Norfolk Southern unions, pensions should back activist Ancora: ISS

Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Alan Shaw testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Improving Rail Safety in Response to the East Palestine Derailment” in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2023.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Norfolk Southern-invested unions and pension funds should back activist Ancora’s full seven-director slate at the railroad’s shareholder meeting … Read more

ADP jobs report April 2024: 192,000 jobs added

A job seeker attends a Veteran Employment and Resource Fair in Long Beach, California, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Department of Labor is scheduled to release initial jobless claims figures on January 11.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Private payrolls increased at a faster than expected pace in April, indicating there … Read more

Ford University dealer training on EVs uses AI, gamification

Ford Mustang on display at the NY Auto Show, April 6, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is launching a new training program for more than 3,000 U.S. franchised dealers on Wednesday that uses artificial intelligence for employee coaching evaluations and emulates Netflix and YouTube interfaces more than the automaker’s traditional … Read more

Companies from McDonald’s to 3M warn inflation is squeezing consumers

McDonald’s employee giving change to a customer. Jeffrey Greenberg | UIG | Getty Images Some of America’s best-known corporations are saying their consumers are being pinched by inflation as prices continue rising. Inflation has dominated corporate America’s discourse over the past three years following the pandemic-induced easing of monetary policy and trillions of dollars in … Read more

Worker pay rose more than expected in Q1 in another sign of persistent inflation

Employee compensation costs jumped more than expected to start the year, providing another danger sign about persistent inflation, while consumer confidence hit its lowest level in nearly two years. The employment cost index, which measures worker salaries and benefits, gained 1.2% in the first quarter, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. That was higher than 0.9% … Read more

Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service

Walmart on Tuesday said it will close all of its health-care clinics across the country, a stunning reversal of its plans to bring its low-priced reputation to the dentist and doctor’s office along with the grocery aisle.  The big-box retailer said it would also shutter its telehealth provider, which it acquired for an undisclosed amount … Read more

The most in-demand remote jobs companies are hiring for right now

The most popular remote jobs companies are hiring for transcend tech to include opportunities in real estate, health care and even forensics, according to new research from Indeed.  Although various measures have shown that the remote job market is shrinking, Indeed reports that the volume of remote job postings on its platform remains high. The … Read more

CVS Omnicare pharmacy in Vegas is first to join new pharmacy union

The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images A CVS in Las Vegas has become the first location to join a new national pharmacy union, a milestone as organizers try to help … Read more

Starbucks, Workers United union make progress in negotiations

A Starbucks worker boards the Starbucks union bus after Starbucks workers stood on the picket line with striking SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) members in solidarity outside Netflix studios on July 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Starbucks and Workers United, which represents roughly 500 of its cafes, … Read more

Taylor Swift ‘Tortured Poets Department’ lyric hits with working women

Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images When Taylor Swift surprised the world with “The Tortured Poets Department” last week, a double album complete with 31 self-composed songs, there was … Read more