Ron Fowler, now 77 and hospitalized with cancer and blood clots, and his 83-year-old friend Chuck Deuschle spent years working at a Kentucky uranium-enrichment plant central to the U.S. nuclear weapons program. They later exposed how the facility and its operators hid dangerous levels of radiation and toxic chemical exposure from workers and nearby residents for decades, choosing to stay on the job and speak out rather than quit.
longreads.com
· 2026-08-28
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly criticized Amazon, focusing on the employment status of its delivery drivers, the sale of illegal e-bikes on its platform, and fines related to idling delivery vehicles. The socialist mayor is positioning these issues as part of a broader push to hold major corporations accountable for labor and safety practices in the city.
wsj.com
· 2026-08-25
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would permanently establish a $103,265 fee on certain new H-1B visas, replacing the temporary fee Trump imposed last year that is set to expire in September. Previously such visas cost between $2,000 and $5,000, and the new fee would not apply to renewals or to foreign students already in the U.S. transitioning to H-1B status. The proposal comes even as courts are still weighing legal challenges, including a June ruling that found the original fee illegal.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-08-24
Ed Brady, CEO of the Home Builders Institute, says the rush to build AI data centers is pulling scarce skilled tradespeople away from residential construction. He notes the US already faces a shortage of roughly 300,000 skilled trades workers, and many of those still available are opting for data center jobs instead of homebuilding.
futurism.com
· 2026-08-23
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