MIAMI (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite
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Fraud concerns halt parole program for Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians and Nicaraguans
MIAMI — The Biden administration has temporarily halted a humanitarian parole program that has allowed nearly half-a-million nationals from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to
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‘The Virgin Islands cannot take the hit of a trash strike’
The thought of the V.I. Waste Management Authority calling for a strike is another one of those, “Are you kidding me?” moments — especially now,
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McDonald’s and Wendy’s investors group demands fixes to franchisee child labor issues
A group of shareholders in fast-food chains McDonald’s and Wendy’s are demanding the companies’ boards of directors do more to ensure franchisees are not exploiting child
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VIPA looking for a few good airport rescue firefighters
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — VIPA says it needs a few good men and women for its airport rescue firefighter squad. In a message posted to X
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New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment
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Registration Open for UVI’s Beginner Culinary Program
Future Chefs Poised to Gain Hands-on Experience in State-of-the-Art Professional Kitchen CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Aspiring cooks seeking to gain the skills needed to work in
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Airport Worker ‘Violently’ Sucked Into Plane Engine After Warnings To Stay Back: NTSB
MONTGOMERY — An Alabama airport worker who was sucked into a plane engine was pulled in so violently that it shook the entire aircraft, killing her after
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Federal and Independent Safety Programs Improve Workplace Health and Safety
The latest figures for fatal occupational injuries in the Virgin Islands reveal just eight casualties, but, reflecting trends seen throughout the US, they all occurred in the
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