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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A new report shows what jobs are typically held by asset-limited, income-constrained, but employed Americans.</li><li>Nearly a quarter of US nonprofit workers live just above the federal poverty line.</li></ul>Many of America's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-calling-out-non-profit-low-pay-exploitation-2022-8">nonprofit employees</a> fill gaps in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-capitalism-socialism-economy-jobs-social-security-unemployment-2024-2">social safety net</a>, helping people <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/half-of-nyc-residents-cant-afford-housing-food-healthcare-report-2023-4">access housing</a>, food, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-giving-up-medical-care-cant-afford-costs-2024-2">healthcare</a> where government programs fail.But a chunk of these workers are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/middle-class-americans-earning-above-poverty-live-paycheck-to-paycheck-2024-4">barely getting by themselves</a>. A report published in September by the policy and research firm United for ALICE found that 3 million US nonprofit employees — nearly a quarter of the total nonprofit workforce — are living just above the federal poverty line. The report examined Americans who have identified as nonprofit workers on the Census' American Community Survey, including many employees in healthcare, educational services, and social assistance.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-typical-alice-middle-class-poverty-housing-food-benefits-2024-4">ALICE demographic</a> is people who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. The ALICE threshold varies based on local cost of living and household size. If an individual lives above the federal poverty line but can't afford survival necessities — like housing, food, and healthcare — where they live, they are considered ALICE. This might be $702 a month for a parent and school-age child in El Paso, Texas, or $2,158 a month for a parent and school-age child in Alexandria, Virginia.The cohort's financial experience is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alice-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-without-government-assistance-snap-medicaid-2024-5">marked by a catch-22</a> — their household income is often too high to get help but too low to comfortably afford daily life.Lisa Kelley, for example, lives paycheck to paycheck in Cincinnati. Often, the 47-year-old feels like she's "doing everything right" and is still <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/government-assistance-food-stamps-snap-doesnt-help-low-income-dinks-2024-5">unable to access</a> the assistance she needs."There's no help," she <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rent-healthcare-plasma-gen-x-government-assistance-2024-5">previously told BI</a>. "If you make too much, there's no help; if you are healthy, there's no help; if you don't have kids, there's no help."<h2 id="1051b53b-ec29-4b34-a6e5-059d162766d3">Nonprofit workers provide help, but they're also struggling</h2>About 13% of Americans live at or below the federal poverty threshold, meaning their annual household income is below $15,060 for one person or $31,200 for a family of four. Access to many assistance programs, like SNAP, Medicaid, and housing vouchers, is based on this measure, which <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/poverty-line-leaves-behind-low-income-americans-snap-medicare-wic-2024-6">largely hasn't been updated</a> since the 1960s. This measure was calculated when Americans spent about a third of their paycheck on food, whereas Americans now spend only 13% of their income on groceries.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alice-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-without-government-assistance-snap-medicaid-2024-5">ALICEs</a>, however, make up another 29% of Americans who <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/retirement-savings-social-security-baby-boomers-without-savings-401k-poverty-2024-8">feel like they are living in poverty</a> but are out of reach of these resources because their paychecks are slightly too high. This leaves some choosing between putting food on the table, paying bills, or going to necessary doctor's visits. It's led some to take extra part-time jobs or rely on gig work — especially if they live in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-food-healthcare-housing-cost-most-expensive-us-cities-2024-2">high-cost-of-living area</a>."We need help, especially those of us that are trying to go to work every day," Cherie Tobias, a 48-year-old Applebees server in Michigan who lives on $25,000 a year, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/middle-class-americans-earning-above-poverty-struggles-afford-food-medicine-2024-4">previously told BI</a>. "No matter how we feel, no matter how much pain we're in, we're going to try to push through to provide — but we go home defeated."Younger nonprofit workers are particularly struggling. According to the report, 37% of nonprofit workers under the age of 25 fall into the ALICE category. This follows larger ALICE trends, which show that workers under 25 are one of the main cohorts living out of reach of most assistance programs. Similarly, 23% of nonprofit workers ages 25 to 44 are considered ALICEs.