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ICE Raids and Their Uncertainty Scare Off Workers, Baffle Businesses
Many workers, whether they're in the country legally or not, have been calling out of work.
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Labor
Farm Bureaus Say Immigration Raids Posing Risks to Nation's Food Supply
In one county, between 25% and 45% of farmworkers have stopped showing up for work.
June 16, 2025
Labor
Owner of Raided Meat Plant Says He Followed the Rules
"We did everything we could possibly do."
June 12, 2025
Labor
Immigration Raid at Omaha Meat Plant Sparks Protests
Authorities took dozens of workers away in buses — leaving company officials bewildered.
June 10, 2025
Labor
Bakery Decorators Take the Cake When It Comes to Walmart's Pay
The retail giant's cake decorating business delivers higher margins than groceries or electronics.
June 6, 2025
Labor
General Mills Appears Poised to Cut Jobs Amid ‘Transformation’ Initiative
The company outlined a looming $70 million charge linked to severance costs.
May 29, 2025
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Some Restaurants, Servers Oppose 'No Tax on Tips' Proposal
June 20, 2025
Trump Curbs Immigration Enforcement at Farms, Meatpacking Plants Restaurants
June 16, 2025
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June 10, 2025
Raids in Southern California Rattle Immigrant Communities
June 11, 2025
Sheetz Racial Discrimination Case Is on the Chopping Block as Trump Rewrites Civil Rights
June 9, 2025
How to Overcome the Industrial IoT Skills Gap
June 5, 2025
Nebraska Republicans — and a Democrat — Seek to Weaken Voter-Backed Sick Leave
May 30, 2025
Large Serving of Gen AI Is Helping Fuel Manufacturing Workforce in Food and Beverage
May 23, 2025
U.S. Meatpacking Workers Win Back Pensions in New Union Contract with JBS
May 22, 2025
Starbucks Dress Code Protest Grows
May 16, 2025
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May 15, 2025
More than 1,000 Starbucks Baristas Go on Strike to Protest New Dress Code
May 15, 2025
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Labor
McDonald's Plans to Hire 375,000 U.S. Workers This Summer
The company also aims to add 900 more U.S. restaurants by 2027.
May 13, 2025
Labor
China's Army of Food Delivery Drivers Get by with Help From Discount 'Loving Meals'
The reduced-price meal are offered free or discounted to people in need, no questions asked.
May 13, 2025
Labor
After Voters Backed Paid Sick Leave, State Lawmakers Seek to Roll Benefits Back
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia now require paid sick leave.
May 2, 2025
Labor
Kellogg, Hertz Victims in Cyber Breach of HR Files
The vulnerability has been identified as a file transfer software program.
May 1, 2025
Labor
Immigrants Working Legally in Texas Panhandle Live in Limbo
The loss of immigrant labor there would be a blow to the meatpacking industry.
April 30, 2025
Labor
Labor Group Sues Starbucks, Saying It Ignores Slave-like Conditions for Workers in Brazil
Brazilian authorities have repeatedly cited a supplier over trafficking and forced labor violations.
April 25, 2025
Labor
Weeks-Long Strike Ends at Pennsylvania Nestle Purina Plant
Workers ratified a new four-year contract.
April 22, 2025
Labor
Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Raised Strawberry Beds
A new algorithm enables robots to maneuver autonomously using lidar.
April 17, 2025
Labor
Struggling Cocoa Farmers Worry About U.S. Tariff Plans
A 21% tariff on products from Ivory Coast would be the highest among West African nations.
April 17, 2025
Labor
California Commercial Salmon Fishing Closed for Third Year in a Row
Sportfishing, meanwhile, will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling fish numbers.
April 16, 2025
Facility
Pappy Van Winkle Maker Provides Update on Flood Impact
The damage is substantial.
April 11, 2025
Labor
Robotic Gripper Made of Measuring Tape Sizes Up Fruit, Vegetable Picking
The grippers are soft, low cost, and safe around humans.
April 10, 2025
Labor
Providing Farmworkers with Health Insurance Pays Off, Research Shows
Ag businesses tend to earn higher profits even after accounting for the cost of coverage.
April 8, 2025
Labor
Tariffs Threaten Entire Towns in South Africa's Citrus Sector, Farmers Group Says
South Africa sends more than 6.5 million cartons per year of citrus export to the U.S.
April 8, 2025
Labor
Texas County Grapples with Immigration Crackdown After Bakery Is Targeted
The owners are facing criminal charges rather than just a fine.
April 7, 2025
