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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
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Thyssenkrupp putting 20,000 jobs at risk in overhaul, says union
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's IG Metall union sees around a fifth of jobs at Thyssenkrupp at risk, a senior official was quoted as saying on Friday, following the conglomerate's recent plans to turn into a holding company. On Monday, Thyssenkrupp said it would pursue plans to sell minority stakes in three of its five divisions, with the other two - submarines and steel - already in the process of being spun off or partly divested. "The plans could see more than 20,000 employees' positions slashed," Juergen Kerner, deputy chairman of both the IG Metall union and Thyssenkrupp's supervisory board, told Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) newspaper. Thyssenkrupp has already announced plans to cut or outsource up to 11,000 jobs at its steel division TKSE and plans to slash around 1,800 jobs at its automotive unit. Kerner said that Thyssenkrupp's supervisory board would meet in June to approve the spin-off of the group's submarine and warship division TKMS, which is planned for later this year. Turning to steel, Kerner criticised Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who last year bought a 20% stake in TKSE and is in talks to acquire another 30% contingent on a job cuts deal with workers. "I now consider Mr Kretinsky less and less to be the right buyer," Kerner said, adding the billionaire had resisted sharing his plans for the steel business for more than a year. (Writing by Friederike Heine and Christoph Steitz; Editing by Matthias Williams and Susan Fenton) Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Recorder
4 days ago
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- Business Recorder
Thyssenkrupp putting 20,000 jobs at risk in overhaul
BERLIN: Germany's IG Metall union sees around a fifth of jobs at Thyssenkrupp at risk, a senior official was quoted as saying on Friday, following the conglomerate's recent plans to turn into a holding company. On Monday, Thyssenkrupp said it would pursue plans to sell minority stakes in three of its five divisions, with the other two - submarines and steel - already in the process of being spun off or partly divested. 'The plans could see more than 20,000 employees' positions slashed,' Juergen Kerner, deputy chairman of both the IG Metall union and Thyssenkrupp's supervisory board, told Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) newspaper. Thyssenkrupp has already announced plans to cut or outsource up to 11,000 jobs at its steel division TKSE and plans to slash around 1,800 jobs at its automotive unit. Kerner said that Thyssenkrupp's supervisory board would meet in June to approve the spin-off of the group's submarine and warship division TKMS, which is planned for later this year. Turning to steel, Kerner criticised Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who last year bought a 20% stake in TKSE and is in talks to acquire another 30% contingent on a job cuts deal with workers. 'I now consider Mr Kretinsky less and less to be the right buyer,' Kerner said, adding the billionaire had resisted sharing his plans for the steel business for more than a year.
Epoch Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Florida Troopers Now Federally Credentialed to Arrest Illegal Immigrants on Their Own
Florida officials announced that 1,800 state Highway Patrol troopers are the first in the nation to receive federal credentials under an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreement allowing them to arrest illegal immigrants on their own. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference on May 12 that the state's ongoing partnership with ICE included what is known as 287(g) agreements, where state and local law enforcement partner with ICE to help arrest and deport illegal immigrants. The Florida Highway Patrol entered into a 287(g) task force model that gives them the power to arrest foreign nationals who are in the country illegally and place detainers on them during routine policing, such as traffic stops. In essence, it allows local law enforcement to operate as an extension of ICE under federal supervision. DeSantis encouraged other states to support President Donald Trump's efforts to deport illegal immigrants, noting the success of Operation Tidal Wave. The recent joint federal-state operation arrested more than 1,100 illegal immigrants. Some of those arrested included members of gangs such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, both designated as terrorist organizations by the Trump administration. Related Stories 5/9/2025 5/9/2025 Additionally, DeSantis said Florida also swore in 100 troopers as special deputy U.S. marshals, which will allow them to execute federal search warrants and remove dangerous illegal immigrants. Dave Kerner, director of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, said during the press conference that the Florida troopers are the first fully credentialed law enforcement to be fully operational under the 287(g) task force model. 'What that means is, if you see a state trooper, he or she has federal authorities to detain, investigate, apprehend, and deport,' Kerner said. 'We have troopers in all 67 counties of this great state that have that authority.' Kerner told The Epoch Times that troopers serving as U.S. marshals will be able to go into homes to serve warrants, which isn't part of the 287(g) agreements. He said that the programs offer flexibility to state and local jurisdictions, allowing them to determine their level of involvement once they sign up for the agreements. 'It is, by and large, a voluntary effort,' he said. 