Hospitality Employees and Las Vegas Casinos in Critical Labor Talks

After its members voted at the end of September to authorize a citywide strike, unions representing approximately 53,000 Las Vegas workers commenced critical negotiations with hotel and casino operators on Tuesday.

The culinary workers union and the stewards union represent employees at...

In May, bond rates for Series I are predicted to drop below 4%.

Inflation-proof and nearly risk-free Series I bonds have seen unprecedented demand over the past year. However, yields have been declining and are expected to continue doing so in May, according to industry experts.

According to the most recent data on the consumer price index, new I bo...

Through international theater collaboration, new Japanese plays are being put on in London.

In January, three plays by Japanese women were put on in London as a way to show people from other countries some of the best new dramatists from Japan. Foreign theatregoers may know more about Japan's kabuki dramas than its modern plays, but the British and Japanese theater companies behind ...

According to the leader of Japan's largest labor organization, the year 2023 will be a watershed year for salaries.

According to the leader of Japan's largest labour union, this year is crucial for the Japanese economy to shift away from decades of deflationary thinking toward sustainable real wage growth. First female leader of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, Tomoko Yoshino, has emphasiz...

French medical testing facilities are on strike over funding issues.

Since Monday, a widespread strike has been ongoing in the French medical testing centres, often known as medical "laboratories." As a form of protest against the government's decision to lower their budget in the 2023 social security finance bill, workers have announced a strike tha...

The French Extradition Act Distributors of the Encro Chat cryptophone in Spain have been accused of collaborating with criminal organizations

As a result of allegations that they supplied encrypted phones using the Encro Chat protocol to members of organized crime, three Spanish people have been extradited to France. French prosecutors claim distributors knew their customers were using Encro Chat phones to sell drugs and launder money....

France and WHO have agreed to continue their collaboration in order to strengthen the international health system

On July 18, 2022, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedors Adatom Ghebreyesus visited Paris to discuss the future of France's engagement with WHO with senior French authorities. Dr. Tedros spoke with President Macron and emphasized France's importance as a leader in international health investment...

All in one day, Joe Biden embraces and runs afoul of labor.

A labor conflict was developing in Washington as the president delighted in his pro-worker message and working-class heritage during a speech in Michigan. And Biden was not the labor hero this time.

Joe Biden, the Labor Guy, was in his own Tuesday, speaking to union employees at a semic...

Expectations were dashed when 263,000 jobs were added in November, but October was revised sharply higher.

The Labor Department reported on Friday that a better-than-expected 263,000 jobs were added in November, indicating that the labor market is refusing to bend under the weight of higher interest rates and a weakening economy.

The figure was much above predictions of 200,000, while Octobe...

A spike in service prices drove up wholesale inflation more than economists had predicted in September.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics stated on Wednesday that wholesale price increases of 0.4% in September were beyond market expectations.

When compared to August's gain of 0.3%, this is a huge jump.

The PPI increased 8.5% over the previous 12 months, somewhat less than the 8...

Initial Jobless Claims Hit 219k Last Week

According to Thursday's report from the Labor Department, the number of first claims for unemployment benefits jumped by 29,000 to 219,000.

That's down from the corrected figure of 191,000 the week before. Meanwhile, the 4-week moving average was up 250 from the previous period,...

August saw a 315K job increase, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%.

The Labor Department reported on Friday that employers added 315,000 jobs in August, which was in line with predictions but a significant decrease from July.

This figure is compared to the revised 526,000 jobs that were added in July, which was more than double the anticipated amount. P...

Korean Government and industry collaborate on US CHIPS Act issues

In response to the recently passed U.S. CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which could hurt the nation's semiconductor, automotive, and battery industries, the government has organized a taskforce with Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, and other corporations.

Under the p...

Collaborating to encourage self-health management in APAC

Benedict Tan, a speaker at the HIMSS22 Asia-Pacific Conference in Bali this year, claims that population-level self-health management is only feasible if the entire health ecosystem pools its resources and efforts.

Tan is SingHealth's Chief Data Officer and Group Chief Digital Strat...

UAE, and Nigeria sign agreements to increase collaboration in the arts, youth, and sports

At the initial meeting of the UAE-Nigeria Joint Committee, the two sides also demanded the creation of new avenues for bilateral collaboration.

At the first UAE-Nigeria Joint Committee meeting, the UAE and Nigeria emphasised the necessity for opening new avenues of bilateral collaborati...

U.S.: AI App to Ask Medical Questions

Finding an answer to a single question can take more than eight minutes on average, according to research, even when a doctor has been trained to use an electronic health record (EHR). This is because doctors frequently search a patient's EHR for data that supports treatment decisions, but th...

Labor Must Handle Environmental Concerns

Tanya Plibersek, the Minister for the Environment in the Australian Labor government, recently made the announcement that the administration will set a goal to protect thirty percent of Australia's land and seas by the year 2030.

This goal was announced as part of a larger initiativ...

AVISA collaborates with the Royal Hospital for Sick Children

The Royal Hospital has signed a nine-year contract with AVISA to take over its operations and management and develop it into a smart healthcare facility.

Avisa Smart Hospitals has secured a deal with the Royal Hospital in the United Arab Emirates to open Sharjah's first smart hospit...

Singaporean Robots Plug The Labor Gaps

After facing quite a struggle to recruit workers during the epidemic, Singapore firms have very often turned to robots to assist with a variety of jobs ranging from inspecting building sites to scanning library bookcases.

A four-legged robot named "Spot" made by Boston Dynamic...

Independent Andrew Wilkie is getting ready to talk about the Speaker's role in the new Labor government

If Labor seeks a presiding officer from outside its ranks, Andrew Wilkie, a Tasmanian independent MP, says he is willing to "have a chat" with Anthony Albanese about becoming Speaker of the lower house.

Wilkie stated on Monday that he didn't think the future prime minister...