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alabama-basic-income-single-mothers-afford-childcare-bills-birmingham-2024-8">Single parents</a> working for nonprofits are also facing grim prospects: According to the report, over half are living below the ALICE threshold. And, while 16% of white nonprofit workers were below the ALICE threshold, 35% of Black workers in the sector were struggling to make ends meet.It's an irony that addresses some of the larger struggles ALICE workers face in the US: Many of the larger support structures do not see them as in need, which exacerbates the need further. Without adequate income or access to resources, these Americans are stuck in the middle."I'm not homeless enough to get certain help because I have a roof over my head," Melissa Hedden, 41, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/not-poor-enough-low-income-millennial-cant-afford-rent-homeless-2024-5">previously told BI</a>. "But I'm too homeless to get a job because I don't know where I'm going to live in three weeks. What do you do?"Are you an ALICE or nonprofit employee struggling to afford daily life? Are you open to sharing your story? If so, reach out to <a target="_blank" href="mailto:allisonkelly@businessinsider.com">allisonkelly@businessinsider.com</a>, <a target="_blank" href="mailto:nsheidlower@businessinsider.com">nsheidlower@businessinsider.com</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="mailto:jkaplan@businessinsider.com">jkaplan@businessinsider.com</a>.

Nonprofit workers fill holes in the social safety net, but millions are financially insecure themselves

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Unionized Boeing workers on Monday voted to accept a contract proposal, ending a seven-week strike.</li><li>The deal increases pay by 38% over four years and gives workers a bonus for ratifying the contract.</li></ul>Boeing union workers approved a labor contract proposal on Monday that will increase pay by 38% over four years and end a seven-week strike.According to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/IAM751/status/1853664063429189635">International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 751,</a> 59% of employees voted yes to the proposal. This was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-union-iam-endorses-contract-pay-raise-strike-2024-10">after Boeing union leaders endorsed</a> the offer on Thursday."This contract also creates a new foundation to build on for the future and that future begins today," Jon Holden and Brandon Bryant, presidents of IAM districts 751 and W24 respectively, said in a joint statement on Monday."We are ready to help Boeing change direction and return to building the highest quality and safest airplanes in the world," the statement added.The win, which also includes a $12,000 ratification bonus, comes after Boeing machinists shot down two other offers since September 13.The first was when over 30,000 union <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-workers-preparing-to-strike-rejected-contract-wage-increase-2024-9">workers voted to strike</a> after being displeased with the 25% pay increase they were originally offered.The second rejection was in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-workers-reject-latest-proposal-with-35-wage-hike-union-2024-10">late October. It included a 35% pay hike</a> and a $7,000 bonus. Still, workers will not get a highly-demanded <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seattle-boeing-workers-unhappy-raise-pension-contract-negotiations-25-increase-2024-9">pension plan that was taken away a decade ago.</a>This was Boeing's fourth offer overall. The company's second offer with a 30% pay increase was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-strike-negotiations-union-leaders-break-down-after-two-days-2024-10">withdrawn after talks broke down.</a>"This agreement represents a new standard in the aerospace industry — one that sends a clear statement that aerospace jobs must be middle class careers in which workers can thrive," Brian Bryant, IAM's international president, said in a statement on Monday.The win for Boeing means it can restart its production line as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-earnings-profits-drop-boeing-delays-criticism-consumer-2024-11">airlines continue to complain about delayed deliveries.</a>New Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who started in August, can also fully implement his <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-ceo-turnaround-plan-employee-memo-earnings-2024-10">culture turnaround plan</a> as union factory employees return to work.According to a Bank of America analyst estimate, Boeing lost about $50 million a day due to the strike.The strike also led to an announced 10% staff cut, a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-777x-why-so-important-delays-future-airlines-2024-7">further delay to Boeing's 777X program</a>, and a halt in much of Boeing's production in Seattle.This has snowballed the problems at the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-of-boeing-problems-alaska-airlines-strike-layoffs-starliner-max-2024-10">already embattled planemaker</a>, which started with a door plug blowing off a new 737 Max in January. That was followed by a safety audit, a CEO change, and at least three whistleblowers who reported quality concerns on the assembly lines.Representatives for Boeing and IAM Districts 751 and W24, the union branches representing the striking workers, did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Boeing workers approve labor contract, ending a bruising 7-week strike

