More than 60% of unemployed rural workers over 45 say age discrimination prevents them from finding jobs, according to new research highlighting …
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Global HR PracticesLabour Relations
Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup
By Maryclaire Dale And Tassanee Vejpongsa PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached …
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Global HR PracticesLabour RelationsOpinion
How Philadelphia’s sanitation strike differed from past labor disputes in the city
By Francis Ryan, Rutgers University The Philadelphia municipal workers strike ended after eight days in the early hours of July 9, 2025. …
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Global HR PracticesLayoffs
Cascades closes Niagara Falls, N.Y., manufacturing plant; more than 100 job losses
Cascades Inc. says it’s permanently closing its manufacturing facility in Niagara Falls, N.Y., after almost four decades. The decision has led to …
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Global HR Practices
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
By Mark Sherman in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce …
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Global HR PracticesImmigration
A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears
By Holly Ramer And Amanda Swinhart MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly …
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Global HR PracticesIndustry NewsTechnology in HR
Unite Digital streamlines HR and payroll with UKG Ready as workforce expands
Unite Digital has adopted the UKG Ready suite to automate its HR and payroll functions, easing administrative pressure and giving HR staff …
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The U.S. labour market continues to surprise and the unemployment rate, against the odds, is falling
By Paul Wiseman U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience despite uncertainty over …
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Canfor Corporation will permanently shut down its Estill and Darlington sawmills in South Carolina this August, citing weak market conditions and continued …
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Global HR Practices
Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall U.S. joblessness rate
By Christopher Rugaber WASHINGTON (AP) — While completing a master’s degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon …