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Jacksonville leaders pay tribute to workers who died on the job in 2023
Read full article: Jacksonville leaders pay tribute to workers who died on the job in 2023The Northeast Florida Safety Council held a ceremony to pay tribute to nine workers who died in Northeast Florida while on the job in 2023.
The changing career landscape in 2024
Read full article: The changing career landscape in 2024The job market is constantly changing. Case in point, we just experienced the great resignation. Now hiring experts are predicting the great stay. Technology, the economy and social changes all impact the workplace.
Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration rule
Read full article: Millions more workers would be entitled to overtime pay under a proposed Biden administration ruleThe Biden administration is proposing a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort that was ultimately scuttled in court.
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
Read full article: Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US storesThe union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle.
Vietnamese workers at Chinese factory in Serbia cry for help
Read full article: Vietnamese workers at Chinese factory in Serbia cry for helpVietnamese workers helping construct the first Chinese car tire factory in Europe say they're shivering in barracks without heat, going hungry and stuck in a plainland in Serbia because their passports have been taken by their Chinese employer.
Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner
Read full article: Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated soonerBut in most states, meatpacking workers are still waiting for their turn to be vaccinated and are ranked behind health care workers, residents of long-term care centers and people aged 65 and older. Marc Perrone, UCFW president, argues that meatpacking workers, grocery store employees and other essential workers should be vaccinated ahead of older people who don’t have other health conditions. In a recent union survey that also included grocery and other food production workers, 70% of respondents said they want to be vaccinated. The UFCW, which represents roughly 80% of the nation’s beef and pork workers and 33% of its poultry workers, estimates that at least 21,900 meatpacking workers have been infected or exposed, and 132 have died of COVID-19. “Meatpacking workers like me are still facing risks every day.”___Associated Press writer Stephen Groves in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, contributed to this report.
Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemic
Read full article: Older workers face higher unemployment amid virus pandemicIn every recession since the 1970s, older workers had persistently lower unemployment rates than midcareer workers — partly because of seniority benefits. But in the current recession, older workers experienced higher unemployment rates than midcareer workers in each month since the onset of the pandemic. The older workers’ unemployment rates from April through September were 1.1 percentage points higher than mid-career workers — at 9.7% versus 8.6%. “The higher rate of unemployment for older workers might be because this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for employers to shed older workers and not fear investigation by the labor department," Ghilarducci said. The researchers who conducted the new study recommended that Congress increase and extend unemployment benefits for older workers, discourage withdrawals from retirement accounts, lower Medicare eligibility to 50 and create a federal Older Workers Bureau to promote the welfare of older workers.
2 workers injured in Fernandina Beach power line accident
Read full article: 2 workers injured in Fernandina Beach power line accident2 workers injured in Fernandina Beach power line accidentPublished: October 19, 2020, 11:28 pmThe accident knocked down power lines and left thousands of people living on Amelia Island without power for hours.
New reality for front-line workers
Read full article: New reality for front-line workersNew reality for front-line workersPublished: June 4, 2020, 4:12 pmThis portion of "Something Good" chronicles the front lines. Also, a look at how communities are stepping up to assist others, such as helping to make masks.
Thanking medical workers with healthy meals
Read full article: Thanking medical workers with healthy mealsThanking medical workers with healthy mealsPublished: April 27, 2020, 9:13 amThe owners of Lean Impact Nutrition are teaming up with the Jacksonville Automobile Dealers Association to expand their mission in helping others. They are repaying medical workers for their sacrifices by delivering meals to local hospitals.
2 arrests raise COVID-19 concerns for police, medical workers
Read full article: 2 arrests raise COVID-19 concerns for police, medical workers2 arrests raise COVID-19 concerns for police, medical workersPublished: April 7, 2020, 5:49 pmMan accused of spitting on Jacksonville officer & nurse; Police say another man ran toward medical workers at testing site