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A Writer’s New Life as a Construction Worker

A Writer’s New Life as a Construction Worker

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s 5:45 a.m. on a Tuesday, and the Home Depot on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood is already bustling.  I am standing in Aisle 18 — deep in the lumber section of the cavernous space — evaluating formulations of plaster compound.  I’ve been sent here to get a 50-pound bag of “40 minute,” a box of “red dot,” a box of “green dot,” a roll of drywall tape and a roll of “frog” tape. To be clear, I don’t know what any of these things are.   The last time I was up this early for work, I was on the set of Cooper’s Bar (the Emmy-nominated sitcom I co-created for AMC), trying to convince our star, Rhea Seehorn, that one of the jokes I had written for her character would be funnier if she said the words “face anus” instead of her preferred choice, “face hole.” (Rhea, to her endless credit, ultimately agreed.)  In the intervening months, Hollywood had suffered an actors’ strike, a writers’ strike, a spiraling production exodus and a content contraction precipitated by the economics of streaming and …

Calls for Met Gala boycott after Bezos foots the bill: ‘Brought to you by worker exploitation’

Calls for Met Gala boycott after Bezos foots the bill: ‘Brought to you by worker exploitation’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more A group of guerrilla activists are urging people to boycott this year’s Met Gala over the involvement of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. At various locations near the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, posters have popped up with the words: “Bezos Met Gala: Brought to you by the firm that powers ICE” and “Boycott the Bezos Met Gala.” In November, the Met announced that this year’s biggest night in fashion would be “made possible” by the world’s third-richest man and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, who were named as lead sponsors, alongside secondary donors, Condé Nast and Saint Laurent. The role is understood to give the couple influence over everything from invites to the overall presentation of the event. The sponsorship by the tech …

Homeland Security worker, another woman slain in Atlanta-area attacks

Homeland Security worker, another woman slain in Atlanta-area attacks

Published by Sam Flores

ATLANTA — An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one of the victims was identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog. The killing of the Homeland Security worker, Lauren Bullis, and shootings of the two other victims on Monday led Homeland Secretary Markwayne Mullin to issue a statement raising concerns that the 26-year-old defendant, U.K.-native Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was granted U.S. citizenship in 2022, when Democrat Joe Biden was president. “These acts of pure evil have devastated our Department and my prayers are with the families of the victims,” Mullin wrote in a statement posted on social media, cataloging a litany of the defendant’s previous alleged crimes but not specifying whether they happened before he was granted citizenship. Authorities have said they believe at least one of the victims, the man who was wounded, was targeted at random. They said they were still looking into …

An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility

An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility

Published by skeptic

An Amazon employee at the Troutdale, Oregon warehouse passed away at work last week, a company spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. According to a report from the Western Edge, an independent investigative outlet covering the Pacific Northwest, the worker collapsed on the floor at the PDX9 warehouse and lay dead as employees continued to work around him. “We’re deeply saddened by the passing of a member of our team, and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with their loved ones during this difficult time,” Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson told TechCrunch. “We’ve been in touch with his family and have provided resources to support them. For employees at our PDX9 facility, we’ve provided onsite grief counselors and additional support. We’re thankful for the work of the Multnomah County Sherrif’s Department and local emergency medical services.” On a Reddit forum for Amazon fulfillment center workers, several people claiming to work at PDX9 said that the building had been especially hot after soundproof curtains were installed, which limited airflow. They speculated that the heat could have contributed to the …

The House Opinion Article | Worker Bees: Inside The Burnham Operation

The House Opinion Article | Worker Bees: Inside The Burnham Operation

Published by Sam Flores

9 min read6 min Andy Burnham remains a likely candidate to replace Keir Starmer if the Prime Minister leaves office before the next election. Tom Scotson goes in search of the people, ideas and forces shaping what would be his third leadership campaign Last October, Andy Burnham was a badly damaged figure. A series of high-profile interventions in the run-up to and during Labour’s conference – widely interpreted as a soft coup – had misfired. Keir Starmer’s allies mocked the so-called ‘King of the North’ as a presumptuous, vainglorious blowhard, a risk to the UK’s financial credibility and a political dead-end for Labour. At this low point, an old friend offered some comradely advice to the Greater Manchester mayor. “Remember what Lenin said in 1917 as he waited for a train in Switzerland,” David Blunkett recalls telling Burnham. “Timing is everything in politics.” The timing – six months on – looks rather different. Labour is braced for heavy losses in elections in Scotland, Wales and England’s local councils. And while the Iran conflict …