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-wont-tell-employees-days-to-work-in-office-2024-9">Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol</a> has been in his new role for about a month.</li><li>Employees at Starbucks stores say they're eager to see what changes he makes.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-worker-criticizes-restaurant-soulless-fast-food-empire-2024-9">Starbucks</a> could see lots of changes as CEO Brian Niccol gets his bearings.Niccol, who has been at the helm of the coffee giant for a month now, has made clear that it has room to improve its American stores. He plans to work on "reestablishing Starbucks as the community coffeehouse" and "empowering our baristas to take care of our customers," he wrote in an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-new-ceo-wants-customers-spend-more-time-coffee-chain-2024-9">open letter</a> published last month."Many of our customers still experience this magic every day, but in some places — especially in the U.S. — we aren't always delivering," Niccol wrote. "It can feel transactional, menus can feel overwhelming, product is inconsistent, the wait too long or the handoff too hectic. These moments are opportunities for us to do better."Niccol is spending his first 100 days at Starbucks getting to know the business, including visiting some of the chain's stores, according to the letter. He is Starbucks' fourth CEO in less than three years. He follows Laxman Narasimhan, who took the job in 2023 after a transition period, Howard Schultz, who served as interim CEO starting in 2022, and Kevin Johnson, who was CEO between 2017 and 2022.There's evidence that Starbucks needs a turnaround. The chain's North American sales have fallen in the last two quarters that it has reported. Starbucks' stock price was down roughly 20% this year until August, when Starbucks appointed Niccol and its shares erased those losses.Analysts have said Niccol may be the right man for the job. As <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-starbucks-ceo-brian-niccol-could-change-c-suite-menu-2024-8">Chipotle's CEO</a>, he led the brand's recovery from a food safety crisis and oversaw the creation of online ordering at the chain.Business Insider has spoken to 10 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-baristas-what-new-ceo-should-do-pricing-drinks-menu-2024-8">Starbucks store workers</a> — whom the company calls "partners" — since the chain announced Niccol would become CEO. They declined to have their names used in this article for fear of retaliation from Starbucks, but BI has verified their identities and employment with the company. Starbucks had about 219,000 partners at its company-operated stores as of last October, according to its latest annual filing with the SEC.Here are the issues that they said they hope Niccol addresses:<h2 id="79829550-92ae-436e-bed5-8fa523e9ddc7">Some Starbucks stores should feel more like a 'third place'</h2>Not all Starbucks stores feel like great places to hang out, some partners told BI.One store in Florida, for instance, has an old, worn-down floor that has become difficult to clean, according to one partner who works there. That leads to a stench in some parts of the café that turns off patrons, they said."If you stand too close to the bar or lean over to get a straw, you might get a whiff," the partner said. "I've had customers who can see the condition of the floor, and they're like 'What?'"A Starbucks spokesperson directed BI to comments from former CEO Narasimhan on the company's July earnings call about Starbucks' plans to renovate about 800 stores in North America by the end of the company's 2024 fiscal year.Another partner at a Starbucks store previously told BI that the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-new-system-to-make-slow-ordering-better-isnt-solution-2024-9">Siren Craft System</a>, which the company has touted as a way to streamline drink production and free up partners to serve customers, often forces partners at his store to put off tasks, including cleaning.Employees at many Starbucks locations also have to juggle serving customers who visit the cafés to enjoy their coffee there and those who want a quick cup of coffee to go — perhaps by ordering through Starbucks' mobile app — and to avoid talking to anyone. "It's no longer the third place," one <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-online-orders-might-stand-in-way-new-ceo-plans-2024-10">Starbucks store manager in Florida</a> previously told BI. "It's a pit stop."<h2 id="fdc112e5-6ada-4c9c-b5f6-ea2fc7be3baa">Starbucks should hire more workers to shorten wait times</h2>Shifts at Starbucks stores are often short-staffed, multiple partners have told BI.One store in North Carolina usually has just two or three partners on duty outside of a two-hour shift in the morning, one partner who works there said. The store needs one or two more workers during those shifts to function smoothly and get customers their orders without long delays, he said.Starbucks stores often schedule more workers in the morning, when customers are likely to stop by for coffee. But far fewer workers are on the floor later in the day at some stores.The Florida store with the worn-out floor is often overwhelmed when students from a nearby school stop by in the afternoon, the partner there said."Monday through Friday, there's an afterschool rush at 3:00 p.m., and we never have enough people to work it," the partner said. That leads to "big lines that wrap around the building," the partner added.