#Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista

#Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista

“Starbucks slams Biden for meeting with unionizing barista” Starbucks is demanding equal time with President Biden after the White House invited a unionizing barista to meet top administration officials — including the commander-in-chief. Laura Garza, an employee who is among those leading the unionization drive of workers at Starbucks’ New York City Roastery, met with…

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#Distanced US workers could be on sidelines indefinitely

#Distanced US workers could be on sidelines indefinitely

“Distanced US workers could be on sidelines indefinitely” Several million Americans who left the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic expect to remain on the sidelines indefinitely, according to a report. Workers who chose to stay home because they fear getting ill or have physical impairments could be exacerbating the national labor shortage for years, according…

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#A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary

#A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary

“A Biden-made disaster at the border and other commentary” Border watch: A Biden-Made Disaster The Border Patrol encountered 1 million illegal border crossers in the first half of fiscal year 2022; even before peak migration months, agents are “overwhelmed,” reports the Washington Examiner’s Byron York. And it’s about to get much worse. President Biden is…

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#Eating away at the heart of small businesses

#Eating away at the heart of small businesses

“#Eating away at the heart of small businesses” Of the four restaurants Rick McQuaide owns across several counties in Western Pennsylvania, one is barely making a profit, two are losing money and the fourth has been “temporarily” closed for far longer than he ever anticipated. The 58-year-old small businessman from nearby Cambria County has one…

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#Biden’s sorry bid to spin December’s weak jobs report

#Biden’s sorry bid to spin December’s weak jobs report

“#Biden’s sorry bid to spin December’s weak jobs report” Another bad jobs report shows the obvious: Bidenomics is a total disaster. President Joe Biden knows it, too, even though he cheered Friday’s jobs report — before accusing Republicans of being concerned about high inflation only because they want people to be too poor to afford…

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#MSNBC host pushes back against Buttigieg labor shortage claims

#MSNBC host pushes back against Buttigieg labor shortage claims

“#MSNBC host pushes back against Buttigieg labor shortage claims” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg repeatedly claimed in an interview Wednesday that the ongoing US labor shortage was due to a lack of affordable child care options despite objections from MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski. “There are a lot of things contributing to this,” said Buttigieg,…

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#Record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August

#Record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August

“#Record 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August” Americans quit their jobs at a record clip in August, a new government report said Tuesday, with restaurant and hotel workers leading the mass exodus. A whopping 4.3 million people quit two months ago, the most on record dating back to December 2000 — and 300,000…

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#Restaurant recovery gets hit hard by Delta variant

#Restaurant recovery gets hit hard by Delta variant

“#Restaurant recovery gets hit hard by Delta variant” The pandemic’s grip on the restaurant industry is starting to tighten again. A number of metrics point to a slowdown in dining out that is alarming to this hard-hit sector that had steadily led the jobs recovery this year until the Delta variant reared its ugly head….

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