A federal appeals court has halted the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled (pdf) in an en banc hearing on Thursday to keep a preliminary injunction on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place amid ongoing litigation over the matter. En […]
A country once known as the world’s factory is now in the cold spell of a manufacturing exodus. The loss of overseas orders is taking a toll on its job market. Here’s what’s happening in one Chinese city, once dubbed the home of “Made in China.”
Purdue center Zach Edey was named a first-team All-American, and was the lone unanimous selection. And in international sports, Amnesty International has delivered a petition, with more than a million signatures, asking for compensation for abused World Cup workers.
US regulators have fined Mars Wrigley, the maker of Snickers and Skittles, after two workers fell into a tank of chocolate at its Pennsylvania factory last June. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the confectionery and chewing gum maker $14,500 for the incident, which it described as “serious” in a report. “Employees of an […]
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn.—A man who fired a shot at a co-worker during a dispute at a Minnesota boat factory Thursday was subdued by other workers as he tried to flee, preventing any serious injuries, authorities said. Officers responding to a call about an active shooter found David Jeremiah Gadsen, 21, being held by his […]
WASHINGTON—Workers at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell factory in northeast Ohio overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), a big win for the union seeking to organize the growing electric vehicle supply chain sector. The National Labor Relations Board said hourly employees at the Ultium Cells LLC plant near Cleveland voted 710 […]
Macy’s Inc. said on Monday it plans to hire more than 41,000 full- and part-time workers ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season. The department store chain said hiring for the seasonal positions will be at its Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Bluemercury stores, supply chain locations, and call centers. Last year, Macy’s had planned to hire […]
A group of health care workers who sued their hospital over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are slated to receive $10 million, according to a settlement agreement filed on July 29. About a dozen workers at the NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois lodged the suit in October 2021, arguing that the facility was illegally not granting religious […]
