The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers. The FBI fired them in September.
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Talks resume as Broadway actors consider a strike
Broadway’s union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
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Staffing shortages, rise in workplace violence fueling strike at Butler Hospital
Andrew Kimball-Mirzaie had been working at Butler Hospital less than two months when he was attacked by a patient. At 30, Kimball-Mirzaie has the athletic build of someone who looks like he could defend himself if he had to. But he had no reason to think he might be in danger one afternoon in February […]
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Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration
Horse racing depends on thousands of workers without legal status, and industry leaders fear that Trump’s soft touch toward the industry in his first term will not persist in his second.
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In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids
The Trump administration’s immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.
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Dockworkers begin walking picket lines, risking to snarl East and Gulf Coast ports
Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, threatening to halt the movement of billions of dollars’ worth of goods.
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Amazon India workers say they’re overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave
Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they’re pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.
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Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough
Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers’ union said the proposal isn’t good enough and there won’t be a ratification vote before Boeing’s deadline.
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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike
The union’s members still need to vote on Boeing’s proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that’s the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.
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New Bedford Market Basket manager charged with sexually harassing employees
A former manager at Market Basket is facing criminal charges for allegedly sexually harassing female employees at the company’s supermarket in New Bedford. Four alleged victims and two alleged witnesses told The Public’s Radio that a former assistant manager, Juan Ernesto Tzoc-Lol, would frequently touch his coworkers inappropriately, make sexually lewd remarks, and in some […]
