Italian employees at the Aviano Air Base in northern Italy paused from flipping burgers, unloading trucks and restocking shelves recently to open an email from their bosses demanding that they list five key accomplishments from last week. The email was a by-now familiar demand from President Trump’s chief cost-cutter, Elon Musk, carrying with it the…
DOGE layoffs may trigger a federal worker unemployment crisis, report warns The mass layoffs by the Department of General Employment (DOGE) could put an immense strain on the US unemployment system, especially as federal workers apply for unemployment insurance (UI). According to a new report from The Century Foundation, these layoffs have the potential to…
The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks student achievement and enforces civil rights laws in schools. The layoffs mean that the department, which started the year with 4,133 employees, will now have a work force of about…
The railroad tracks that slice through downtown Freehold, N.J., used to be lined by dozens of men, waiting for work. Each morning, the men — day laborers, almost all from Latin America and undocumented — would be scooped up by local contractors in pickup trucks for jobs painting, landscaping, removing debris. In recent weeks, the…
‘Cut off from people; sit far away’: Rahul Gandhi calls out ‘BJP-influenced’ workers in Gujarat Congress; saffron party takes ‘best asset’ jab (Picture credit: ANI, X/@Shehzad_Ind) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the party needs to filter out leaders and workers in Gujarat who are allegedly aligned with the BJP and…
President Trump signed an executive order instructing administration officials to alter a student loan forgiveness program for public servants to exclude nonprofit organizations that engage in activities that have what he called a “substantial illegal purpose.” His order to restrict the program appears to target groups supporting undocumented immigrants, diversity initiatives or gender-affirming care for…
For about a year now, the labor market has existed in a state of eerie calm: Not many people were losing their jobs or quitting, but not many of those seeking work were getting job offers. The mass layoffs now underway across the federal government, along with its employees who are voluntarily heading for the…
Israeli authorities have rescued ten missing Indian construction workers from the West Bank, where they had been held for over a month after being stripped of their passports. The Indian Embassy in Israel confirmed their recovery and stated, “While the matter is still under investigation, the Embassy is in touch with the Israeli authorities &…
Rahul Gandhi meets leather crafters, designers in Dharavi MUMBAI: Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, on Thursday visited the Dharavi leather hub in Mumbai and interacted with leather industry workers. The visit was aimed at understanding the challenges faced by the leather hub workforce, a Congress leader said. Among the manufacturing units Gandhi…
The H-1B visa program has long been a gateway for skilled foreign professionals seeking job opportunities in the United States, with Indian workers making up the majority of beneficiaries. However, recent developments indicate increased scrutiny over hiring practices that prioritize migrant workers over American candidates. On February 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…