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Verizon begins cutting 13,000 workers as global jobs massacre accelerates
21 Nov 2025 06:22 GMT
… thousands of jobs. Verizon’s 13,000-job assault is … operations built on low-wage, precarious labor.
Cost-cutting was … at historic highs, yet employers insist they cannot afford … wages.
The unions—including the Communications Workers of America, Service Employees …
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Job gains disguise weakness beyond service industries
20 Nov 2025 23:17 GMT
The mixed signals sent by the September report, which is also out of step with some private sector indicators, may only muddy the waters further.
“We’re going into the next meeting without a clear sign about the direction of the labor market,” said Michael …
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Harvard Custodians Call Out the University Amid Ongoing Wage Negotiations
20 Nov 2025 13:44 GMT
… represented by the Service Employees International Union 32BJ … were allocated to salaries, wages, and employee benefits for Harvard … wage negotiations, the University offered custodians an annual salary … employees belong to labor unions, with approximately …
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Food Service Workers at MSP Airport May Go On Strike Before Thanksgiving Holiday
18 Nov 2025 21:32 GMT
… the 250 food service workers, who have not seen a wage increase since … an hour, among the lowest wages at the airport. Workers say … that he must work two jobs just to keep up with … the contract, because the direct employer is HMSHost, Sarrack states. But …
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UC service workers strike for housing support and affordable healthcare premiums
18 Nov 2025 21:50 GMT
UC workers belonging to the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 are on strike for the second day in a row. KALW’s health reporter Alaa Mostafa spoke to workers at the Berkeley campus.
AFSCME Local 3299 announced earlier …
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Former employees of closed St. Louis nursing home are still waiting on unpaid wages
19 Nov 2025 20:44 GMT
Former employees of Northview Village filed a class-action lawsuit, winning a $2 million judgment, but they are still awaiting their final paychecks.
ST. LOUIS — In north St. Louis, a lifeless Northview Village sits idle. But former workers refused to sit …
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B.C. health facility workers reach deal for 4-year wage increase
19 Nov 2025 20:20 GMT
… bargaining agreement that includes wage increases and redress … public service workers, this agreement between the Health Employers Association of … advanced efforts to restore wages that were unjustifiably rolled … unit include those in jobs such as care aides …
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BOPEU ready to engage gov’t on minimum wage
19 Nov 2025 18:28 GMT
Leaders of the local labour union argue that … the minimum wage were ‘unjust’ and disadvantage public service employees. UDC … had promised a P4, 000 minimum wage … that will inflate salaries to minimum wage through allowances rather …
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Facilities Bargaining Association and Health Employers Association of BC reach tentative agreement
19 Nov 2025 14:06 GMT
The Health Employers Association of BC ( … mandate and includes additional wage comparability increases linked to … the increasing affordability and labour market pressures facing those … job classification in this bargaining unit, along with food service workers, …
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UC Santa Barbara Service and Patient Care Workers Join Strike over Wages, Housing Inequality
19 Nov 2025 02:27 GMT
… this week’s two-day labor strike. | Credit: … represents about 40,000 food service workers, custodians, hospital technicians, … increasingly, their cars.
“Low wages and skyrocketing housing costs have … has imposed a real wage cut, significantly higher healthcare …