Tag: Labor issues
Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/b122faf138de4b6ebd646879ffcb04b8">California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other...
Help Wanted: In pandemic, worry about finding summer workers
BOSTON — The owner of seafood restaurants on Cape Cod has eliminated lunch service and delayed the opening of some locations because his summertime...
Colombian nightlife workers demand end to virus lockdowns
<p>BOGOTA, Colombia — Hundreds of nightlife workers protested lockdowns in Colombia’s capital on Monday as the country struggles with a steep rise in coronavirus...
Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
<p>STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters <a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-news-death-of-daunte-wright-shootings-police-minnesota-df3e6aba6c750f9b89bab30b46c24f48">seeking more...
Colombian nightlife workers demand end to virus lockdowns
BOGOTA, Colombia — Hundreds of nightlife workers protested lockdowns in Colombia’s capital on Monday as the country struggles with a steep rise in coronavirus...
Settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich Montana club
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious...
Defining numbers from Biden’s early days, from jobs to virus
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a <a href="https://interactives.ap.org/biden-promise-tracker/">whirlwind of activity</a> during the pandemic and the start of an...
More action, less talk, distinguish Biden’s 100-day sprint
WASHINGTON — The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on...