South Australian (SA) Treasurer Rob Lucas has called Labor’s policies in the lead-up to the March election a “reckless spending spree”, saying SA families and businesses would end up paying for it. According to Lucas, Labor Leader Peter Malinauskas has refused to disclose how he will pay for all the promises, which Lucas says have…
South Australian Treasurer Says Labor Promises Billions And Taxpayers Will Foot Bill
Candidates Contest By-Elections in Australian State
Voters in the New South Wales (NSW) seats of Bega, Monaro, Strathfield and Willoughby are heading to the polls to vote in new representatives in the Super Saturday by-elections in the Australian state. The opposition Labor party has urged voters to send the NSW premier a message at the ballot box, hoping anger at his…
Australian Political Opposition Needs ‘Greater Awareness’ After Beijing Plot to Infiltrate Foiled by Spy Agency: Defence Minister
February 11, 2022
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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said the opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) needs “greater awareness” about who it engages with after the country’s domestic spy agency, ASIO, foiled a Beijing-backed plot to install Manchurian Labor candidates from New South Wales (NSW) in this year’s federal election. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess revealed details about the…
GM to Pay US Workers up to $10,250 in Profit Sharing for 2021
General Motors will pay approximately 42,500 hourly workers up to $10,250 in profit-sharing payments in their Feb. 25 paychecks, based on its strong financial results in 2021, the company announced Feb. 1. Last year, the payment to workers was $9,000. “General Motors is proud to provide our hourly employees with among the highest profit-sharing payments in…
USTR Says Policy Review to Seek Gaps in Fighting Forced Labor
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday it will conduct an interagency review of its trade tools and policies to fight forced labor to determine whether any gaps need to be filled. USTR said the review, part of its first-ever focused strategy against forced labor, will seek input from labor organizations, forced labor survivors,…
Firms See Increasing Labor Shortages and Wage Pressures: Bank of Canada Survey
OTTAWA—Canadian firms see labor shortages intensifying and wage pressure increasing, with strong demand growth and supply chain constraints putting upward pressure on prices, a regular Bank of Canada survey said on Monday. The central bank’s Business Outlook Survey Indicator reached its highest level on record in the fourth quarter, which was conducted before the Omicron…
US Labor Board Sets Dates for Union Vote at Amazon Warehouse in Alabama
January 11, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. National Labor Relations Board said on Tuesday that it will send unionization ballots to workers at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama on Feb. 4. Ballots in the election, which is a re-run after the NLRB found Amazon interfered in the vote last year, will be counted starting on March 28,…
The Seasonal Labor Shortage Is a Harbinger of an Evolving Hourly Jobs Market
By Sumir Meghani U.S. seasonal job postings reached a record of almost 1 million as major retailers scramble to stock shelves and brace for the demands of an American public that is increasingly willing to conduct their holiday shopping in-store. Some of our nation’s largest retailers are looking for short-term fixes by offering bonuses and…
Labor Promises Faster Internet for More Homes and Businesses
The Australia Labor Party (ALP) has pledged to bring high-speed internet to 1.5 million additional homes and businesses through an upgrade of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The project will cost $2.4 billion dollars and accelerate ongoing NBN upgrades, giving Australians who now rely on copper wire connections the choice of having fibre connected directly…
Labor Force Participation ‘Quite Depressed’ Versus Pre-Pandemic Levels, Yellen Says
November 13, 2021
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that labor force participation was “quite depressed” compared to pre-pandemic levels. “When we really get control of the (COVID-19) pandemic, I think labor supply will go back to normal,” Yellen told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview on Friday. Yellen said there were several reasons for…
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