Boeing upped its wage proposal to thousands of striking workers on Monday, offering a 30% general wage increase over four years in what it called its “best and final” offer as the strike drags on. The planemaker is also offering to reinstate a performance bonus, improve retirement and double a ratification bonus to $6,000, if the … Read more
Getty Images Amazon workers in Coventry narrowly rejected union recognition in July Amazon should be at risk of losing taxpayer-funded contracts if it fails to “treat workers with respect”, a union boss has said. GMB general secretary Gary Smith accused the online giant of using “despicable” tactics to stop workers at its Coventry base from … Read more
The Federal Communication Commission quietly decided Friday to delay a buildout that would bring internet to rural communities. That decision has been slammed by Commissioner Brendan Carr as “the worst abuse of agency process I have seen in my twelve years of working at the FCC.” Dish Chairperson and longtime democrat donor Charlie Ergen was … Read more
The chancellor’s speech at the Labour Party conference was an important and clear change in tone from the government on the economy. Just three weeks ago the PM warned of a “painful Budget” prompting a frenzy of speculation over where spending cuts and tax rises would fall. Now she is focusing on the “long-term prize” … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — California sued ExxonMobil Monday, alleging it deceived the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastic pollutions crisis. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said that even with recycling programs, less than 5% of plastic is recycled into another plastic product in the U.S. even though the … Read more
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is outspending Republican rival Donald Trump by nearly $5 million a day after a fresh surge of donations from Wall Street and Silicon Valley heavyweights, according to a report. Harris splashed out $7.5 million daily in August, compared with $2.6 million by the former president, Bloomberg reported, citing the latest … Read more
Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher in choppy trading on Monday as investors focused on comments from Federal Reserve policymakers and factory activity data, following the central bank’s decision to commence monetary policy easing. In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16 points to 42,079. The blue chip index closed Friday at a record … Read more
The US is planning to ban certain hardware and software made in China and Russia from cars, trucks and buses in the US due to security risks. Officials said they were worried that the technology in question, used for autonomous driving and to connect cars to other networks, could allow enemies to “remotely manipulate cars … Read more
Andre Maeder, the chief executive of Selfridges, has denied knowing about Mohamed Al Fayed’s alleged sexual assaults and rapes during the six years he worked at Harrods. He said he was “horrified” to watch the documentary about Fayed broadcast by the BBC last week, “but never saw or heard anything” about this “abhorrent” behaviour. The … Read more
The union for writers and producers at New York City’s flagship PBS member station is demanding that WNET Thirteen cease “union-busting proposals” and cough up a pay raise after months of delays, according to a letter obtained by The Post. The Writers Guild of America East told the left-leaning station’s management on Monday that it … Read more