Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is urging the Inspector General to launch a federal investigation into whether some government agencies are overpaying remote workers who receive a Washington D.C. salary but live in a lower cost of living state â a problem she says was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work spread rapidly as a […]
Sen Joni Ernst wants remote government workers investigated: ‘We’re coming after them’
October 5, 2023 by
Feds: Washington Farm Used H-2A Visa Program to Import Cheaper Foreign Workers
September 29, 2023 by
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Executives at a farm in Sunnyside, Washington, allegedly used the H-2A visa program to import cheaper foreign workers and then subsequently paid them below-market wages, federal officials say. Months ago, the Washington Attorney Generalâs Office reached a $3.4 million settlement with Ostrom Mushroom Farms for allegedly firing its mostly female farmworkers and replacing
California lawmakers give final approval to bill allowing legislative workers to form a labor union
September 27, 2023 by
Legislative workers at the California Capitol are close to forming their first labor union after state lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that allows them to organize. The Democrats in charge of California’s Legislature have historically been friendly with labor unions. This year alone, lawmakers are poised to increase the minimum wage for fast food workers […]
UAW President: 20% of Big Three Powertrain Workers Stand to Lose Jobs Under Electric Vehicle Transition
September 26, 2023 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âThe Lead,â UAW President Shawn Fain discussed endorsing a candidate in the 2024 presidential race and stated that there are issues with workers possibly being left behind in the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, and stated that â20% of the powertrain workers in the Big Three stand
UAW President: Companies Got Billions from Inflation Reduction Act, Workers Haven’t
September 26, 2023 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of CNNâs âThe Lead,â UAW President Shawn Fain talked about endorsing a candidate in the 2024 presidential contest and demands to the White House around guarantees for employees around electric vehicle provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and stated that âitâs back to the same old story. When the corporations come to
Dem Rep. Slotkin: Inflation Hurting Auto Workers Helped Set the Scene for Auto Talks
September 24, 2023 by
On Thursdayâs broadcast of CNNâs âInside Politics,â Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) stated that âthe scene for these negotiationsâ between automakers and the UAW was set by large profits for auto companies and the fact that âpeople who are working at those facilitiesâŚare struggling and have less money in their pockets because
Ford: 600 Michigan Workers Temporarily Laid Off as UAW Strikes Ramp Up
September 23, 2023 by
A large batch of Ford workers at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne have been temporarily laid off as the company endures the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike. The company said Friday the number of workers was approximately 600, WWMT reported Friday. The workers affected are from the body construction department and the south sub-assembly
Donald Trump to Counter-Program Second GOP Debate by Appearing with Striking Auto Workers in Detroit
September 19, 2023 by
Former President Donald Trump will appear with striking union members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan, as his opponents squabble for the spotlight on the debate stage on September 27, according to a report that multiple sources have confirmed to Breitbart News. The New York Times first reported on Trumpâs forthcoming appearance
Trans Pop Star Kim Petras: Lawmakers ‘Shouldn’t Ban Hormone Therapy,’ Sex Workers Should âFeel Empowered’
September 2, 2023 by
Trans pop star Kim Petras, a male who identifies as a woman, says lawmakers âshouldnât ban hormone therapyâ as several U.S. states and European nations have restricted medical interventions for gender dysphoria in children. Petras, who began receiving hormone therapy in Germany at the age of 12, told Entertainment Weekly that âhormones were essential for me.â âEvery person
Disney Layoffs Go Global as Additional 2,500 U.S. Workers Eliminated This Week
July 29, 2023 by
The Walt Disney Co. has reportedly begun laying off personnel overseas as it continues to eliminate jobs at home, with an additional 2,500 U.S. workers receiving pink slips this week. Disney began notifying around 100 overseas workers this week that their jobs are at risk of elimination, according to a Deadline report. The staff are based
Amazon workers upset over layoffs, return-to-office mandate plan walkout
July 27, 2023 by
A group of Amazon workers who are upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at its Seattle headquarters next week. The lunchtime protest is planned for May 31, a week after Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to […]
United Nations calls for halt to Sudan violence after three aid workers and dozens of others are killed
June 20, 2023 by
The United Nations’ World Food Program ceased operations in Sudan this weekend after three aid workers were killed during violent clashes between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group. Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan, reiterated on Sunday that international aid workers are “not a target,” condemning the slaying […]
Congress appropriated $500M for workers. Democrats canât agree on whether to spend it.
