What AI can—and can’t—fix in behavioral health’s labor crisis
America’s behavioral health workforce is in crisis. Burnout is accelerating, waitlists are expanding, and clinicians are transitioning away from the field at alarming rates—not because…
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Cheap AI Tools May Come at a Bigger Long-Term Cost
Zhang says his company makes money on each individual conversation after excluding certain overhead costs, but he declined to comment on the startup’s overall profitability. With $100…
How Immigrants and Labor, Long Joined in L.A., Set the Stage for Protest
Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. It is also a city of unions. And in California, those two constituencies have essentially melded into one. So it should come as no surprise that…
What Market Basket’s labor tension reveals about Gen Z
“Honestly, I don’t even remember the 2014 situation. It just seems like it’s asking a lot of the employees. Why’s it on us?” — Gen Z Market Basket employee, June 2025 Ten years ago, Market…
Facing a Changing Industry, AI Activists Rethink Their Strategy
In the spring of 2018, thousands of Google employees pressured the company into dropping a major artificial intelligence contract with the Pentagon. The tech giant even pledged to not use…
Virginia Must Clarify Its Labor Laws
New public-sector unions in Virginia are acting contrary to state law. New regulations are needed to bring them into compliance. Source link
Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI
Politico became one of the first newsrooms last year to win a union contract that included rules on how the media outlet can deploy artificial intelligence. The PEN Guild, which represents…
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor charge against use of Darth Vader's voice in 'Fortnite'
James Earl Jones’ voice of Darth Vader is one of the most recognizable sounds in movie history — and now it’s at the center of a fight over the use of artificial intelligence. On Monday,…
2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker
Later this year, Boston Dynamics plans to put its all-electric humanoid Atlas robot to work in a Hyundai factory. The new version of the bot, evolved from the hydraulic Atlas model that’s…
Former Cinematographers Guild Head John Lindley Elected to Return as Local 600’s President
John Lindley has been elected national president of the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600), returning to a role that he held from March 2020 to June 2022, during which…
OpenAI names new philanthropy advisors, including labor icon Dolores Huerta
OpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence company’s philanthropy as it attempts to shift…
Senators question Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Department pick, on her past pro-union views
Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal…
Marjorie Taylor Greene responds to MAGA civil war over H-1B visas
Far-right conservative Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene shared her opinion on the ongoing debate about the H-1B, a visa class for specialized workers, on social media. "Go…
BYD Labor Scandal in Brazil: Contractor Rejects Claims of Worker Exploitation
After Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese automaker BYD (BYDDY, Financial), strongly denied accusations that there had been mistreatment at the automaker's electric vehicle (EV)…
Trump Picks Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Department Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) as his choice to serve as the Secretary of Labor. "Lori has worked tirelessly with both…
Supreme Court turns down challenge of California labor lawsuits by Uber, Lyft
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear appeals from ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, which were asking to block California state labor lawsuits that seek back pay for…
Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia's defense industry is short some tens of thousands of skilled laborers. Traditional gender roles limit women's participation in crucial jobs there, a report says. Demographic trends…
Argentine prosecutors accuse Opus Dei leaders in South America of trafficking and labor exploitation
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine prosecutors have concluded that there are grounds for launching a criminal investigation into the highest authorities of Opus Dei in South America…
Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps
BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany's labor market, and to facilitate…
They used to work for China’s biggest companies. Now they’re doing manual labor
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Leon Li used to play a discreet…
Colombia's president pushes for health and labor changes as he opens new session of congress
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's government will propose legislation aimed at overhauling the health sector and will pursue changes to labor laws, President Gustavo Petro said Saturday…