Label company to close Winston-Salem plant
Officials with Resource Label Group announced last week that it will permanently shutter its Old Lexington Road plant in June. The move will affect as many as 74 employees.
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Biden meets with the Teamsters today. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon
The 1.3 million member union is in every battleground state. Former President Donald Trump has also met with the organization and made his pitch. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon.
New Toyota supplier to make $60 million investment for Randolph operation
A new joint venture is planning to bring more than 130 jobs to Randolph County as a supplier to Toyota’s hybrid and electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant.
With Palestinian laborers shut out of Israel, Indian workers line up for jobs there
Israel is recruiting skilled laborers from India after suspending work permits for most Palestinian workers following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-backed militants.
Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails
Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.
More than 150 face layoffs with closing of Lexington plant
In a WARN notice sent to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, Atlanta-based packaging company WestRock said it was shuttering its facility on Lexington Parkway.
Tyson Foods lays off workers at Wilkesboro processing plant
Wilkesboro town officials say Tyson Foods Inc. has laid off more than 100 employees at its Wilkesboro processing plant.
Tyson, the largest employer in Wilkes County, announced in a prepared statement that they are reducing the number of second-shift employees due to lower customer demand.
Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days
Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores.
More than 200 will lose jobs with High Point distribution center closure
The closure of a distribution center in North High Point with ties to HanesBrands will result in the loss of more than 200 jobs.
How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training
More than a million women in Bogotá, Colombia, do unpaid family caregiver work full-time. The country has launched a groundbreaking program called "Care Blocks" to ease their burden.