April 11, 2023 by
The disagreement between Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden and Appropriations Chair Patty Murray is just the latest symptom of congressional gridlock on trade policy that has allowed multiple programs to expire in recent years. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Congress appropriated nearly $5srcsrc million last year to help American workers whose jobs have been sent
McCarthy: 47% of Federal Workers Aren’t in Office, We’re Going to Vote to Make Them Return
March 11, 2023 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of the Fox Business Networkâs âBottom Line,â Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stated that itâs ridiculous that 47% of the federal government workforce is still working remotely and stated that the House is going to pass legislation âto end this pandemicâ and require federal government employees to return to
Report: East Palestine Derailed Train Broke Down Before; Workers Expressed Concern
March 7, 2023 by
DUSTIN FRANZ/AFP via Getty Images The train that derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania line this month â which was carrying toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride â had broken down before on its route as workers expressed concerns about the load size, according to reports. The train derailed in East Palestine on February 3 but reportedly broke down âat least onceâ
Georgia Poll Workers Pick Up Where Jan. 6 Committee Left Off
March 3, 2023 by
Two Georgia poll workers who were attacked by 2020 election conspiracy theorists are picking up where the Jan. 6 congressional investigation left offâby trying to independently examine the private communications between two of the men behind the firestorm: Rudy Giuliani and former President Donald Trump.Giuliani, who played a central role in the Republican attempt to
Biden Finalizes Plan to Import 65K More Foreign Workers for Blue-Collar Jobs
January 12, 2023 by
President Joe Biden will import nearly 65,srcsrcsrc H-2B foreign visa workers to take blue-collar jobs as 11.6 million Americans are jobless and another 3.7 million are underemployed. In October, Bidenâs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the administration would be allowing businesses to import close to 65,srcsrcsrc additional H-2B foreign visa
Elon Didn’t Mean It!: Musk’s Twitter Asks Workers to Come Back
November 7, 2022 by
After laying off almost half the company last Friday, Elon Musk is asking dozens of employees who were fired to return to work after discovering they were vital to the companyâs operation. Bloomberg reports that following Elon Muskâs dismissal of roughly half of Twitterâs workforce last Friday, the company is now asking dozens of employees to
Watch: Chinese Workers Test Fishermen’s Live Catch for Coronavirus
October 7, 2022 by
The local government of Xiamen, China, recently ordered municipal workers to test both fishermen and their catch, including âlive fishâ and crabs, for the Chinese coronavirus out of alleged concern that international fishing activity in the area may have sparked local outbreaks of the virus, the Chinese government-controlled news outlet Sixth Tone reported Thursday. â[L]ocal…
Say Cheese: China Office Uses AI to Only Let Smiling Workers Enter Building
June 19, 2021 by
Camera manufacturer Canon has invented a new way to boost workplace morale â installing AI cameras in its offices that force workers to smile to enter the building. The Verge reports that Canon has installed cameras with AI-enabled âsmile recognitionâ technology in the offices of its Chinese subsidiary Cannon Information Technology. The cameras only allow smiling…
Labor Union: Biden ‘Devastating’ Union Workers with Plan to Close Prisons
May 23, 2021 by
A labor union with more than 600,000 active and retired members is blasting President Joe Bidenâs ending federal contracts with privately-operated prisons that hold mostly foreign nationals convicted of felonies. After taking office, Biden requested that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) not renew any of its contracts with 11 privately-operated prisons that nearly all hold…
DHS Mayorkas Approves Another 22,000 Foreign Workers
May 22, 2021 by
Joe Bidenâs deputies are admitting another 22,000 foreign workers to help U.S. businesses, regardless of the damage done to working Americans and their communities now recovering from the coronavirus crash. âTodayâs joint rule helps American businesses,â said a statement from Alejandro Mayorkas, the pro-migration lawyer who is now secretary of the Department of Homeland Security…
Foundry Groups: Inability to Find Workers ‘Has Reached Crisis Level,’ Urge End to Extended Unemployment
May 17, 2021 by
The American Foundry Society (AFS) and the Foundry Association of Michigan (FAM) sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) Thursday urging her to end extended unemployment benefits. In a letter obtained by Breitbart News, the two groups said the ânumber one issueâ facing the metalcasting industry is âthe inability to find workersâ and said…
Police: Woman Allegedly Shoots at Burger King Workers over Drive-Thru Wait Time
April 5, 2021 by
Memphis Police Department A drive-thru order took a bad turn on Tuesday when a woman allegedly opened fire into the window of a Burger King in Memphis, Tennessee, according to police. âThe Memphis Police Department said it all started when a woman got angry about how long she was waiting for her food at a…
Biden Adviser Cecilia Rouse on MLB’s Georgia Boycott: ‘Undoubtedly Going to Be a Cost’ to Stadium Workers
April 5, 2021 by
Council of Economic Advisers chair Cecilia Rouse said CBSâs âFace the Nationâ that âthere is undoubtedly going to be a costâ to the majority-black city of Atlantaâs stadium workers because Major League Baseball moved itâs All-Star game move out of Georgia to protest the new voting law. Partial transcript as follows: BRENNAN: This past week, we had a…
Poll: Less than Half of China’s Health Workers Want Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine
February 21, 2021 by
Less than half of healthcare workers polled recently in the Chinese province of Zhejiang would receive a Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate after its emergency approval, while just one-quarter of medical workers in Zhejiang are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine once they are available for all people. Zhejiangâs disease control and prevention center (CDC) surveyed…
California Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Rules That Would Limit Visas To Skilled Workers
December 3, 2020 by
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White struck down two Trump administration rules Tuesday that would have reduced the number of visas issued to skilled foreign workers each year. The Trump administration announced new changes to the H-1B visa program in October, which included new salary requirements on companies that hire foreign skilled workers and limited speciality…
Trump Has Accomplished Progressive Goals Such As Reducing Drug Pricing, Paid Parental Leave For Workers And Criminal Justice Reform
November 26, 2020 by
President Donald Trump championed a series of progressive causes during his time in office, signing executive orders and bills that targeted drug pricing, paid parental leave for workers and criminal justice reform. Trump secured up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for some federal workers when he signed the Defense Authorization Act Dec. 20,…
Workers Arise!
June 29, 2018 by
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday ruled 5-4 that government employee unions cannot force non-members such as Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee, to pay agency fees to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a powerful government employee union. âThis procedure violates the First Amendment and cannot continue,â Justice Samuel Alitoâs majority opinion […]
Democratic Party chairman: SCOTUS âtook away rights of American workersâ
June 28, 2018 by
How can that be? Itâs because when Democrats talk about ârights,â they donât really mean rights. The Democrat vision of America is that the federal government (run by Democrats, of course) orders everything that everyone does and decides how the spoils are divided up. When they force you to do something they have decided is […]