Maryland workers say they’re owed millions in unpaid overtime and benefits as WJZ investigates wage theft
Posted OnJanuary 25, 2023 byBALTIMORE — Wage theft costs Americans more than any other type of theft. “Owed,” a WJZ investigation in collaboration with the CBS News’ Innovation Lab, found thousands of Marylanders have filed complaints with the state claiming they are being cheated out of millions of dollars in overtime and benefits they earn from their employers. Maryland…Read More…
Sold an American Dream, these workers from India wound up living a nightmare
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2023 byFollowing Hurricane Katrina in 2006, hundreds of welders and pipefitters were recruited from India to come to the Gulf Coast to repair oil rigs. But when they arrived in the U.S., it was nothing like what they were promised. Labor organizer Saket Soni first heard about the situation when he received a midnight phone call from an…Read More…
Unions and Video Games
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2023 byBy German Lopez onight, tens of millions of Americans will wind down from a day of work or school with a leisure activity that did not exist a century ago: video games. Until fairly recently, games were considered a niche hobby, typically associated with children. But the industry has grown widely in recent decades. About…Read More…
Wage theft often goes unpunished despite state systems meant to combat it
Posted OnJanuary 24, 2023 byIf someone steals money from their employer, they could be guilty of a serious crime. But what if an employer takes money from their employee’s paychecks? There’s a good chance they’ll get away with it, a CBS News investigation found. Whether it’s paying less than minimum wage, withholding tips or pressuring staff to work off…Read More…
Teamwork while in training
Posted OnJanuary 19, 2023 byAbout 30 pre-apprentice carpenters, members of the Eastern Atlantic States Carpenters Technical College’s Carpenters’ Apprentice Ready Program, on Saturday created planter boxes to share with communities across Philadelphia in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The day of service was co-sponsored by the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters and the General…Read More…
Interior Department Takes Steps to Strengthen Offshore Clean Energy Development
Posted OnJanuary 13, 2023 byDate: Thursday, January 12, 2023 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON—The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule to update regulations for clean energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The proposed regulations would modernize regulations, streamline overly complex and burdensome processes, clarify ambiguous provisions…Read More…
Opinon: Carpenters Union Fights Against Flawed Visa Program In Effort To Keep New Jersey Jobs
Posted OnDecember 12, 2022 byOPINION Since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last November, nonunion contractors argue they must import foreign workers to meet anticipated demand. Instead, unions are meeting the demand by investing in their communities and developing local talent. Nonunion contractor organizations recommend easing the burden by importing their workforce and increasing H-2B visa…Read More…
Opinion: Carpenters Union Fights Against Flawed Visa Program in Effort to Keep New Jersey Jobs
Posted OnDecember 9, 2022 byBy David Wildstein, December 09 2022 11:13 am OPINION Since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last November, nonunion contractors argue they must import foreign workers to meet anticipated demand. Instead, unions are meeting the demand by investing in their communities and developing local talent. Nonunion contractor organizations recommend easing the burden by importing…Read More…
NJEDA to launch program for first-time entrepreneurs
Posted OnNovember 22, 2022 byThe New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced plans Nov. 17 to create a new program that will offer mentorship and grants of up to $400,000 to teams of first-time entrepreneurs. The New Jersey Innovation Fellows (NJIF), which was approved this week by the NJEDA’s board, will also provide income replacement so that participating entrepreneurs can go…Read More…
Revealed: 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since World Cup awarded
Posted OnNovember 22, 2022 byIn Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago, the Guardian can reveal. The findings, compiled from government sources, mean an average of 12 migrant workers from these five south Asian nations have died each week since the night in December…Read More…