Mike Stewart / AP US Job Openings Tumble to Lowest Level in 2.5 Years as Layoffs Increase Nearly 2 million Americans were collecting unemployment benefits in the week that ended Nov. 18, the most in two years. By The Associated Press December 5, 2023
Andrew Harnik / AP Photo Biden Admin Announces New Rules Targeting Oil, Gas Industries Amid Projected Energy Price Increases "Thousands of American jobs and billions of dollars in local economic development could be impacted by the EPA’s actions." By George C. Upper III December 4, 2023
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images Washington Post CEO Warns Employees Layoffs Are Coming Soon if More of Them Don't Voluntarily Quit At least employees 120 must agree to accept buyout packages, or the company claims it will be forced to "implement involuntary layoffs." By Ben Kew November 28, 2023
David Zalubowski, File / AP Ford Dramatically Downsizes Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Plans Amid Lagging Sales “While other states have seen projects put on hold, Michigan will be home to Ford’s first battery plant of this kind,” Stacey LaRouche said. By The Associated Press November 21, 2023
Angela Weiss - AFP / Getty Images Thousands of Starbucks Employees Walk Off the Job, Leave Company Hanging on One of the Busiest Days of the Year Thousands of unionized Starbucks employees went on strike Thursday on Red Cup Day, one of the chain's busiest days of the year. By Lorri Wickenhauser November 18, 2023
@MrJustinBarclay / Twitter Screen ShotCommentary Small Township of 3,000 Revolts After Discovering What Local Government Did - Every Person on Board Recalled It was to be the biggest economic development program in the region's history. Local government wanted it. The people did not. By Mike Landry November 10, 2023
Joseph Prezioso - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Ivy League Schools Allowing Students to Rally Against Israel Get Brutal Notice - Top Law Firms Are About to Take Action "Over the last several weeks, we have been alarmed at reports of anti-Semitic harassment, vandalism and assaults on college campuses." By Bryan Chai November 3, 2023
Jeff Kowalsky - AFP / Getty Images Ford Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Who Were Building Electric F-150 Ford Motor Co. said this week's move was unrelated to the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers union. By Ben Kew October 17, 2023
Agility Robotics / YouTube screen shot Rise of the Machines: Robots Set to Mass Produce Other Robots at First 'Humanoid' Factory A robotics company has announced that it will be using robots to make more robots at a new 70,000-square-foot factory. By Warner Todd Huston October 3, 2023
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Historic Health Care Strike Looms: 75,000 Disgruntled Industry Workers Could Walk off Their Jobs This Week A coalition of unions representing Kaiser Permanente workers plans to start a three-day strike over "unfair labor practices. By Carson Choate October 2, 2023