(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc workers at a small facility in New Jersey have shown enough interest to hold a vote on unionizing, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Monday. At least 60 of 200 workers from Amazon’s DNK5 depot in Bayonne, New Jersey, have submitted cards seeking to organize as part of Local…
Amazon Workers in Small New Jersey Facility File for Union Election
Capitol Report (April 18): Judge revokes CDC Mask Mandate on Airplanes
The sixth bus of illegal immigrants arrived in Washington from Texas. Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott started sending these buses of illegal immigrants to Washington, drawing both praise and condemnation from different groups. Arizona Congressman Andy Biggs visited the border with a group of nearly 50 GOP lawmakers. We’ll tell you what they…
Shahbaz Sharif Picked as Pakistan’s New Prime Minister After Week of Drama
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s parliament elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister Monday, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan. Sharif, the brother of disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, won with 174 votes after more than 100 lawmakers from Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or Pakistan Justice…
Alberta’s Kenney Urges Party to Back Him or Risk Division and Election Loss to NDP
Premier Jason Kenney, in a speech to party members deciding his fate, told them he is an unblemished election winner who saved Alberta from servitude in a dystopian socialist hellscape. “I’m 12-0!” Kenney said Saturday in a speech before cheering, applauding, whooping, placard-waving supporters in Red Deer. “I know a thing or two about winning…
Hong Kong’s Hardline Security Chief Formally Declares Candidacy for Chief Executive
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s former No. 2 official John Lee on Saturday formally declared his candidacy for the upcoming leadership election, entering the race for chief executive viewed by many as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) endorsed candidate. Lee said at an online news conference that he would stand for the election on May 8 after…
Witness Tells Court Police Saw ‘Low’ Threat Level for 2012 Quebec Election Shooting
Police determined there was a low level of danger outside the Montreal venue on election night in 2012 where a gunman shot and killed a lighting technician, according to a retired provincial police officer who helped oversee security. Daniel Rondeau testified on Friday at a civil trial involving four stagehands who were present the night…
Hong Kong Leadership Contender Emerges Amid Uncertain Future
HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s deputy leader, former police officer John Lee, has signalled his intention to contest an election for the city’s top job, media has reported, which could see Beijing signing off on the first security official to run the global financial hub. Carrie Lam, the embattled incumbent leader who has seen her popularity slide,…
Witness Describes Quebec’s 2012 Election Night Shooting in Civil Trial Testimony
A stagehand who survived the 2012 Quebec election night shooting that killed a colleague testified today at a civil trial over the police response at the event. Guillaume Parisien described how he was called at the last minute to help take down the stage at Montreal’s Metropolis concert hall, arriving not long before the shooting…
Judge Holds Wisconsin Speaker in Contempt Over Election Records
A judge in Wisconsin held state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in contempt of court for allegedly failing to produce emails and text messages related to an investigation he ordered into the 2020 election. Dane County Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn wrote on Wednesday that Vos, a Republican, and the Assembly “have chosen to willfully violate a court order and…
Alberta Premier Kenney Interviewed by RCMP in Probe Into UCP Leadership Race
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he has been interviewed by the RCMP as part of an investigation into potential criminal identity theft during the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election. “Yes, I did an interview at [their] request,” he said in a press conference on March 28. “We’ll always be there to cooperate in any…
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