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Workers at Trump speech told they had to use time off or receive no pay if they didn’t attend
Union workers at a petrochemical plant that President Trump visited in Pennsylvania were told they had to use paid time off or receive no pay for the day if they did not attend his remarks. Ray Fisher, a spokesman for Shell, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that workers have a 56-hour workweek that includes 16 hours …
Workers at Trump’s Pennsylvania speech were told they had to attend or use paid time off or receive no pay
At least some of the workers who attended the speech were instructed not to protest the President, who told the crowd of workers at the Royal Dutch Shell plant he would be imploring their union leaders to support his reelection. The instructions to the workers came in a memo, a copy of which was obtained …
Kaiser Permanente workers in California vote to approve strike
A swath of Kaiser Permanente workers in California has voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike that could draw in more than 80,000 employees of the healthcare giant across the nation, according to the coalition of unions representing them. The employees — who include most staff aside from doctors, mental health workers or certain nurses — …
Cathay Pacific says workers who protest in Hong Kong will be suspended from mainland China flights
The city’s largest airline announced the new rule Saturday after China’s aviation authority took steps to prevent Cathay workers who participate in protests from flying to mainland China or passing through the country’s airspace. China’s Civil Aviation Administration said Friday that it will ban Cathay employees who support or take part in “illegal demonstrations, protests …
Hundreds of undocumented workers arrested in massive immigration raids
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided seven Mississippi food processing facilities and arrested around 680 undocumented immigrants. The operation was carried out by ICE Wednesday in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi. Mike Hurst, the U.S. attorney for the district, said in the operation was of historic proportions …
Ebola reports show more health workers infected
Yesterday the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) resumed publishing daily reports on the country’s ongoing Ebola outbreak, adding more details about the response in Goma and noting that 149 health workers have now been infected with the deadly virus. The disruption in daily reports came as the Ebola outbreak response leadership shifted from former minister …
Tesla workers say they had to cut corners to meet production goals
Over half a dozen current and former Tesla employees claim that aggressive production goals have forced workers to take shortcuts when manufacturing its cars in a new report from CNBC. They also accuse Tesla of creating harsh working conditions, especially for employees working in the “GA4” production tent where assembly is not fully automated. Employees …
MCDOT testing out ‘smart’ technology to improve safety for workers, alert drivers
PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Department of Transportation is trying out ‘smart’ technology, which they say will not only alert drivers about a slow-down, but county officials believe it will also mean more safety for their workers on the streets. ABC15 rode along as the MCDOT employees boarded a bus for a field trip through …
Yep, human workers are listening to recordings from Google Assistant, too
A report from Belgian public broadcaster VRT NWS has revealed how contractors paid to transcribe audio clips collected by Google’s AI assistant can end up listening to sensitive information about users, including names, addresses, and details about their personal lives. It’s the latest story showing how our interactions with AI assistants are not as private …
Kaiser workers prepare for strike over mental-health staffing
Mental-health workers at Kaiser’s French Campus on Geary are launching a one-day strike Wednesday/10 to focus attention on the massive health-care operation’s failure to provide adequate staffing for patient needs. That that same day that 3,600 clinicians in the state will vote on a contract offer that so far is being “soundly rejected,” Justin DeFreitas, …
