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A security guard wearing an electric fan on his neck wipes his sweat on a hot day in Beijing, Monday, July 3, 2023. Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a brief respite from sweltering heat. Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Beijing orders outdoor work to be halted as scorching summer heat soars

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Delivery vehicles remain idle outside a UPS depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in New York. More than 340,000 unionized United Parcel Service employees, including drivers and warehouse workers, say they are prepared to strike if the company does not meet their demands before the end of the current contract on July 31. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

A hiring sign is shown in Wheeling, Ill., Sunday, March 19, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

More Americans apply for jobless benefits, but layoffs are not rising significantly

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

United Parcel Service deliveryman Hudson de Almeida walks through a neighborhood while carrying packages to a home, Friday, June 30, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass. Frustrated by what he called an "appalling counterproposal" earlier this week, Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers, said a strike now appears inevitable and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) **FILE**

Accusations fly as UPS driver strike looms

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Illustration on unionizing Starbucks by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Starbucks coffee union pitch is bitter

By Richard Berman

Striking hotel workers rally outside the entrance to the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Los Angeles-area hotel workers go on strike

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., speaks during the House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on the administration foreign policy priorities on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. A measure has been introduced in the U.S. House to ban imported products containing minerals critical to electric vehicle batteries but mined through child labor and other abusive conditions in Congo, where China has enormous mining stakes. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP, File)

U.S. measure would ban products containing mineral mined with child labor in Congo

By Taiwo Adebayo - Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a news conference in Carthage, N.C., on Dec. 5, 2022. Transgender girls in North Carolina would no longer be allowed to play on the school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a proposal that received final legislative approval on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Cooper has little power to block it now that Republicans hold veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

North Carolina legislature overrides governor’s veto of ESG ban

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

A United Parcel Service truck is parked on a street, in New York, Thursday, May 11, 2023. Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday, June 16, to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and Teamsters can’t come to an agreement before their contract expires next month.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘You’ve got one week’: Teamsters say UPS strike inevitable as negotiations falter

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Gerald Groff, a former postal worker whose case will be argued before the Supreme Court, speaks during a television interview with the Associated Press at a chapel at the Hilton DoubleTree Resort in Lancaster, Pa., Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Supreme Court rules for ex-mail carrier refusing to work on Sabbath

By Alex Swoyer, Stephen Dinan and Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

A hiring sign is seen in Downers Grove, Ill., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) ** FILE **

Applications for jobless benefits in the U.S. retreat after three weeks of higher claims

By Matt Ott - Associated Press

Mary Skinner inspects the rear end of a General Motors Chevrolet Cruze at Jamestown Industries in Youngstown, Ohio on Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) **FILE**

North American trade pact on 3rd anniversary: Optimism is rising for U.S. and Mexican workers

By Paul Wiseman, Mark Stevenson and Tom Krisher - Associated Press

This May 18, 2021, photo shows a woman typing on a laptop on a train in New Jersey. Business owners planning a move from remote-only to a hybrid workplace face unique challenges. Define what a hybrid setup will look like for your team or company and invest in tools to create a seamless experience for employees, no matter where they’re working. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Remote employment doubled at beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, remained elevated in 2021

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

In this April 7, 2019, photo, people with the Pride Alliance Network, sponsored by Starbucks, walk along Ocean Drive, during the 11th annual Pride Parade, as part of Miami Beach Pride week, in Miami Beach, Fla. Florida is now home to two metro areas with among the highest concentrations of gay and lesbian coupled households in the U.S., according to a new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Orlando and Miami had the fourth and sixth highest concentrations of same sex coupled households in the U.S. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Starbucks files NLRB complaint over union comments on Pride decorations

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Working remotely and from home illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

The next phase of remote working: In the office only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays And Thursdays

By Gene Marks

Residents walk past reopened stores in the district of Haizhu as pandemic restrictions are eased in southern China's Guangzhou province, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Influencers slammed by fans for glowing reviews of conditions in Chinese fashion factories

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

A customer makes a purchase at a Starbucks coffee shop in Philadelphia on Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

Starbucks union workers say Philly should close location over union busting

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Fast-food workers and their supporters march past California's capitol building in Sacramento, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have agreed to restore funding to the Industrial Welfare Commission, which has the power to regulate wages, hours and working conditions in California. Business groups oppose restoring the commission. A law that would create a similar commission to regulate the fast food industry passed last year but has been put on hold pending the outcome of a 2024 referendum. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s law aimed at fast-food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Illustration on Biden's promotion of unions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden vs. workers’ right to vote out unions

By Mark Mix

A Starbucks sign is displayed above a store in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in New York. The union organizing Starbucks workers said Monday, June 26, 2023, that a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle. The strike will continue through this week and is expected to close or disrupt operations at more than 150 stores, Starbucks Workers United said. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 U.S. stores

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press