Tag: workers
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Why are hundreds of Las Vegas hotel workers on strike?
Why are hundreds of Las Vegas hotel workers on strike? – CBS News Watch CBS News Around 700 Las Vegas hospitality workers went on strike Friday morning. Members of the Culinary Workers Union are calling for “24/7 picket lines” around Virgin Hotels. CBS News reporter Andres Gutierrez has more. Be the first to know Get…
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FEMA employee fired for telling workers to ignore homes of Trump supporters during hurricane relief efforts
Arrest made in reported threats against FEMA Arrest made in reported threats against FEMA over hurricane relief efforts 02:22 A Federal Emergency Management Agency worker has been fired after she directed workers helping hurricane survivors not to go to homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump, the agency’s leader said in a statement Saturday.…
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Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract
Boeing strike ends after workers agree to new contract – CBS News Watch CBS News 33,000 Boeing workers could be back on the job as soon as Wednesday after they voted to accept the planemaker’s latest contract offer, ending a 7-week strike. The new deal includes a 38% wage increase over four years, but it…
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Boeing workers voting on new union contract
Boeing workers voting on new union contract – CBS News Watch CBS News Boeing workers are voting on a new union contract Monday that does not include the pension benefits that thousands sought during negotiations. Cody Martin, a Boeing union worker, joins CBS News with more on how he will vote. Be the first to…
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Keeping ballots and poll workers safe in Georgia’s 2024 election
In the runup to Election Day in Georgia, Gabriel Sterling is trying to prevent all possible scenarios that might disturb his state’s vote. Sterling is the chief operating officer for Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, whose office runs elections in Georgia, a battleground state preparing for a very close Election Day. In 2021, then-President…
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Keeping ballots and poll workers safe in Georgia’s 2024 election
Keeping ballots and poll workers safe in Georgia’s 2024 election – CBS News Watch CBS News Ahead of Election Day, Georgia officials are preparing for this year’s contest – both in safeguarding the ballot and in assuring people that the race in the Peach State is fair. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
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MrBeast fires workers, but says legal probe finds no proof of sexual misconduct
MrBeast has fired as many as 10 employees after a third-party probe into the online content providers’s workplace culture found some instances of harassment and misconduct, the company said Friday. A company spokesman declined to specify how many people MrBeast had fired. But the development comes as Jimmy Donaldson, 26, who draws millions of views…
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In some battleground states, low-wage workers keep losing ground
Half of the eight battleground states in this year’s U.S. presidential election use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, a rate that hasn’t changed since 2009 despite a 47% surge in the cost of living since then. In essence, that means minimum-wage workers in those states have seen much of their purchasing power vaporized…