Microsoft layoffs hit 830 workers in home state of Washington

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Axel Springer building in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. He received the annual Axel Springer Award. Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Among the thousands of Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in the cutbacks announced this week were 830 staffers in the company’s home state of Washington. Nearly […]


Trump touts manufacturing jobs, but aviation workers are hard to hire

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — President Donald Trump has said he wants to bolster manufacturing jobs and other technical employment in the United States. But in the aviation industry, finding skilled workers to make airplanes and engines — and maintaining those jobs for years to come — has been a struggle. The average age of a certified […]


Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses

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The 25 percent tariff Canada began collecting on cars and trucks imported from the United States early Wednesday is not just the country’s latest act of retaliation against tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canadian exports. The estimated 8 billion Canadian dollars a year, about $5.7 billion, that those levies are expected to generate will […]


Microsoft workers fired after disrupting 50th anniversary celebration

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Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers. Microsoft didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. The protests began Friday when Microsoft software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad walked up to a stage where an executive […]


Reddit Becomes a Lifeline for Federal Workers Scared of Losing Their Jobs

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On March 4, a Trump appointee at the Department of Veterans Affairs circulated a memo to senior leadership. The agency, it said, would “move out aggressively” to improve efficiency, with an “initial objective” of cutting the work force to 2019 levels. The next morning, someone posted a copy of this “reduction in force” memo to […]


Social Security announces higher payments for millions of forme workers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits. Most people will receive their one-time retroactive payment by the end of March, and new monthly payments will begin in April, […]


Amazon workers reject union in vote at North Carolina warehouse

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File: The Amazon distribution center in Garner, N.C. opened in August 2020. Across four floors, the warehouse covers 2 million square feet. Scott Sharpe | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Amazon workers at a facility near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly voted against unionizing on Saturday. Of the 3,276 ballots cast, there were 2,447 votes […]


Walmart axing jobs, closing offices as more white-collar workers asked to relocate

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Exclusive: Walmart – the nation’s largest private employer – is eliminating hundreds of roles and closing one of its North Carolina offices as it continues to pull workers back to its main hubs in California and Arkansas, according to an internal memo seen by FOX Business on Tuesday. Walmart Chief People Officer Donna Morris said in the memo […]


Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025 ‹

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I’ve been dreading its arrival since November, but 2025 is finally here. As an American I feel overwhelmed. There are so many unknowns about the new (old) administration coming in and so much we’ll likely have to fight for. Also, in much less important news I have a debut essay collection coming out in 2025, […]


Starbucks workers strike in LA, Chicago and Seattle ahead of Christmas

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Starbucks Workers United members picket outside a Starbucks store in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.  Vincent Alban | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks baristas in some locations are planning to strike through Christmas Eve, starting with cafes in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle on Friday. The strikes will escalate each day, covering […]