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• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees are reluctant to return to work following a deadly shooting at the agency's Atlanta headquarters on Friday. • The shooting incident has created a climate of fear and uncertainty among CDC staff about workplace safety and security protocols. • CDC leadership is facing pressure to address employee concerns and implement enhanced security measures to restore confidence in the workplace.

Workers wrote ‘Katrina declaration’, warning that funding cuts made US dangerously unprepared for natural disastersFourteen employees with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency returned to work this week, after spending eight months on administrative leave for signing a public letter criticising the Trump administration.The so-called “Katrina declaration”, sent last August to members of Congress and a federal council formed to help determine Fema’s future, was written as a rebuke from the workers about the dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Continue reading...

Store opened in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market joins growing unionization campaign across the coffee chainWorkers at the historic first Starbucks store are seeking to unionize as the coffee retail giant and its union appear stalemated over their first contract.The first Starbucks store opened in 1971 in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, and the store serves as a tourist site in Seattle. Continue reading...

• A massive warehouse fire near Los Angeles film studios allegedly started due to employee negligence, damaging potential streaming props yesterday. • Firefighters contained the blaze after hours; no injuries reported but millions in entertainment assets lost. • Probe highlights safety risks in California's production hubs, affecting upcoming film releases.

Courtney Williams accused of sharing material with reporter examining deaths and drugs at US military baseThe FBI has arrested a former military special operations employee accused of providing classified information to the media, the agency’s director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday.The US Department of Justice said in a press release that the former employee, identified as Courtney Williams, 40, was arrested on Tuesday and indicted on Wednesday for allegedly sharing classified material with a journalist. Continue reading...

Police investigating as former worker is suspected of having designed program to avoid security checksA former worker at Meta is under criminal investigation on suspicion of downloading about 30,000 private Facebook images.He was employed by the social media company when it is believed he designed a program to be able to access the pictures while avoiding internal security checks. Continue reading...

The retailer has been criticised over treatment of Walker Smith, 54, who worked in London store for 17 yearsWaitrose is under growing pressure to reinstate an employee of 17 years who was sacked after tackling a shoplifter who was trying to steal Lindt Gold Bunny Easter eggs.The retailer has been criticised for its treatment of Walker Smith, who described his devastation after managers fired him two days after he stopped the shoplifter taking items from the display of Easter eggs. Continue reading...