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Strike averted after Canadian border workers reach tentative contract
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 22 hours agoCanadian border workers have reached a tentative employment agreement with the federal government...
Labor Department cracks down on Iowa restaurants after state loosens its child labor rules
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoChild labor bill sponsor says crackdown is politically motivated State Rep. Dave Deyoe, who sponsored the child labor bill in 2023, said some of the changes regarding the number of hours a teenager ...
Election workers worry that federal threats task force isn’t enough to keep them safe
South Carolina Daily Gazette via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoAiming to send a message, the Biden administration recently spotlighted its indictments and...
Debt-burdened Americans find no reprieve even as inflation cools
Politico via Yahoo Finance· 5 minutes agoWorkers’ fortunes, in the meantime, are tied to the Fed’s next steps. Powell has said that an unexpected weakening in the job market would push him to cut ...
Older worker accuses defense contractor of discriminating by seeking recent college grads
WCSH 6 Portland· 1 hour agoA major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older ...
Three deaths in three years: A timeline of incidents at Caterpillar's Mapleton foundry
Peoria Journal Star· 6 hours agoA 50-year-old man working as a contractor for Schaefer Electric was killed at the foundry when he...
What is Juneteenth, aka Freedom Day or Jubilee Day? End of American slavery commemorated
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago"This will go down for me as one of the greatest honors I will have as president," Biden said. Is Juneteenth a paid holiday in Florida? For non-federal workers, no. Only about ...
As Baltimore shipping channel reopens, DOT estimates at least $1.7B to rebuild bridge
ABC7 News· 3 hours agoWork continues to remove debris outside of the McHenry Federal Channel, and a safety zone will be...
Iowans can't sue over early end to COVID-19 unemployment benefits, court rules
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours agoIn the wake of the decision, at least two lawsuits accused the governor of wrongly depriving Iowans of their benefits. Recently, the federal judge overseeing a class-action suit filed in May ...
Forest Service worker involved in Idaho cobalt mine permits faces felony gun charges
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThose drilling operations are active and ongoing while the mine remains at a standstill, Matt...