The COVID-19 outbreak has changed the face of employment in the U.S., with more workers looking for stability, career advancement, and respect at many jobs that were once considered to be mundane positions at the very bottom of the corporate ladder. The Wall Street Journal analyzed federal data and found that workers at 1,411 workplaces filed...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced test results that found glyphosate, the active ingredient in many weed-killers, present in urine samples from about 80 percent of Americans, including one-third of the participants from six to 18. The survey took urine samples from 2,310 individuals who represented the population at large and found traces...
The 34-year-old son of a billionaire Wall Street hedge fund tycoon—with no political experience—has already donated millions to his own campaign in an effort to unseat Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from the state. Alex Lasry, who is running as a Democrat, must have shaken old birthday cards because he donated $5.8 million to his...
A new Gallup poll found that Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions—like the Supreme Court and Congress—than they were a year ago, marking new lows for all three branches of the federal government. The poll found that only 27 percent of Americans have confidence in 14 major American institutions on average. Gallup said...
The proposal advanced by the European Parliament last week that categorizes nuclear energy and gas as climate-friendly investments in hopes to spur private funding in the technology. The European Commission passed the proposal after tense debate among various countries in the EU. The Financial Times pointed out that France, for example, is bullish on nuclear power while...
It has been the summer of chaos in the Netherlands after the government came out with new green regulations that farmers in the country say will make it impossible to make ends meet. Videos emerged on social media that showed tractors forming blockades and confrontations between protesters and police throughout the country. Videos also showed...
Germany’s IG Metall union, the largest industrial union in the country, announced Monday that it wants an 8 percent pay increase for its members to help deal with the rising prices as the inflation rate came in at 7.6 percent in June. Joerg Hofmann, the head of the union, told The Associated Press that the...
The COVID-19 outbreak brought on days of reckoning for governments and private companies when it comes to workers’ rights. The Trends Journal has documented strikes and unionization efforts from Amazon and Starbucks workers to House staffers on Capitol Hill. (See “TOP 2022 UNIONIZATION TREND UPDATE,” “UNIONIZATION,’ TOP TREND FOR 2022, ON-TREND,” “POLITICO JOURNALISTS FORM UNION. A TREND OF...
Millions of Americans travel on the Fourth of July each year and there’s a good chance that if you attempted to fly the friendly skies on the holiday you were met with cancellations and delays. Flightaware reported 1,248 delays across the U.S. and another 188 cancellations. Airlines have been faced with staffing shortages and inclimate weather...
#Bullshit The New York State Senate on Friday passed new gun legislation that includes requiring gun-permit applicants to submit information about their social media accounts and provide references about their character. The state senate voted during a special session in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows New Yorkers to apply for concealed-carry...