Furloughed federal workers face delays getting unemployment pay during shutdown

For more than two weeks now during the government shutdown, Imelda Avila Tomas has been trying in vain to get approved for unemployment compensation to help cover basics like food and mortgage payments for her family while she is on unpaid leave from her job with the federal government. She continued to ask questions, and … Read more

Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown

san francisco — A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown. US District Judge Susan Elston issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the dismissals while the lawsuit challenging them is pending. It had previously issued a temporary restraining order against the job cuts … Read more

Central Texas Food Bank distributes to federal workers at Austin airport, Fort Hood

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Oct. 17, the Central Texas Food Bank (CTFB) held food distribution events at Fort Hood and at the Austin Airport focused on federal employees and their families, according to a news release from the charity. A volunteer (right) and a TSA employee (left) at a Central Texas Food Bank distribution event … Read more

Strike involving more than 30K Kaiser healthcare workers ends with ‘new momentum,’ union says 

Video above: KTLA’s coverage of the Kaiser Permanente strike starting Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (KTLA) – The A five-day strike involving tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers It’s over, and the union representing the workers says there is now “new momentum” in negotiations. Kaiser said in a statement that the strike ended … Read more

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

san francisco — A federal judge in San Francisco ordered Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s administration must for now stop firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Elston issued the emergency order after federal agencies on Friday began issuing layoff notices aimed at shrinking the size of the federal government. The layoff … Read more

Amazon hiring thousands of seasonal workers in California

As the holidays approach, Amazon announced it will fill 250,000 jobs across the country, including tens of thousands of jobs in California. “We are excited to have Amazon participate, and they have announced nearly 30,000 new seasonal jobs across California, including up to 3,000 available positions across Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim,” Carly Levy, … Read more

Airline workers smuggled drugs in bag falsely tied to passenger: lawsuit

A woman is sued US Airlines after she claimed that she was framed for her attempt to smuggle opiates to the United States by a flight employee who has examined a drug full of drugs in her name. Alison Dominguez from Florida claims to suit The workers at the Linden Bindling Airport in NASO, the … Read more

South Korean workers return home after days of detention in Georgia following immigration raid

More than 300 South Korea workers detained in a migration raid in the United States last week were returned to the house on a rented plane and were reunited with their loved ones on Friday. They were among the 475 people detained during the Migration raid on September 4 at a battery factory under construction … Read more

South Korea will bring home 300 workers detained in massive Hyundai plant raid in Georgia

Seoul, South Korea (AP) – The South Korean government announced on Sunday. Kang Hoon Sick, Chief of Staff of President Lee Jay Meong, said that South Korea and the United States have finished negotiations on the release of workers. He said that South Korea is planning to send a rented plane to bring workers home … Read more

Workers rally against ‘billionaire takeover’ on Labor Day

Thousands of population met Monday for the sake The 46th Labor Day procession, picnic and gathering in WilmengtonHosted by the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor alliance. Today he started assembling the show at 8 am in the streets of Broad and E. The procession begins at 10 am, and travels along E Street to Avalon Street … Read more