<h2 id="38169ef0-e68a-4c5e-b436-7044011ebda9">Starbucks needs a better way to manage mobile orders</h2>Partners at some stores say that they struggle to fill orders that customers place through the chain's mobile app in a timely manner, BI has reported.During busy times of the day, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-worker-long-wait-times-down-to-staffing-mobile-orders-2024-8">one Starbucks store in North Carolina</a> receives up to 20 mobile orders at a time, a partner who works there told BI. This year, the problem has gotten so bad that the store has closed in-person ordering just to catch up, the partner said.Another partner in South Dakota told BI that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-online-orders-might-stand-in-way-new-ceo-plans-2024-10">promotions through the app</a>, such as four drinks for $20, make it especially hard for workers to keep up.<h2 id="54d77444-ab80-4f8b-b80d-ec2470e4c620">Starbucks should rethink its bring-your-own-cup incentive</h2>In January, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2024/starbucks-becomes-first-national-coffee-retailer-to-accept-reusable-cups-for-drive-thru-and-mobile-orders/">Starbucks said</a> that it would start letting US customers bring their own clean, reusable cups to cafés to hold the drinks that they order. The move was meant to cut the number of single-use plastic cups that the chain uses, and customers get a 10-cent discount and rewards points for the effort. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2024/a-better-cup-for-all/">Starbucks said</a> about 400,000 of its rewards members brought in a personal cup for an order in the several days following the announcement.But a partner at a Starbucks in Florida said those incentives are too minor and don't seem to be pushing many customers to bring in their own cups. "That's not motivational, not to the average person," the partner said."I love my job, I love the company, but things have to change because of what we're doing to the environment," the partner added.A Starbucks spokesperson said the company has seen "encouraging results" since starting the reusable cup initiative in January.Do you work at Starbucks and have a story idea to share? Reach out to this reporter at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:abitter@businessinsider.com">abitter@businessinsider.com</a>.

Starbucks store workers want their new CEO to take action on these 4 issues 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Boeing workers are striking for the first time since 2008.</li><li>The walkout could cost the embattled planemaker billions in lost revenue if it drags on for months.</li></ul>Boeing is facing its first strike in 16 years — and it could deal a billion-dollar blow to the planemaker if it drags on.More than 30,000 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-factory-worker-pressure-make-miracles-happen-report-2024-9">factory workers</a> are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-workers-preparing-to-strike-rejected-contract-wage-increase-2024-9">poised to walk out</a> starting Friday morning after the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) overwhelmingly voted to reject a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/seattle-boeing-workers-unhappy-raise-pension-contract-negotiations-25-increase-2024-9">tentative labor agreement</a> with Boeing, and to go on strike in pursuit of a better deal.Boeing's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/2008/9/boeing-workers-go-on-strike-again">last strike in 2008</a> went on for almost two months, causing the company to deliver about 70 fewer commercial aircraft than usual in the affected quarter. The walkout depressed revenues in the period by $4.3 billion, Boeing said at the time.Another strike of that length would cost Boeing at least $3 billion, according to a TD Cowen research note cited by The New York Times. Jefferies analysts estimated a 30-day cash impact of $1.5 billion, and warned a strike "could destabilize suppliers and supply chains," CNBC reported. The rejected deal would have cost Boeing an extra $900 million a year if passed, they noted.A Boeing strike in 1989 cost the company $2.5 billion in lost revenue, and the next one in 2005 cost it about $1 billion, the American Action Forum <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/the-economic-impact-of-strikes-an-historical-boeing-case-study/">noted in a paper this week</a>. However, the conservative-leaning policy-analysis nonprofit said that Boeing might make some of that money later instead of missing out on it entirely."While strikes, especially recent ones, have been costly, there is no clear trend in how they have affected year-to-year revenue," the AAF researchers wrote. "This may be because Boeing generally delays orders rather than losing them, so their revenue is time-shifted rather than diminished."Even so, they noted the pending strike could be especially painful given Boeing <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-to-plead-guilty-isnt-out-woods-yet-government-contracts-2024-7">recently agreed to a plea deal</a> tied to the crashes of two 737 Max planes. If approved by a judge, the agreement would see Boeing pay a $244 million fine and invest an extra $455 million in compliance and safety programs."Considering the cost of the previous two strikes, combined with legal troubles related to manufacturing issues, a strike at this juncture could be particularly damaging," the AAF analysts said.Boeing is also weathering