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An 84-year-old Walmart greeter said he was fired for his age, prompting a $50,000 GoFundMe campaign. Walmart said he refused to do parts of his job and 'exhibited unacceptable behavior.'

Wed, 02/15/2023 - 16:59

Tech Insider

Thane Telford worked at a Walmart store in Payson, Utah, for 14 years before being fired in February 2023.
Teresa Telford

Retail, News, walmart, Age, Firing, Walmart employees, labor

Staffing Crisis Clashes With Expanded Mission at EPA

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 10:08

Gizmodo : Environment

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joebiden, americanfederationofgovernmentemployees, environmentoftheunitedstates, superfund, donaldtrump, afle28093cio, labor

Pentagon Employees Too Horny to Follow Rules

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 09:15

Gizmodo : Environment

Pentagon, horny, Environment, musicalgroups, htmlelement, labor, law2ccrime

Tesla’s Autopilot Workers Tell Elon They Want to Unionize

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 09:15

Gizmodo

Today, Tesla Autopilot workers in the company’s Gigafactory in Buffalo, New York have officially kicked off the union push with a letter to management, formally announcing their bid to unionize.

tesla, theboringcompany, nikolatesla, Gigafactory, tesla2cinc, zahralahrache, automotiveindustry

An undocumented worker was able to pay rent because he got $2,000 as part of a UBI-like program that will now be permanent for Coloradans who lose their jobs

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 06:15

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics

Nighttime skyline of Denver, Colorado — Denver's forthcoming "Benefit Recovery Fund," a permanent "wage-replacement" program for undocumented workers, is the first of its kind in the country.
Jon Paciaroni/Getty Images

economy, politics, Guaranteed Income, UBI, Universal Basic Income, undocumented workers, labor

Retailers are hoarding labor even as tech layoffs mount

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 06:00

Tech Insider : Economy

Man walks in door of business with sign reading — Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Retail, News, economy, Layoffs, Retail Jobs, Retail workers, seasonal jobs

Sex workers are feeling the financial pain of an economic downturn — and adding emotional support for clients to their job descriptions

Sat, 02/11/2023 - 06:10

Tech Insider : Economy

Dancer's shoes at Lucky Devil Lounge strip club in Portland — Dancer at Lucky Devil Lounge in Portland
Shon Boulden

economy, US Economy and Markets, Recession, sex industry, Sex Workers, Sex work, labor

'Inaccurate Calculation' Leaves Laid Off Google Employees Confused About Severance Package

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 16:05

Gizmodo

Google miscalculated the number of stocks laid-off employees were told they would receive as part of a severance package last month. The company laid off 12,000 employees, marking the largest round of layoffs since Google’s inception.

google, Severance, severancepackage, business2cfinance, sundarpichai, worldwideweb, websites

Report says Americans are half as likely to be on vacation now as they were in the 80s, but why?

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 14:44

Tech Insider

A construction worker standing on a bulldozer — Tomasz Zajda / EyeEm/Getty Images

Careers, labor, Workforce, Vacation, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census

Zoom Cuts 1,300 'Zoomies' After Pandemic Growth Spurt

Tue, 02/07/2023 - 14:20

Gizmodo : Economy

Silicon Valley layoffs have become commonplace in the last several months as one after another announced they were letting staff go.