Tag: jobs and careers
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St. Louis Boeing workers to vote Friday on new plan to end strike
ST. LOUIS — Striking Boeing workers will weigh in later this week on an unusual effort to end the seven-week walkout at the company’s St. Louis-area facilities. Union officials said Tuesday the union put forward its own proposal to workers, and would hold a vote Friday. If members approve it, a pre-ratified contract will go…
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Wall Street edges back from its record heights
U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights
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Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and lead to price increases
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Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut up to 1,000 jobs at its electric auto plant in Cologne, Germany due to lower than expected demand for battery-powered cars
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Dallas-Fort Worth ‘crushed’ competition for attracting new workers, data shows
Years into its famous growth story, North Texas has notched another accolade — the country’s top large metro area for attracting workforce talent. Dallas-Fort Worth took the number one spot among metro regions with at least 250,000 people, according to Lightcast’s annual Talent Attraction Scorecard released on Monday. The global labor market data firm based…
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Temporary layoffs coming to GM’s assembly plant in Missouri
ST. LOUIS — Autoworkers at General Motors’ assembly plant in Wentzville will be temporarily out of work beginning later this month. A spokesperson for GM said in a statement Monday that the company has “temporarily adjusted production schedules at Wentzville Assembly to address supply chain issues and align with overall business needs.” Diana Forbes, GM…
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UNFI WORKERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA JOIN TEAMSTERS
Drivers Choose Representation with Local 509, Prepare for First Contract Negotiations RICHBURG, S.C., Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — More than 50 drivers at UNFI in Richburg, South Carolina, have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 509 for better wages, stronger benefits, and improved working conditions. The victory is the latest in a wave of Teamsters…
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Workers commenting on Kirk’s death learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs
In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd
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Judge rules Trump administration illegally fired thousands of probationary workers
A judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s central human resources office acted illegally when it directed the mass firings of thousands of probationary workers
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After Kirk’s killing a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired
Some conservatives are targeting people and organizations they believe disparaged Charlie Kirk after his death