turbulence after the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-blowout-alaska-flight-attendant-doesnt-feel-safe-2024-8">midair blowout</a> of a door plug on one of its planes in January, which sparked investigations that revealed broad-based safety and quality issues and prompted <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-737-max-plane-safety-faa-production-timeline-2024-6">regulatory restrictions</a> on production. The company's Starliner space program has been <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-starliner-spacecraft-returns-to-earth-without-nasa-astronauts-2024-9">hit by safety concerns too</a>.The manufacturing titan employs nearly 150,000 people nationwide and ranks among the largest US exporters, meaning a strike that halts its operations could hit the broader economy along with its bottom line."While past IAM strikes have had relatively little effect on Boeing's revenue, the ripple effects of a future IAM strike against Boeing could indeed create significant disruption for the local economy and reverberate throughout the national supply chain," the AAF paper reads.Boeing CEO <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeings-new-ceo-tours-factories-signaling-intent-for-change-2024-8">Kelly Ortberg</a>, who <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-union-deal-includes-key-commitment-to-seattle-signals-future-2024-9">only took over</a> the company's controls in August, and his team said on Thursday they're prepared to return to the negotiating table. Quickly ending the strike would minimize its financial impact.

Boeing workers are set to strike — and it could cost the company billions

<keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword>: A top police official in <keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> has called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain <keyword id="20384229" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="public-safety" source="keywords">public safety</keyword> and law and order amidst reports of attacks on the law enforcement authorities in the violence-hit nation. Additional Inspector General of Police (AIG) A.K.M. Shahidur Rahman, who was appointed as the focal person of the <keyword id="20089848" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bangladesh-police" source="keywords">Bangladesh Police</keyword> on Tuesday to handle the current crisis, asked his force to ignore rumours. "The police are friends of the people and work for the public. We cannot imagine a society without the police. Therefore, I request our police members once again to ignore rumours and return to their duties in a phased manner, ensuring that security arrangements are properly in place," he said, emphasising the crucial role of the police in maintaining public safety. Most <keyword id="20117995" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="police-stations" source="keywords">police stations</keyword> in the country, including the capital Dhaka, currently have no police personnel present, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Multiple police officers have reported that over four hundred police stations across the country have experienced attacks, vandalism, arson, and looting. In this situation, no one feels safe staying in their respective stations or offices, leading everyone to seek safe shelters. A police headquarters official mentioned that the police have not faced such a situation since 1971, the report said. In many places, clashes broke out between the police and agitated mobs. Consequently, law enforcement officers vacated various stations overnight. After the attack on the police headquarters on Monday night, senior officials were evacuated to safety by helicopter. Many climbed over walls to escape the headquarters. Law enforcement broke down in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on Monday, with police absent from their duty to keep law and order or manage traffic, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported on Tuesday. Since Monday afternoon, the police presence in urban areas dwindled, and by Tuesday, the breakdown of the police system was evident throughout the country. Attacks on police stations and facilities across the country, resulting in numerous police casualties, have led to this unprecedented situation, the newspaper reported. As the army took charge following Hasina's ouster and the death toll in the violence in which temples were also attacked rose to 440, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved Parliament on Tuesday and appointed 84-year-old Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus as the head of an upcoming interim government. Meanwhile, the readymade garment (RMG) and textile factories across the country will reopen on Wednesday, the paper said. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the apex trade body of the country's RMG manufacturers, urged its members to open their factories on Wednesday. BGMEA Director Mohiuddin Rubel, a participant at the meeting, told the paper that they were going to reopen their factories for the betterment of the country's economy and workers. In a separate statement, Sulov Chowdhury, CEO of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), urged its members to reopen their factories as there is an announcement to keep industrial units open in the present context. However, considering the current situation, he also urged the BKMEA member factories to ensure the overall safety of the factories, along with their workers.

