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Worker Insecurity Raises Safety Threats
21 Feb 2026 00:39 GMT
… layoffs, automation, and diminishing labor protections deepen insecurity. The message many workers … requirement that employers provide safe … industries where retaliation, language barriers, and immigration fears keep workers silent.
Agriculture, construction …
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What the job market's 'freeze' means for workers and employers in 2026
20 Feb 2026 21:55 GMT
… masked a labor market frozen in place, as employers delayed … enough to make significant layoffs.
The report also shows … requiring higher-level human workers to oversee the output. … such as healthcare, civil engineering, construction, and many smaller cities — …
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Analysis: US offshore wind industry in a race against time
20 Feb 2026 07:44 GMT
… fees if canceled), layoffs of thousands of workers and abandoned infrastructure. … projects unviable financially.
Thus, resuming construction under a (temporary) preliminary … for developers in time-sensitive industries like offshore wind, where delays …
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B.C. residential sector reeling despite strong December data: economist
20 Feb 2026 03:40 GMT
… neighbourhood.
Investment in building construction increased in B.C … ’s residential sector.
Investment in building construction in B. … struggling financially, layoffs are occurring and the industry is contracting, … 2024.
This consisted of industrial (down 33.2 …
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Commentary: With manufacturing poised for recovery, layoffs will turn into new hires
20 Feb 2026 02:28 GMT
… COVID recovery into a sector-wide recession.
Consider … coming expansion. The construction industry added 30,000 jobs … factories that will employ manufacturing workers once completed.
… As factory orders and production pick up, the layoff …
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A worker at the Elseg S.r.l. factory in Villa Constitución, Santa Fe Province.
19 Feb 2026 21:20 GMT
… But the steel industry, dependent almost entirely … public sector, as well as construction and … labour protections – and aggressive collective action – helped shield workers from mass lay-offs …
More manufacturing employers anticipate lay-offs over the …
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Layoffs affect tourism including visitor centres, museums
19 Feb 2026 20:23 GMT
… and General Employees Union (NSGEU) members have received layoff notices around … work in the tourism sector but in construction as well as … the finance minister reassured workers frontline jobs would not … accountable, it’s the workers who are left to pay …
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Jobless Claims Plunge to 206,000, Highlighting Rare Level of Job Security for American Workers
19 Feb 2026 19:21 GMT
… week ending February 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday, highlighting a … underscoring the strength of the labor market. Only 40 weeks out … saw layoffs in manufacturing, construction, accommodation and food services, and transportation industries.
The …
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AI is slashing jobs across industries. Will pharma be next?
18 Feb 2026 16:34 GMT
… s cognitive growth. For workers across industries, the threat of job … workers at an astonishing clip. Amazon announced 16,000 layoffs … thousands of manufacturing and construction jobs, as well as … adding AI capabilities, requiring employees to work more cross- …
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Officials expect Gateway construction to resume next week
18 Feb 2026 17:40 GMT
… the bistate agency leading the construction. A federal judge ruled … were forced to pause construction earlier this month after … to the immediate layoff of about 1,000 workers, and officials … to contractors today, and construction activities are expected to …