Academic workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will go on strike starting on Monday to protest the university system’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, the workers’ union announced on Friday. The union, U.A.W. 4811, which is part of the United Auto Workers, represents about 48,000 graduate students and other academic workers at 10 University…
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News Mercedes Workers in Alabama Reject Union
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Ala., voted on Friday against joining the United Automobile Workers, a stunning blow to the union’s campaign to gain ground in the South, where it has traditionally been weak. The defeat, based on an unofficial union tally, came after Kay Ivey, Alabama’s governor, and other Republican leaders argued…
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News New Hampshire daycare workers sprinkle melatonin on children’s food
The owner and three workers at a New Hampshire daycare are facing charges after they sprinkled melatonin in the food of children they were responsible for. Sally Dreckmann, 52, the day care owner; and her employees Traci Innie, 51; Kaitlin Filardo, 23; and Jessica Foster, 23, all of Manchester, were charged with 10 counts of…
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News Driver in Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers told troopers he smoked marijuana oil, took meds: report
A Florida man accused of sideswiping a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, told troopers he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs the night before the deadly crash, according to a report. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter after officials said his 2001 Ford Ranger…
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News U.A.W. Effort to Organize Mercedes Workers in Alabama Has High Stakes
More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting this week on whether to join the United Automobile Workers union, a decision both supporters and opponents say will have consequences far beyond two factories near Tuscaloosa where the German carmaker churns out luxury sport utility vehicles and batteries for electric cars. Conservative political leaders have…
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Kenya news Casual Workers From Kenya Needed In UK Under Govt Programme; How to Apply
The next cohort of interested Kenyans to work on farms in the United Kingdom were encouraged to seize the opportunity. Related Posts State Dept. Workers Sign Memos Urging Biden to Call for Gaza Cease-Fire The messages urge the Biden administration to press Israel for a cease-fire, according to U.S. officials. Two were said to Read…
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News University of California Workers Vote to Authorize Strike in Rebuke Over Protest Crackdowns
Unions are known for fighting for higher pay and workplace conditions. But academic workers in the University of California system authorized their union on Wednesday to call for a strike over something else entirely: free speech. The union, U.A.W. 4811, represents about 48,000 graduate students and other academic workers at 10 University of California system…
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News 8 Killed After Bus Carrying Farm Workers Crashes in Central Florida
At least eight people were killed and dozens of others were injured on Tuesday after a bus carrying farm workers collided with a pickup truck in Central Florida, the local authorities said. The bus was carrying 53 farm workers when it sideswiped a pickup truck, drove through a fence and overturned in Ocala, Fla., according…
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News 2 workers dead, 1 missing after Polish coal mine caves in, authorities say
Two miners were killed and one is missing after a cave-in at Myslowice-Wesola coal mine in southern Poland. The incident happened in an area where 15 miners were working, authorities said. Two other coal mine workers died in separate accidents in Poland this year, with 15 fatalities in 2023. Two miners were killed and one…
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Kenya news Governor Vacates Disciplinary Measures Against 400 Workers
The county government had also recommended that several other workers be suspended. Related Posts Abigail Spanberger Announces 2024 Run for Virginia Governor Representative Abigail Spanberger, a prominent Virginia Democrat who was repeatedly able to win in a conservative-leaning district, announced on Monday Read more State Dept. Workers Sign Memos Urging Biden to Call for Gaza…
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