Tag: labor
Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting...
Number of Americans filing for unemployment rises to 242,000, highest in 3 months
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three...
The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo
WASHINGTON -- Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump 's administration that...
US dockworkers approve 6-year contract, averting a strike
WASHINGTON -- Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts overwhelmingly approved a six-year contract Tuesday, averting the threat of a strike that...
Small business owners feel more uncertain about the future
NEW YORK -- Small business owners felt more uncertain about the future in January, as they continue to deal with labor challenges and...
Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines
Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.In a letter to employees released...