SAN FRANCISCO—A U.S. national labor agency is investigating two charges against tech giant Apple Inc. filed by employees, records on its website show. The charges, filed on Aug. 26 and Sept. 1, are being reviewed by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board’s office in Oakland, California. The agency declined to comment. “We take all concerns…
Dan Andrews Accused of Misusing Tax-Payer Funds After Allegations Staffers Spied On Focus Groups
Victorian Liberal MP Tim Wilson has accused State Premier Daniel Andrews of misusing public money after reports have emerged in the Herald Sun and The Australian that staffers from Andrews’ private office were given login details, to allegedly allow them to secretly spy on tax-payer funded focus groups that were run by a former Labor pollster, reported. “Staffers from…
Ban on Goods Made With Forced Labor Slows Clothing Imports
June 29, 2021
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Increased enforcement of a ban on imported products made with forced labor has led to cargo stoppages and complaints from importers, The Wall Street Journal reported. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are charged with enforcing the ban on goods, such cotton and tomato products from the Xinjiang region of China, where Uyghurs are detained…
New NSW Opposition Leader Minns to Recruit Shadow Cabinet
Chris Minns will spend the weekend drafting MPs into his shadow cabinet and touring western Sydney, ahead of his first sitting week as NSW opposition leader. The 41-year-old Kogarah MP declared on Friday that the 2023 election campaign had begun, just hours after he was elected leader of the NSW parliamentary Labor party. He is…
Chamber of Commerce: US Labor Shortage a ‘National Economic Crisis’
A report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned that a recent labor shortage plaguing businesses nationwide is worsening, describing the situation as a “national economic crisis.” The Chamber’s report released Tuesday found that the United States had a record 8.1 million vacant job openings in March—the last month where data was available—noting it was…
NSW Labor Leader Denies Knowledge of ‘Dirt Dossier’ as 2 MPs Quit Shadow Ministry
SYDNEY—New South Wales (NSW) Labor Opposition Leader Jodi McKay has downplayed suggestions that she faces a leadership spill after two MPs resigned from her shadow cabinet this week. This comes after a staffer from the deputy leader’s office distributed to the press a “dirt dossier” on NSW Labor’s Transport spokesman Chriss Minns, who is considered a…
New Victorian Land Taxes Prompt Heavy Criticism
The Victorian government’s latest economic recovery plan for bigger taxes on higher-end property owners is unpopular with real estate and business advocates. New taxes to hit wealthier Victorians are proving controversial with the state’s peak real estate body calling the measures an “assault” on property owners. The Victorian government announced on Saturday it would raise…
Tasmania’s Labor Leader Rebecca White Steps Down After Election Loss
Tasmania’s Opposition leader Rebbecca White, who has led the state’s Labor party to two election losses, on Saturday announced that she’s stepping down. “There’s no doubt that after the election last week we needed to reflect on what had occurred and I see the change in leadership for the state parliamentary Labor Party as a…
Victoria Govt Rejects Proposal to Build Gas Terminal Amid Looming Shortfall
The Victorian state Labor government has rejected a plan by energy giant AGL to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal along Melbourne’s Western Port due to “unacceptable” environmental effects. This comes just weeks after an ACCC report found that new sources of gas supply and related infrastructure were needed if Australia was to…
Chinese Regime Cracks Down on Workers’ Mass Protest in Guangdong Province
March 21, 2021
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Thousands of workers in China’s Guangdong province gathered in front of their workplace to protest pay cuts, overtime work without pay, and overdue social insurance owned by their employer. The labor protests broke out in front of Nanhua Metal Gem Craft Co. Ltd. in Nanhai, Foshan City, overnight on March 18 and extended into March 19….
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