Bangladesh's top police official urges policemen to resume their duties and maintain public safety

Three <keyword id="19909452" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="labourers" source="keywords">labourers</keyword> died of <keyword id="20100581" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="asphyxiation" source="keywords">asphyxiation</keyword> at an <keyword id="454970" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="illegal-coal-mine" source="Orion">illegal coal mine</keyword> in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, police said on Sunday. A case has been registered against four persons for <keyword id="20497088" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="culpable-homicide" source="keywords">culpable homicide</keyword> not amounting to murder, and efforts are on to apprehend them, an official said. The victims, Lakshman Dabhi (35), Khodabhai Makwana (32) and Viram Keraliya (35), were digging at a mine near Bhet village in Thangadh taluka of the district when they died of asphyxiation on Saturday, the official from Muli Muli police station said. The trio did not have helmets, masks or other <keyword id="20754876" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="safety-equipment" source="keywords">safety equipment</keyword> when they were working for the accused, he said. As per the first information report (FIR), the accused did not provide helmets or other safety equipment to the deceased while employing them to dig a well. They died after inhaling gas from the well, it stated. A case was registered against Jashabhai Keraliya, Janak Aniyaria, Khimjibhai Saradia, and Kalpesh Parmar, the official said. Bodies of the deceased labourers have been sent for post-mortem, he added. Earlier in February, three workers died after inhaling toxic gas that emanated after a blast triggered by gelatin sticks for an <keyword id="19932636" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="illegal" source="keywords">illegal</keyword> mining operation in the district.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Airport workers in Phoenix, Charlotte describe dangerous conditions during extreme heat.</li><li>They joined fast-food and farm workers this week in demanding employers provide water, AC, and rest.</li></ul>Cecilia Ortiz walks 10 to 15 miles a day for her job at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, pushing people in wheelchairs to their gates and carrying luggage.She loves her job, but it comes with risks, especially when temperatures reach triple digits for months in Phoenix. Ortiz said she sweats through her thick polyester uniform on jet bridges that aren't always air-conditioned. Access to cold water and rest breaks aren't guaranteed. Some of her colleagues who clean airplane cabins, transport luggage on the tarmac, or work as curbside agents have reported dizziness, nausea, and vomiting on the job — symptoms of heat exhaustion.Ortiz this week is joining workers in the airline, fast-food, and farming sectors in 13 cities to demand that employers provide education and training about the symptoms of heat exhaustion, develop a plan of action for getting employees medical attention, and ensure that employees have access to water, shade, air conditioning, and rest breaks. On Tuesday there were demonstrations at airports in Phoenix and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/service-workers-at-charlotte-airport-protest-for-heat-protection/">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>, and on Thursday workers plan to take a coordinated drink of water and share it across social media. Several labor unions are organizing the actions.Scorching heat is becoming more common in the US and around the world. Scientists have found that the climate crisis is causing more frequent, intense, and longer-lasting heat waves. Federal data indicates that each year <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/36-work-related-deaths-due-to-environmental-heat-exposure-in-2021.htm">dozens of workers in the US die from heat exposure</a>. This summer, a sanitation worker for the city of Baltimore died from hyperthermia, or overheating, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating <a target="_blank" href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/15/usps-worker-heat-stroke-death-wendy-johnson/74414304007/">whether a