WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of miles from Elon Musk’s office in the White House complex, a federal worker based in the Pacific Northwest is wondering whether to quit. Musk, one of President Donald Trump’s most powerful advisers, has orchestrated an unprecedented financial incentive for people to leave their government jobs, promising several months of pay…
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico. The move fulfills campaign promises but also sparked retaliatory moves that could signal an extended trade war with key trading partners and, in the case of Mexico and Canada, the closest U.S. neighbors and…
A Chattanooga cleaning contractor has been fined $400,000 by the US Department of Labor after employing children illegally and violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. QSI LLC, headquartered in Chattanooga, was investigated by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. They found that they were employing children on overnight sanitation shifts at 13 meat and poultry…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
What’s New Shanghai has introduced policies encouraging employers to create “childbirth-friendly” positions aimed at supporting people with young children amid mounting concerns over China’s declining birth rate. Why It Matters Despite extensive measures by central and local governments, including the relaxation of the decades-long one-child policy to allow two and later three children, China’s fertility…
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said she is “very comfortable” with policymakers’ median projection of two interest-rate cuts next year, emphasizing the central bank can turn to a slower approach. “My projection is that it will take many fewer rate cuts next year than we thought but I’ll watch the economy…
Workers at Amazon facilities in some parts of the country went on strike Thursday in an effort aligned with the Teamster union. At the Chattanooga Amazon Fulfillment Center in Enterprise South, a handful of protestors told Local 3 News they were from Cartersville, GA. They were clad in Teamster-branded safety vests and held signs, waving to…
The labor union Teamsters have launched what they say is the largest strike against Amazon in history. Workers are on the picket lines at some Amazon facilities in New York, Illinois, Georgia, and California. The strikes aren’t just happening on a national level; union members are also picketing locally at the Amazon Fulfillment Center here…
(CNN) — Amazon delivery drivers are on strike across the US. Those on strike say that 400 packages, long hours and little help are part of a regular day at work. Amazon says that the strike won’t have an impact on holiday deliveries, but the thousands of delivery drivers who went on strike are hoping…
A Chinese industry association urgedBloomberg Terminal international companies to use cotton produced in Xinjiang after the head of Uniqlo’s parent said the fashion retailer doesn’t source fiber from the region. Tadashi Yanai, the chief executive officer of Japan’s Fast Retailing Co., made the remark last week in an interview with the BBC, which led to…