

Christine Chapman apologizes for role in identity fraud that amassed millions to allegedly aid nuclear weapons programIn March 2020, about the time the Covid pandemic started, Christina Chapman, a woman who lived in Arizona and Minnesota, received a message on LinkedIn asking her to “be the US face” of a company and help overseas IT workers gain remote employment.As working from home became the norm for many people, Chapman was able to find jobs for the foreign workers at hundreds of US companies, including some in the Fortune 500, such as Nike; “a premier Silicon Valley technology company”; and one of the “most recognizable media and entertainment companies in the world”. Continue reading...

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