postal worker's death in North Carolina was related to the heat</a>.There are no national standards to protect indoor and outdoor workers. The Biden administration in July <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bidens-heat-standards-workers-water-shade-rest-2024-7">proposed rules for employers with workers exposed to temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit</a> or higher, but it could be years before they take effect. The rules could also be scrapped if former President Donald Trump wins the election in November.Some states and cities have enacted their own policies, including California and Phoenix. This fall Maryland is expected to become the sixth state to adopt heat protections for workers. Meanwhile, Florida and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-extreme-heat-construction-crews-lose-breaks-water-2023-6">Texas have blocked such protections</a> at the local level.The Phoenix City Council in April unanimously passed an ordinance requiring all city contractors and subcontractors to develop heat-safety plans for outdoor workers, including at construction sites and airports. The ordinance also requires access to rest, shade, water, and air conditioning. By 2025, closed-cab vehicles, like those that move airport baggage, must have AC.Ortiz described the ordinance as a big win but said she still hadn't seen her employer, Prospect Airport Services, make changes. The company has more than 8,500 employees at 26 airports around the US and has contracts with airlines to provide passenger services, baggage handlers, and gate agents."The ordinance took effect in April, and we're in August now, still fighting for our basic human rights to a break and water," Ortiz said.She and other airport contract workers tried to deliver a copy of the Phoenix ordinance to their supervisor on Tuesday, but he wouldn't leave his office, Ortiz said. Last August, Ortiz and 10 other employees filed a complaint with Arizona's occupational-safety authorities, who opened an investigation and conducted an on-site inspection, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/06/phoenix-excessive-heat-airport-workers/">The Washington Post reported</a>. A spokesman for the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health told Business Insider they could not immediately provide information about that investigation.Unifi Aviation, the parent company of Prospect Airport Services, told BI in a statement that it had a heat-illness-prevention program that takes effect when temperatures exceed 80 degrees, adding that managers are encouraged to continuously check for signs of heat stress or illness among employees."All outdoor workers are provided with extra breaks, quick access to unlimited water, Gatorade, cooling towels and popsicles," the company said. "When possible, misting stations are also set up at the airports in partnership with airport or airline officials. Employees are also told not to sit or loiter in jet bridges for their own safety and that of those around them."In California, farm workers are especially vulnerable to extreme heat. Lourdes Cardenas is a farm worker who lives in Fresno, California, where it has reached upward of 105 degrees Fahrenheit this summer. She said even though the state has a heat protection law, companies don't always follow it. Last summer, while working in tomato fields without shade, she had a headache and vomited. She had to drive herself home to rest."Many workers don't say anything when they feel bad because they are afraid they will be fired, or because they earn so little that they feel they have to take risks to get a paycheck," Cardenas said during a press conference on Monday hosted by labor unions, including United Farm Workers.Fast-food workers at Waffle House and Starbucks told BI that AC units at some locations were broken for weeks last summer, causing the restaurants to be hotter than 80 degrees."We know that the planet is getting hotter and hotter every year, and we're seeing skyrocketing conditions for workers that people may not always think of when they think about the heat," said April Verrett, the president of the Service Employees International Union, which is helping organize this week's rallies. "Folks on jet bridges or in the kitchen, where temperatures can exceed 110 degrees — they're making these demands that it's time for employers to act now."

