New York CNN — The failure of a freight railroad strike to begin on Friday is a huge win for the US economy and its still struggling supply chain. But that does not mean that freight railways provide good service to their customers. Many of the issues hampering the supply chain, driving up prices and …
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Fox News Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Congressional efforts to fund the government with two weeks to avoid a shutdown. Railroad workers are speaking out after Congress voted last week to avert an industry strike that could have had catastrophic economic consequences. BNSF railroad conductor Justin Schaaf told The Associated Press he had to …
The New York Times building on October 26. Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images More than 1,000 members of the New York Times union, which includes hundreds of newsroom staff, plan to walk off the job if company management does not agree to terms of a new contract. here on December 8, the union announced …
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CNN Business — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said on Wednesday that an “uncertain” economy had prompted the e-commerce giant to press ahead with rare and wide-ranging layoffs after it carried out a major wave of job losses. hiring during much of the pandemic. “We had the target for a very uncertain economic environment, as well …
CNN Business — The dismissed employees of Twitter’s Africa headquarters accuse Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate them” after their dismissal. The team hired a lawyer and sent a letter to the company demanding it comply with the labor laws of the West African nation, …
New York CNN Business — America faces a growing risk of a crippling nationwide freight rail strike in two weeks. Rank and file members of the country’s largest rail union, which represents drivers in the industry, have rejected a tentative labor agreement with the freight railways, the union announced on Monday. The country’s second-largest railway …
An aerial view of shipping containers and freight trains at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility yard in Los Angeles, California, September 15, 2022. Bing Guan | Reuters SMART-TD, one of the largest railroad unions, rejected the tentative agreement with railroad management, raising the likelihood of a strike in December. BLET, the other largest union …
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CNN — Eight former SpaceX employees have filed labor law complaints, alleging Elon Musk’s space company unlawfully fired workers after he wrote a letter to company management asking them to publicly condemn the behavior. detrimental” from Musk on social media. The former workers allege that SpaceX terminated their employment for engaging in “concerted protected activities.” …
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CNN — Eight former SpaceX employees have filed labor law complaints, alleging Elon Musk’s space company unlawfully fired workers after he wrote a letter to company management asking them to publicly condemn the behavior. detrimental” from Musk on social media. The former workers allege that SpaceX terminated their employment for engaging in “concerted protected activities.” …
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As Americans head to the polls, several key personal finance issues weigh on voters’ minds and wallets. This week, the Federal Reserve enacted its fourth consecutive 0.75 percentage point increase in interest rates to fight inflation, triggering further losses in stock markets. Meanwhile, recession fears are growing, with 84% of Americans worried about how a …
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