Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Unionize workers are fighting Donald Trump's attacks on wind energy. In Baltimore, they're preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future."

Daily Briefing: New labour codes enter implementation tunnel

Malavika Jayadeep, The Indian Express

Also in today's edition: Surender Koli conviction; India's farm exports; The Family Man 3 review; and more

FAA bonuses to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown leave thousands out

JOSH FUNK, Yahoo Entertainment

Only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive the $10,000 bonuses that President...

Verizon Begins Laying Off Thousands of Workers

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Another tech giant commences with mass firings.

Kevin Hassett, a top Trump economic advisor, said that AI is bringing about a 'quiet time' in the labor market

Katherine Li, Business Insider

Kevin Hassett said that AI could be causing the the recent softness in the job market as growing productivity lowers the demand for more headcount.

Air traffic controllers didn't get paid during the government shutdown. Here's how much they make normally.

Taylor Rains, Business Insider

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said new air traffic controllers' starting pay is $180,000. It's more like $55,000 — and their mean wage is $137K.

Deaf Tesla Employee Fired After Complaining Factory’s Heat Disabled Hearing Aids, Lawsuit Claims

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The litigation claims that the company failed to adhere to federal regulations for people with disabilities.

Air traffic controllers promised fast shutdown pay, but they've been told that before

Joel Rose, NPR

The Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers will be paid promptly as the government reopens. But after the last shutdown, in 2019, some controllers sued to get paid in full for overtime.

Trump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs

Sasha Rogelberg, Yahoo Entertainment

The president argued U.S. companies need specialized labor from foreign workers and can’t “take people off an unemployment line who haven't worked in five...

Union Goes To Court After Rockstar Refuses To Discuss GTA 6 Firings

Ethan Gach, Kotaku

The IWGB is moving forward with legal claims over allegations of union-busting The post Union Goes To Court After Rockstar Refuses To Discuss GTA 6 Firings appeared first on Kotaku.

Transportation Secretary says air traffic controllers who stopped working before missing pay could face consequences

Matthew Loh, Business Insider

Duffy said he was concerned about the "dedication" and "patriotism" of controllers who stopped working before missing their pay.

Trump Is Bullying Air Traffic Controllers to Get Back to Work While They’re Still Going Unpaid

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

5.5% of flights in the U.S. have been cancelled for Monday.

Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go

estewart@insider.com (Emily Stewart), Business Insider

As boomers cling to power, America's become a gerontocracy — in business, housing, and the workforce. Here's what it means for millennials and Gen Z.

Corporate Profits Surge as Companies Cut Nearly 1 Million Jobs

msmash, Slashdot.org

U.S. corporate profits have risen to record levels this year as companies eliminated nearly 1 million jobs. Chen Zhao of Alpine Macro calls the disconnect a "jobless boom." Companies typically cut workers when profits decline. Amazon laid off 30,000 employees…

Tech workers' fight for living wages and a 32-hour workweek is a battle for all

BY JOAN WRIGHT, The Chief-Leader

Joan Wright is a rank-and-file member of Kickstarter United and a member of her union’s contract action team. Militant labor action and strong picket lines that shut down business profits have always been the most powerful tool working...

Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change

Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report, The Hechinger Report

As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.

Top labor groups break with federal union's demand to end shutdown

Max Zahn, ABC News

The largest federal workers' union backed a Republican government funding bill.

Is AI Leading to Layoffs or Does the Economy Just Suck?

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

Does the AI-ification of the economy mean less jobs, or does a faulty economy mean more AI?

Amazon to Cut as Much as 9% of White Collar Workforce: Report

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The layoffs start Tuesday, according to Reuters.

The Boeing strike is dragging on at its F-15 and Hornet factories in the Midwest

Lee Chong Ming,Matthew Loh, Business Insider

Boeing's strike drags into a third month at its Midwest defense plants, where workers build F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets.

Brazil's Petrobras prepares voluntary dismissal plan targeting 1,000 workers, sources say

reuters.com, Biztoc.com

Players have 'long' list of possible changes - Murphy

Richard Petrie, BBC News

Shaun Murphy says players have "a list as long as your arm" of potential changes they would like to see after the establishment of a new body to represent their interests.

After the H-1B visa fee hike, global teams are looking like the future of work

Katherine Li, Business Insider

With the $100,000 work visa fee hike, many companies are looking to build global teams, and that may permanently change wage practices and bargaining.

Trump's immigration crackdown threatens America's job market and ability to recruit foreign talent

AP, The Times of India

Immigrant workers, vital to the U.S. economy, face job losses and deportation under new policies. This crackdown impacts low-wage laborers and skilled professionals, potentially slowing job growth and increasing inflation. Businesses, including farms and heal…