Worker dies at shipyard in Tuas, MOM investigating incident

Worker dies at shipyard in Tuas, MOM investigating incident

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: A 24-year-old man died at a shipyard in Tuas on Monday (Apr 6) after he was found unconscious in a stainless steel pipe, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Thursday. In response to CNA queries, MOM said it is investigating the incident and confirmed the workplace fatality happened at a worksite occupied by Seatrium, at Tuas South Boulevard. The man was a welder and was “found lying unconscious inside a 28-inch (71cm) stainless-steel pipe on board a newly fabricated process module of a vessel”, MOM said. He was subsequently extricated from the pipe and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The deceased worked for Hwa Leong Offshore Engineering, according to MOM. All confined spaces must be clearly identified and labelled as a general safety measure, an MOM spokesperson said. “Before any work begins, relevant risk control measures, including atmospheric testing, adequate ventilation and application of permit-to-work must be implemented to address and mitigate any foreseeable hazards associated with the confined spaces.” Singapore saw 36 workplace deaths in 2025, with workplace fatality falling …

Iceland offers job to Waitrose worker sacked for tackling shoplifter | UK News

Iceland offers job to Waitrose worker sacked for tackling shoplifter | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

The boss of Iceland has offered a job to the man who says he was sacked from Waitrose for tackling a shoplifter. Walker Smith, who had been with the supermarket for 17 years, was dismissed two days after getting into a brief struggle with the thief, who was trying to steal Easter eggs. He told the Guardian he was reprimanded by his manager and apologised, but the issue was escalated, and he lost his job at the shop in Clapham, south London. Posting next to an article on the story on LinkedIn, Lord Richard Walker, executive chairman of Iceland and the government’s cost-of-living champion, posted: “You’re welcome to a job with us. We even share the same name…” It’s not known if Mr Smith has responded to the offer. Image: Walker Smith lost his job at Waitrose. Pic: Facebook Lord Walker also suggested in an interview last week that security guards should carry truncheons and pepper spray to deal with the violence they encounter. The Conservatives have urged Waitrose to reinstate Mr Smith, but the …

Facebook worker investigated by police after download of 30,000 private images | UK News

Facebook worker investigated by police after download of 30,000 private images | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A former worker at Meta is being investigated by police over suspicions he downloaded about 30,000 private Facebook images. The engineer is alleged to have designed a programme to access the pictures while avoiding internal security checks, UK court documents show. A specialist detective from the Metropolitan Police’s cybercrime unit has launched a criminal probe. Meta, the company the owns Facebook, confirmed the suspected breach was discovered more than a year ago and said it referred the matter itself to police. The US-based social media giant said affected users had been notified and the employee was sacked, while its security systems have also been upgraded. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Meta and YouTube found liable for social media addiction The engineer, who lives in London, is on police bail while the investigation continues. A request to vary his bail conditions was recently granted by Highbury Magistrates’ Court. Court records state that the employee is accused of having “accessed and downloaded approximately 30,000 private images belonging to Facebook …

Retail Worker Shares The Outfits Her Job Dress Coded Her For & The Contradictory Reasons Why

Retail Worker Shares The Outfits Her Job Dress Coded Her For & The Contradictory Reasons Why

Published by Jenni Sidey

Kelly Mooney, a retail employee at a clothing store, shared a video that went viral after she revealed the outfits she was supposedly dress-coded for at work. Upon viewing the video, however, people weren’t entirely sure what all the fuss was about.  It calls into question the whole idea of workplace dress codes, which often toe the line when it comes to legal protections afforded by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and policies instituted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In a nutshell, as Tulane Law School noted, “Employers must balance the need for a dress code against employees’ right to personal expression and beliefs.” A retail worker revealed all the outfits that got her dress-coded at work. In the text overlay of her video, Mooney wrote, “outfits i’ve worn to my retail job & why they violate dress code,” where she then models the said outfits in front of her bedroom mirror. Mooney showed off her first getup, and the next… and the next, and by the end, the video earned a series of …

Investigators probe whether LaGuardia traffic control worker stepped away to use emergency phone before deadly crash

Investigators probe whether LaGuardia traffic control worker stepped away to use emergency phone before deadly crash

Published by Sam Flores

Federal authorities are reportedly investigating whether an air traffic controller at LaGuardia Airport was forced to leave their console to use an emergency landline in the moments leading up to a fatal collision between an Air Canada Express jet and a fire truck. The inquiry is one of several critical questions being pursued by the National Transportation Safety Board, The New York Times reports, as it attempts to reconstruct the events of March 22. The crash, which resulted in the deaths of two pilots, occurred when the aircraft struck a Port Authority vehicle as it was landing. The collision marked the first fatal incident at the Queens airport in more than 30 years. Sources familiar with the investigation told The NYT that officials were looking into whether the use of a “crash phone” — a dedicated landline often located at a distance from active workstations — affected the controller’s ability to monitor the runway during a pivotal window of time. The staffing of the tower has remained a central point of the investigation. Federal Aviation …