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Bringing a centuries-old craft back to life in County Tyrone
02/10/2021 Comments Off on Bringing a centuries-old craft back to life in County Tyrone
A centuries-old skill is being revived in Northern Ireland.Glass and crystal-cutting in County Tyrone was once world-renowned and the craft in the area dates back to 1771.However, it wasn’t until the company Tyrone Crystal was founded in 1971 that its glass and crystal products were shipped across the world.The company was founded by Catholic priest Fr Austin Eustace, who was a nuclear physicist as well as an expert on glass production.He started the business as a solution to rising unemployment in the area at the time.The Dungannon-based business was a success as crystal became popular for wedding and retirement gifts in the 1970s and 1980s.However, the company experienced a downturn as a demand for its products decreased. The Tyrone Crystal factory closed in 2010 and this saw the glass-cutting craft virtually disappear from the county.Now, more than a decade later, there are fresh attempts to ensure these skills are kept alive.A community-based glassworks has been set up to help train the next generation of glass and crystal craft workers.Tyrone Crafted Glass includes ex-employees of Tyrone Crystal and former master glass-cutters.It has been supported by the Lough Neagh Partnership, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Mid Ulster District Council.Video journalist: Niall McCracken
Continue reading …‘They stole from us’: the New York taxi drivers mired in debt over medallions
02/10/2021 Comments Off on ‘They stole from us’: the New York taxi drivers mired in debt over medallionsOnce an asset that secured a comfortable retirement, the medallion’s worth has plummeted, leaving drivers financially ruined. Here are some of their storiesby …
Continue reading …As a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook?
01/10/2021 Comments Off on As a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook?FacebookAs a whistleblower prepares to speak out, what can be done to rein in Facebook?Pressure grows on social network after US senators challenge Instagram over impact of app on children’s mental health Dan Milmo Global technology editorSat 2 Oct 2021 01.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 2 Oct 2021 05.28 EDTUS lawmakers have left Facebook in no doubt this week that revelations about the impact of its Instagram app on teen mental health have further damaged the company’s reputation. The Democrat senator Richard Blumenthal said the social network was “indefensibly delinquent” in its behaviour and had “chosen growth over children’s mental health”, after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Facebook’s internal research had flagged concerns that its photo-sharing app was damaging the wellbeing of young users.The pressure on Facebook is likely to increase on Sunday when a whistleblower appears on US TV to claim that the company is lying to the public and investors about the effectiveness of its attempts to remove hate, violence and misinformation from its platforms.The whistleblower, who has submitted thousands of internal documents to the US financial regulator, will then appear at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.The WSJ report and the whistleblower’s appearance take place against a backdrop of active attempts to rein in the power of Facebook and other tech companies. Here are some of the proposals being considered for regulating Facebook.A break-upThe US competition watchdog, the Federal Trade Commission, has lodged a lawsuit demanding that …
Continue reading …44 Percent Of Millennial Employees Say Pandemic Delayed Major Life Changes
01/10/2021 Comments Off on 44 Percent Of Millennial Employees Say Pandemic Delayed Major Life Changes
As open enrollment approaches, new MetLife survey shows millennials are gearing up for major milestones after 44 percent say the pandemic delayed their life plans. September 28, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time — After more than a year of tabling major life plans amid the pandemic, millennials are now preparing for a new wave […]
Continue reading …Markets suffered in September, but October holds promise
01/10/2021 Comments Off on Markets suffered in September, but October holds promise
MANHATTAN (CN) — A perfect storm of negative news pummeled investors this week, as markets closed out the typically volatile month of September on a sour note with potential for a better Octoberon the horizon. The decline on Wall Street began early in the week: On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 571 points […]
Continue reading …Flight attendants union calls to limit food and booze service to stem tide of unruly passengers
01/10/2021 Comments Off on Flight attendants union calls to limit food and booze service to stem tide of unruly passengersThe union representing flight attendants at Canada’s major airlines says reducing on-board food and drink service might help combat a rise in unruly passenger behaviour.
Continue reading …Workers at Blue Origin, Bezos’s rocket company, allege sexism, safety risks
01/10/2021 Comments Off on Workers at Blue Origin, Bezos’s rocket company, allege sexism, safety risksA group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket ship company of having a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols.
Continue reading …Jeff Bezos’s space flight firm ‘rife with sexism’, employees’ letter claims
01/10/2021 Comments Off on Jeff Bezos’s space flight firm ‘rife with sexism’, employees’ letter claimsJeff BezosJeff Bezos’s space flight firm ‘rife with sexism’, employees’ letter claimsOpen letter by current and ex-staffers alleges ‘consistently inappropriate’ behaviour by Blue Origin leaders Dan Milmo Global technology editorFri 1 Oct 2021 06.18 EDTLast modified on Fri 1 Oct 2021 07.14 EDTA group of current and former employees at Blue Origin, the space flight company owned by the Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has accused the business of operating a work environment that is “rife with sexism” and prefers “breakneck speed” to safety.An open letter written by Alexandra Abrams, the former head of employee communications at Blue Origin and 20 other current and former workers, says the company’s culture “reflects the worst of the world we live in now” and must change.The letter, published on the whistleblower forum Lioness, says: “Workforce gender gaps are common in the space industry, but at Blue Origin they also manifest in a particular brand of sexism. Numerous senior leaders have been known to be consistently inappropriate with women.”The letter goes on to allege that a senior figure in the organisation was reported a number of times for sexual harassment and that new female employees were warned to stay away from another executive, who had allegedly groped a female colleague. It adds that the workforce was “mostly male” and “overwhelmingly white”.A Blue Origin spokesperson said: “Blue Origin has no tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind. We provide numerous avenues for employees, including a 24/7 …
Continue reading …Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeks
01/10/2021 Comments Off on Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeksUS unionsWave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeksFrom healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions Michael SainatoFri 1 Oct 2021 04.30 EDTLast modified on Fri 1 Oct 2021 04.32 EDTTens of thousands of workers around the US could go on strike in the coming weeks in what would be the largest wave of labor unrest since a series of teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, which won major victories and gave the American labor movement a significant boost.The unrest spans a huge range of industries from healthcare to Hollywood and academia, and is largely focused on higher wages, fighting cuts and better working and safety conditions, especially in light of Covid-19.‘A race to the bottom’: Google temps are fighting a two-tier labor systemRead moreIt also plays out against a backdrop of an economy bouncing back from the torrid experience of widespread economic shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, but one that is still marked by profound inequality.However, the pandemic is also seen as potentially providing a shot in the arm for US labor unions by increasing bargaining power amid increased union drives and labor shortages in some industries.About 24,000 nurses and other healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente in California represented by the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals will vote on a strike authorization from 1 …
Continue reading …Employee Turnover Concerns 91% of HR Leaders Worried About Churn
30/09/2021 Comments Off on Employee Turnover Concerns 91% of HR Leaders Worried About Churn
With employees having more job opportunities to choose from, 91% of HR leaders are increasingly concerned about employee turnover in the coming months, according to a survey of 572 HR leaders in July 2021 by Gartner, Inc. Another Gartner survey of 1,609 candidates between May and June 2021 found that nearly half of today’s applicants […]
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- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill