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America’s new blue-collar job boom is one nobody saw coming — and it’s just getting started

Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby says the Red Oak, Texas, campus proves data centers need electricians, welders and carpenters over degrees.

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Fox News· Oct 5, 8:34 PMAmerica’s new blue-collar job boom is one nobody saw coming — and it’s just getting started

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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rallyThis year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.

Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d agoSources (4)Whole story →

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Good News on Affordability: American Paychecks Are Beating Inflation Under TrumpThe average private-sector paycheck has grown faster than prices since President Trump took office, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show. And in recent months, real pay is growing even faster. The post Good News on Affordability: American Paychecks Are Beating Inflation Under Trump appeared first on Breitbart .

Breitbart News Network4d agoWhole story →

Minimum Wage Is Rising in These U.S. Cities in 2027Cost-of-living adjustments mean dozens of states and cities are seeing wages rise further above the $7.25 federal minimum in 2026.

Newsweek4d agoWhole story →

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Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Post-Gazette labor fightFive months after the Block family relinquished control of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, its lengthy battle with the newspaper’s union workers appears to be over. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the former owner’s appeal of a federal labor ruling requiring workers to be repaid for imposed cuts

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review4d agoWhole story →

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California Prepares to Ban Quartz Countertop ProductionThe state would be the first to block an industry that has been connected to a deadly lung disease in workers.

The New York Times4d agoWhole story →

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Layoffs at ‘extremely low levels’ despite Americans’ gloom about the economyThe data presents a disconnect with how many Americans are feeling about the economy less than a month from the midterms.

The Washington Post1d agoWhole story →

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A Coeur d'Alene woman stole over $1M from a Spokane Valley manufacturer and used the funds to gambleA Coeur d'Alene woman who used her position at a Spokane Valley manufacturer to steal more than $1 million from her employer, then gambled away most of the money at a North Idaho casino, will spend 33 months in federal prison and must repay the money.

Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →

Marxist Ex-President Gustavo Petro Goes to War with Conservative Successor, Threatening 'General Strike'Marxist former President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Wednesday threatened the conservative Colombian government with a "general strike" if it does not comply with the left's demands of a minimum wage raise for 2027. The post Marxist Ex-President Gustavo Petro Goes to War with Conservative Successor, Threatening ‘General Strike’ appeared first on Breitbart .

Breitbart News Network1d agoWhole story →

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Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO after Vance drops an H-1B visa hammer on the companyPresident Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at an event with arguably awkward timing

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Florida State at Louisville oddsThe Florida State Seminoles and Louisville Cardinals battle in an ACC tilt Friday at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

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