Southwest Airlines Plans to Cut 15% of Its Work Force
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Southwest Airlines Plans to Cut 15% of Its Work Force

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Southwest Airlines on Monday announced plans to cut 15 percent of its work force, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history. The company said it planned to cut about 1,750 jobs, with the cuts mostly focused on corporate positions….

Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers
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Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector. The…

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact
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As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently from government engineers and contractors winding down after work. They have expressed anxiety about how cuts to the federal work force could affect their own jobs in…

Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause
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Job Market Gives Fed Cover to Extend Interest Rate Pause

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed and the unemployment rate was steadily ticking higher. In a bid to preserve…

Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign
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Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s administration deepened its pressure campaign on government employees to resign before a Thursday deadline, rattling and angering a civil service steeling itself for a prolonged battle with Elon Musk and his ongoing foray into the federal bureaucracy. With hours dwindling for…

Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies
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Elon Musk’s Blitz Shakes U.S. Government as He Sweeps Through Agencies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Elon Musk’s first two weeks in government, his lieutenants gained access to closely held financial and data systems, casting aside career officials who warned that they were defying protocols. They moved swiftly to shutter specific programs — and even an entire agency…

Fay Vincent, Baseball Commissioner in a Stormy Era, Dies at 86
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Fay Vincent, Baseball Commissioner in a Stormy Era, Dies at 86

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fay Vincent, a lawyer who presided over Major League Baseball as its eighth commissioner during a time when it was shaken by labor strife, the first shadows of steroid use and, quite literally, a powerful earthquake that interrupted the 1989 World Series, died…

Education Officials Placed on Leave in Trump’s Sprawling Effort to Curb D.E.I.
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Education Officials Placed on Leave in Trump’s Sprawling Effort to Curb D.E.I.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Education Department placed dozens of employees on administrative leave on Friday, citing guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, which had directed agencies to submit plans for shedding staff associated with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by the end of the day….

Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders
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Health Officials Struggle to Comply With D.E.I. and Gender Orders

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal and state health officials and staff members scrambled on Friday to comply with a 5 p.m. deadline by the Trump administration to terminate any programs that promote “gender ideology,” and to withdraw documents and any other media that may do so. Federal…

Resignation Push Deepens Worries About Effect on Government Services
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Resignation Push Deepens Worries About Effect on Government Services

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the first week of the new Trump administration, the country’s more than two million federal workers were hit with rapid-fire announcements that longtime job protections and telework were suddenly being revoked. The second week brought a carrot, of sorts: an offer that…