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An airport worker fell out of an Airbus A320 in Indonesia.</li><li>A video of the incident shows staff breaking safety rules by removing the airstairs with the door open.</li></ul>A video shows the frightening moment an airport worker fell out of an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-a320-history-boeing-737-rival-2018-9">Airbus A320</a>.The man is seen looking back at the plane, apparently talking to the crew on board, as other staff move the airstairs away from the plane, which sports the livery of Indonesian airline Transnusa.He appeared to presume the stairs were still there. He stepped backward out of the open door and fell to the tarmac.The video shows a clear lapse in following safety rules. Ground workers are not supposed to move the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryanair-passenger-compensated-33-000-after-breaking-leg-on-staircase-2023-9">airstairs</a> while a plane's door is still open.Details of the incident are sparse.Citing an unnamed source, <a target="_blank" href="https://airlive.net/news/2024/05/15/a-ground-agent-fell-from-an-a320-as-the-stepladder-was-removed-seconds-before/">Airlive.net</a> reported that the worker wasn't seriously injured and received immediate treatment.Newsflare reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and that the worker had just finished pre-flight checks. The flight departed 50 minutes late, it added.TransNusa has started an investigation into the incident, per Newsflare.The airstairs bear the logo of JAS Airport Services, a company that provides ground-handling services to airports and airlines in Indonesia.TransNusa is a small regional airline first founded in 2005. It stopped operations in 2020 due to the pandemic but was relaunched in 2022.TransNusa and JAS Airport Services did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

A video shows an airport worker falling out of an Airbus A320 when someone moved the airstairs — highlighting a lapse in following safety rules

<ul class="summary-list"><li>GeoStabilization International will share a $75 million pot with workers following its sale by KKR.</li><li>About 900 staff will get payments of up to $325,000 following the sale.</li></ul>The private equity industry has had a PR problem, facing accusations of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-deadly-sins-of-private-equity-2016-9">greed and elitism</a> — but some firms are now trying to do something about that.KKR, one of the biggest players, is selling a company called <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240926128753/en/KKR-to-Sell-GeoStabilization-International-to-Leonard-Green-Partners">GeoStabilization International</a> to Leonard Green &amp; Partners.It will share $75 million of the proceeds with about 900 staff, mainly construction workers, at the geohazard mitigation and road safety services provider, KKR said.Depending on their role and tenure, those who joined GeoStabilization before last December will get payments of between three months of annual salary to more than three years. The longest-serving staff will get about $325,000. KKR is also offering personal financial coaching and tax preparation services to workers.Pete Stavros, its global cohead of private equity, has shown <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kkr-peter-stavros-private-equity-chi-overhead-doors-sale-2022-6">a commitment to offering equity to staff</a>. In April 2022, he launched <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://ownershipworks.org/">Ownership Works</a>, a nonprofit that promotes giving workers a stake in the businesses they work for.GeoStabilization was a "prime example of what ownership cultures can accomplish within the services sector and speaks to the power of an engaged workforce," Stavros said in a press release.Sales often trigger bonuses for senior management, but KKR has made similar awards to nearly 110,000 blue-collar employees in 50 companies since 2011.However, the sum being given to staff is less than 10% of the deal's reported $1 billion total. The sale gives KKR a return of five times the equity it invested in December 2018 and reflects a near-tripling of revenue and profits in that period.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Over 30,000 Boeing workers plan to strike after rejecting a new labor contract.</li><li>The strike would halt most of Boeing's production in Washington and Oregon.</li></ul>Over 30,000 Boeing workers are preparing to strike on Friday after rejecting a new labor contract.Workers in Washington and Oregon voted against an agreement that Boeing and the labor union for machinists and aerospace workers proposed on Sunday.The strike would pause most of the American aircraft maker's production, a headache for the company grappling with safety and reputation concerns after taking several hits this year.The rejected contract would have increased workers' general wages by 25% over the length of the four-year contract. Boeing would also build its next commercial plane in the Seattle area, as long as the program is initiated within four years of the contract. The tentative labor contract, which includes a pay increase over four years, was touted as <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-union-deal-includes-key-commitment-to-seattle-signals-future-2024-9">another win</a> for the beleaguered company.The proposal left workers unsatisfied, Jon Holden, president of the IAM's district 751 and lead negotiator on the Boeing contract, told <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-seattle-workers-clinch-agreement-after-strike-2024-09-08/">Reuters</a> on Monday."They're angry," Holden told Reuters. "It's hard to come off of 10 years when you lost so many things that were critical."Some union members had been pushing for a much higher wage hike— up to 40% — and the return of the company's pension plan, which it discontinued a decade ago, Holden said.This is a breaking news story, please check back for updates.

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