Norfolk Southern’s push for profits compromised safety, workers say
Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired in 2012.
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Oil prices soar after Opec+ announces surprise production cuts
World oil prices soared Monday after several top producers led by Saudi Arabia sprang surprise output cuts despite already angering the United States with a similar move last year.
McDonald’s temporarily shuts US offices ahead of layoffs – report
Fast-food giant to reportedly notify corporate employees about staffing decisions a part of wider restructuring of companyA report says McDonald’s has closed its US offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform employees about layoffs.The Wa…
Revealed: new claims of sexual misconduct and ‘toxic culture’ at CBI
Exclusive: More than a dozen women raise concerns about different men – with one woman alleging she was raped at staff partyMore than a dozen women claim to have been victims of various forms of sexual misconduct by senior figures at the Confederation …
Insider Q&A-Benn Steil of the Council on Foreign Relations
Over the past year, the world economy has withstood the combined shocks of higher interest rates and Ukraine war better than just about anyone expected.
Liz Weston: Will you face a tax bomb in retirement?
Good savers who take full advantage of their 401(k) plans and other tax-deductible retirement plans could be setting themselves up for unnecessarily high tax bills in retirement.
Swiss prosecutors probe Credit Suisse ahead of UBS takeover
The Swiss attorney general’s office says it has opened a probe into the events surrounding embattled bank Credit Suisse, which is to be taken over by rival UBS.
UK teachers reject government pay offer amid labor unrest
Teachers in England have rejected the government’s latest pay offer, raising the specter of more strikes and further disruptions for parents and children as double-digit inflation sparks labor unrest across the country.
‘Referred to as inmates by managers’: DHL workers push to unionize US hub
A former manager said company managers referred to themselves as ‘wardens’ as they sought to frustrate unionization effortA former manager at one of DHL’s largest facilities claims fellow managers referred to workers as “inmates” and themselves as “war…
Capita confirms cyber-attack as outsourcing giant races to restore IT systems
Outsourcing firm used by NHS, local councils and British army says attack mainly affected internal systemsCapita, the outsourcing group that runs crucial operations for the NHS and the military, was still restoring online services for customers on Mond…