UPS preparing to offer second driver buyout, as it plans 30,000 layoffs in 2026During a quarterly earnings meeting on January 27, UPS Chief Financial Officer Brian Dykes announced that the company plans to cut another 30,000 jobs this year and implement a second driver buyout program to accelerate the process. The Teamsters responded on Monday by announcing they were filing a lawsuit against the buyout.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/14/blpl-f14.html Courts Have Ruled That ICE Illegally Jailed People More Than 4,400 Times in Less Than Five Months Judges across the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since the start of October that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has illegally detained immigrants, according to a Reuters investigation published Saturday. As President Donald Trump carries out his unprecedented “mass deportation” crusade, the number of people in ICE custody ballooned to 68,000 this month, up 75% from when he took office.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-illegal-arrestsColorado meatpacking workers authorize strike over horrific plant conditions despite deportation threatWorkers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado, the third largest beef plant in the US, voted 99 percent in favor of strike action this past week. The largely immigrant workforce endures extremely hazardous conditions for extremely low pay, with the constant threat of deportation by ICE agents.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/14/hkit-f14.html Syracuse Common Council votes to install Axon readers despite pushback Tensions arose as around 20 protesters interrupted the meeting, causing the council to briefly adjourn and remove, but not arrest, two people, syracuse.com reported. Several local activists and political groups organized the protest, which urged councilors to “melt” the contracts with companies that collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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