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Federal employee unions fight for survival as Trump tries to eviscerate them
11 May 2025 10:07 GMT
… government was facing a labor crunch. It needed scientists … could offer was stability, job protections, and — after … protections that made the jobs worthwhile Lee, a 23 … of Agriculture Employees, the union representing approximately 3,000 federal workers …
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AmeriCorps workers are doing good all over Colorado. Why is DOGE cutting its funding?
11 May 2025 11:41 GMT
… , enthusiasm and cheap labor members give communities. And … “Rising Stewards” youth employment and education program, supporting … first-generation farmers in regenerative agriculture.
Paonia, Colorado Farm … program and 161 found jobs. Perhaps as important: …
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Shea butter factory to create 10,000 jobs, boost agro-industrial growth in Kwara – Commissioner
11 May 2025 11:02 GMT
… ,000 direct and indirect jobs upon completion.
This was … the Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr … competitive player in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain.
The Commissioner … noted that in addition to job creation, the factory will …
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CITU Urges Public to Join May 20 Nationwide Strike for Workers’ Rights
11 May 2025 08:07 GMT
… the current system where workers are forced to work … central trade unions, employee associations, farmer groups, and agricultural labor organizations. They … are standing together against what they call anti-worker …
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Chicago mayor praises court order blocking Trump's federal job cuts
10 May 2025 22:34 GMT
… federal workers have been fired, left their jobs via … job cuts, but at least 75,000 federal employees … took deferred resignation, and thousands of probationary workers … including the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Labor, Interior, State, …
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"CITU Calls for Mass Participation in May 20 Nationwide Strike; Demands Justice for Workers
10 May 2025 22:10 GMT
… holidays be implemented for municipal workers, who are currently forced to … central trade unions, employee federations, farmers’ groups, and agricultural labor organizations, is a … demonstrate the collective strength of workers and to pressurize the government …
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An AI Revolution in Namibian Agriculture: Winter Brings New Opportunities
10 May 2025 16:54 GMT
… for the sustainability of Namibian agriculture.
Smart irrigation technology demonstrates AI … AI tools that reduce physical labour while increasing productivity can help … youth, traditionally drawn to urban employment opportunities.
Youth unemployment remains …
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Farms, jobs, safe spaces among issues raised by Davao’s poor in the election
10 May 2025 14:30 GMT
DAVAO TODAY, Philippines – With days away before the May 12 elections, as local candidates round up their campaigns with grand speeches, most people of Davao City hold on to whatever hope that their oft-repeated promises will follow through.
Davao City has …
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AGRA rallies local investments for African agricultural transformation
10 May 2025 12:46 GMT
… of agriculture in Africa’s socio-economic transformation. The sector employs approximately … expected to create 1 million jobs. In Malawi and Uganda, targeted … people entering the labour market annually, she said agriculture must be repositioned …
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Report debunks U.S. Treasury chief's claim on China trade job losses
10 May 2025 10:04 GMT
… to calculate a nationwide job loss figure, because cross … I – when farm workers still outnumbered factory workers – and has … real value added per labor hour rose by 93 … agricultural and then manufacturing employment was really a steady upgrading of jobs …