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Nationalists promise Malta veto against proposed European Union online gambling tax

Nationalists promise Malta veto against proposed European Union online gambling tax

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Malta’s opposition Nationalist Party says it would block any attempt to introduce a European Union-wide online gambling tax, arguing the measure would hurt Malta’s economy and weaken regulated operators across Europe. Speaking during a European Parliament plenary debate on future EU “own resources,” Nationalist MEP David Casa described the proposal as deeply damaging for member states with large regulated gaming sectors. “There have been many strange ideas when it comes to own-resources, but this is the worst one so far,” Casa said during his address. The proposed levy is part of wider EU discussions about creating new funding streams for the bloc’s budget. Parliamentary discussions cited during the debate suggested an online gaming tax could generate between €2 billion ($2.3 billion) and €4 billion ($4.7 billion) annually. Casa argued the measure would punish licensed European operators while giving illegal and offshore platforms an advantage. “A tax that will prejudice licensed EU companies, putting them at a competitive disadvantage,” he said. He added that the proposal would end up “pushing them to third countries and consumers …

Samsung’s non-chip union files injunction in bid to stop vote on bonuses, media reports

Samsung’s non-chip union files injunction in bid to stop vote on bonuses, media reports

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SEOUL, May 26 : A Samsung Electronics’ union representing workers in non-semiconductor divisions has filed an injunction with a South Korean court in a bid to stop an ongoing vote by workers in its semiconductor division on a bonus increase, Newsis reported on Tuesday. The union comprises about 13,000 workers from the smartphones, television and home appliances divisions, the news agency said. The non-chip union took the action after being told it had no right to join the vote by unionised workers in the semiconductor division, Newsis said, citing a union representative. Around 57,000 workers at Samsung began voting on Friday on a pay deal that would ensure large bonuses for memory chip workers to avert a planned 18-day strike. Source link

Ecuador’s Noboa pledges to extradite criminals in State of the Union speech | Crime News

Ecuador’s Noboa pledges to extradite criminals in State of the Union speech | Crime News

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The right-wing president highlighted anti-crime operations and economic progress, while critics warned of abuses. Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has used his State of the Union speech to tout his United States-backed crime-fighting strategies as well as improvements to the economy. Addressing the National Assembly in the capital Quito on Sunday, Noboa cited the extradition of a dozen crime bosses to the US and the seizure of almost 300 tonnes of drugs as examples of what he described as his decisive and effective approach. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “We will seek them out, find them and extradite them,” Noboa said of wanted criminals. He also asserted that the South American country cannot develop “if families live in fear”. Organised crime is the leading concern among Ecuadorians this decade, after a spike in homicides during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2021, Ecuador has struggled to contain drug violence as rival cartels partner with local gangs to battle for control of routes and coastal ports used to smuggle …

As seminaries shuttered, Union grew. For Serene Jones, controversy was the price of survival.

As seminaries shuttered, Union grew. For Serene Jones, controversy was the price of survival.

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NEW YORK (RNS) — When the Rev. Serene Jones arrived at Union Theological Seminary in 2008, she focused on two jobs: Fix the house, then make a bigger table. Eighteen years later, as Jones prepares to step down as president in July, the historically Christian and progressive seminary in Manhattan has renovated its aging campus, expanded its interreligious programming and enrolled its largest incoming class in more than 30 years. “Now the house is fixed, the table is open, and everybody’s pouring in,” Jones said. In fall 2025, Union enrolled 128 new students; last year it was 102. The growth comes at a precarious time for theological education. Seminaries across the country are facing declining enrollment, rising costs and fewer students pursuing ordained ministry. Many schools have closed, merged, sold campuses because of financial strain or maintenance costs, or moved more of their training online. In New York, over the past decade, two once-prominent Episcopal seminaries, Episcopal Divinity School and General Theological Seminary, have been unable to maintain a traditional residential-campus model. “Nearly all seminaries …

Citing Epstein Ties, Wexner Union Calls for Art Center be Renamed

Citing Epstein Ties, Wexner Union Calls for Art Center be Renamed

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Members of the Wexner Center for the Arts union have called on university leadership to rename the institution, citing Leslie Wexner’s documented ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wexner Workers United announced on social media yesterday that it had sent a formal letter to Ohio State University president, provost, and board of trustees demanding that they remove the Wexner name from the building’s facade and begin the process of renaming the Wexner Center for the Arts. Related Articles “As a contemporary arts center showcasing and commissioning the work of our present time, we are inherently entwined with the relevant and urgent events of today,” the letter reads. “Jeffrey Epstein’s orchestration of a high-profile sex-trafficking operation has long been established, and Les Wexner’s name appears more than 1,300 times in the Department of Justice’s Epstein files.” In the letter—posted in full on Instagram—the union argues that Wexner’s connection to Epstein meets the university’s criteria for requesting a building name change, citing “substantial evidence of misconduct or other inappropriate behavior by the individual or entity.” Furthermore, …

Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal

Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal

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UNION VOTE Samsung memory chips are found in everything from consumer electronics to computer processors – with its next-gen, high-bandwidth models used to scale up AI data centres. Samsung in April said first-quarter operating profit soared roughly 750 per cent year-on-year, while its market capitalisation topped $1 trillion for the first time this month. The prospect of a strike had raised concern over the economic impact on South Korea, where semiconductors account for about 35 per cent of exports. The labour union said Wednesday that all of its members – around 70,000 staff – would participate in a vote on the tentative deal to be held between May 23 and May 28. The government hailed the outcome of last-hour negotiations, which were mediated by the labour minister. The tentative deal introduces a new bonus pool for employees in the chip division, equivalent to 10.5 per cent of the division’s business performance, with no payout cap. Of the total bonus pool, 40 per cent will be allocated across the division as a whole, while 60 per …

Dawn Butler wins backing from giant GMB union to be Labour candidate for Mayor of London

Dawn Butler wins backing from giant GMB union to be Labour candidate for Mayor of London

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Dawn Butler has won the support of the GMB union to be Labour candidate for Mayor of London, The Standard can reveal. Gaining the backing of the giant union will inject momentum into any campaign by the Brent East MP to succeed Sir Sadiq Khan in City Hall. Ms Butler, who chairs the London group of Labour MPs, told how being Mayor of London would be the “honour of her life”. However, she denied a report that she was set to launch on Wednesday a bid to be Labour’s mayoral candidate. “While I have always said that being Mayor of London would be the honour of my life, and I have never hidden my desire to run for Mayor of London one day, it is simply the case that there is no vacancy at present,” she explained. Dawn Butler (PA Archive) Ms Butler, a former young citizens and youth engagement minister, praised her close ally Sir Sadiq for doing an “amazing job” over his ten years as mayor despite criticism from political opponents including over …

Lisa Nandy Slaps Down Wes Streeting For Saying UK Should Rejoin European Union

Lisa Nandy Slaps Down Wes Streeting For Saying UK Should Rejoin European Union

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Wes Streeting and Lisa Nandy when they were in the cabinet together. Lisa Nandy has slapped down Wes Streeting after he said the UK should rejoin the European Union. The former health secretary, who quit the cabinet on Thursday, said Britain needs “a new special relationship with the EU”. The Labour leadership hopeful added: “Britain’s future lies with Europe – and one day back in the European Union.” But on Sky News on Sunday, Wigan MP Nandy described Streeting’s comments as “a bit odd”. “If rejoining the EU is the answer to what we were just told loud and clear by the country and parts of the country like mine, where we lost 25 out of 25 wards, 24 of them to Reform,” the culture secretary said. “If rejoining the EU is the answer, then essentially what we’re saying to people is life was fine in 2015, we just need to go back there. I know Wes is coming up to campaign in the [Makerfield] by-election quite soon. “He will hear loud and clear from …

Seattle Art Museum Workers Are Unionizing

Seattle Art Museum Workers Are Unionizing

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More than 100 Seattle Art Museum employees announced plans this week to unionize, joining the nationwide labor movement that’s swept through art institutions in the last six years.  The union, called the Seattle Art Museum Workers United, will represent workers in over 20 front- and back-end departments. The union told SAM director and CEO Scott Stulen of its formation in a letter, writing: “Our solidarity is a movement to improve working conditions in alignment with SAM’s mission, vision, and core values.”  Related Articles The letter continues, “The challenges we face as unsustainable wages, subpar health benefits, and siloed, top-down decision-making, are undeniable, systemic, and have persisted across administrations.” The Seattle Art Museum did not respond to an ARTnews request for comment.  Details of the bargaining unit will be finalized over the coming months. Union organizers said they have a supermajority of support among eligible workers, including staff across curatorial, visitor experience, education, development, and other departments essential to the museum’s operations. Security staff, who went previously unionized as SAM VSO (short for Visitors Services Officers), an independent …