🚨NEW — AFL filed a petition urging the SEC to repeal an Obama-era regulation that pressures public companies to factor race, sex, gender, and religion into board member selection.
Companies must choose directors based on merit — not diversity boxes.
25% of US doctors are foreigners.
28,000+ US medical students graduate per year - 1000+ don't get a residency spot.
Of the 44,000+ US residency spots per year, 16,000+ are filled by foreigners!
TMB president Sherif Zaafran is a strong advocate for foreign doctors and led the state to pass the DOCTOR Act last session, easing licensing requirements for foreign doctors.
5 women were just injured in an ACID ATTACK in Jersey City.
Police say two individuals drove up to the women on a moped and threw sulfuric acid on them.
Police are not releasing a description of the attackers.
California is pressuring public utilities to award $633M in contracts to "LGBT-owned" firms. The state's official gay-certification program has issued this checklist of documents to prove your status.
And a warning: you'll go to jail if you misrepresent your sexual identity.
Americans can't find jobs.
The number of Americans not in the labor force who currently want a job rose +76,000 in May, to 6.2 million, the 3rd-highest since July 2021.
These are people who are not officially part of the labor force, meaning they are not actively looking for work, but say they want a job.
This marks the 4th consecutive monthly increase, totaling +349,000.
Since March 2023, this figure has surged by +1.2 million people and is now above 2008 Financial Crisis levels.
As a % of total employment, this metric is up to 3.8%, the 2nd-highest since October 2021.
By comparison, the 2001 recession and the 2008 peaks were 3.6% and 4.3%.
Labor market conditions are deteriorating beneath the surface.
These jobs shouldn't be considered career jobs. It doesn't help government in partnership with industry has out sourced and hallowed out the middle class while while higher education has partnered with government to indebt the up and coming middle class working to gain more profitable skills.
Musk takes government contracts to provide services like building rocket ships. For some reason you idiots complain about that but you don’t complain about third world immigrants who take tax money to provide literally no service whatsoever to anyone. You’re not serious people.
@pgmccauley@libsoftiktok@jayhott215 If a business can't pay legal rates it is not a business but criminal organization. If rates are unacceptable our elected officials need to make changes.
The federal H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations such as technology. Do you approve or disapprove of the H-1B visa program?
26% Strongly approve
36% Somewhat approve
15% Somewhat disapprove
10% Strongly disapprove
13% Not sure