'You can decide how much you want to participate.' Illegal immigrants from Venezuela turn themselves in to Texas state troopers after crossing the border from Mexico into Del Rio, Texas, on May 18, added that there's a plan on the table that, if approved by the federal government, would allow military judge advocates to act as immigration judges and provide makeshift detention space and transportation for illegal immigrants. The governor noted that the state's experience with disaster response, such as during hurricanes, helped the state come up with the plan. He said there are 70,000 to 80,000 illegal immigrants in the state, with final deportation orders issued by a judge. Getting rid of criminal illegal immigrants helps cut down on crime and save lives, DeSantis said. 'You're really making a difference in your community,' he said. Some 11 million illegal immigrants were apprehended at U.S. borders over the past four years, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Trump campaigned on border security and illegal immigrant deportations. Upon returning to the White House, he has moved to keep that promise through a whole-of-government approach that has included designating several Mexican cartels and other transnational criminal groups as terrorist organizations. As a result, some members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs have been deported to El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT. As of May 8, ICE statistics show there are 531 Although dozens of states have agreements under the 287(g) program, Florida is the first to have its law enforcement officers credentialed. U.S. military personnel escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, on March 30, 2025. Office of the President's Press Secretary/Reuters Law enforcement nationwide has been encouraged to sign up for 287(g) agreements by the Trump administration because there are not enough federal officers to find and process millions of illegal immigrants. Besides the task force model, the federal government created the jail enforcement model and the warrant service officer model. The jail enforcement model allows local officers to identify and process removable noncitizens already booked into local jails. The warrant service officer model allows officers to serve and execute administrative warrants on illegal immigrants already in custody. Florida had 266 agreements that
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Timothy Kerner Jr. wins Jefferson Parish District 1 Council race
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Jefferson Parish residents have elected Timothy Kerner Jr. as Councilman for District 1. Republican Kerner faced off against Democrat Andrea Manuel in a runoff election on May 3. More Jefferson Parish News Kerner won the race with 56.29% of the vote. According to his campaign website, Kerner is from the Lafitte area and has roots in Barataria, Crown Point and Lower Lafitte. He has served as Mayor of Jean Parish law enforcement millage renewal passes by two votes Timothy Kerner Jr. wins Jefferson Parish District 1 Council race At least 15,000 USDA employees accept voluntary resignation offer 91-year-old woman killed in St. Bernard Parish crash Sovereignty outduels 3-1 favorite Journalism in stretch to win 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Guardian
15-03-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
‘It's happening fast' – creative workers and professionals share their fears and hopes about the rise of AI
Oliver Fiegel, a 47-year-old photographer based in Munich, was reading a German national Sunday newspaper recently when he saw a front-page image that looked strangely off. The image showed a boy chasing a football on a pitch. But some of the wildflowers on the grass floated without stems. Half the goal net was missing. The boy's hands were misshapen. In previous years, many of Fiegel's photography clients had been newspapers and magazines. But that work has dried up recently. This image, he felt, showed one reason why: 'generative illustration', the supplied caption said. Fiegel was frustrated: the use of artificial intelligence instead of a human creative symbolised how his craft, on which he had spent years training, was being undermined and erased by the advent of generative AI tools that were cheaper and quicker, he felt, though often with worse results. 'AI's had the most devastating effect on the industry,' said Fiegel, one of dozens of people who have revealed to the Observer how the rise of generative AI tools is changing their working life – for the better or worse – amid seismic economic shifts. 'It's happening very fast.' Fiegel, who has been a photographer for about 18 years, said he could no longer make a living and had been forced to radically diversify his income streams. Now he is considering opening a natural wine bar instead. For advanced economies such as the UK, Germany and the US, about 60% of jobs are exposed to AI, an International Monetary Fund study concluded last year, with approximately half of them potentially negatively affected. In the UK alone, AI could displace up to 3m private sector jobs, according to the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, although some job losses may be offset by new roles in a changed economy. 'I only know a couple of photographers who still can live off this trade,' said Fiegel. 'It's not easy – I've identified as a creative my whole life.' Since 1994, Karl Kerner has worked as a translator – between English, German and Norwegian – focusing on nonfiction scientific texts. This kind of translation, he said, required specialist knowledge and careful terminology. 'I am now basically out of business,' said Kerner. 'This AI has come like a tsunami.' Amid the surge in AI-driven translation and editing tools in the past few years, 'the number of [work] requests just dwindled', he added. The loss of his identity has had a huge impact, said Kerner, who was born in New York and now lives in Tønsberg, Norway. 'Overnight, all this linguistic culture stuff is just worthless, really. It does something to you, because that's who you were professionally. [It's like] somebody takes the rug from under you.' Kerner, 64, has begun working for an agriculture consultancy. 'It's not a good age to be on the job market – it wasn't easy,' he said. But technology is also helping him with the few translation jobs he still gets. Instead of translating word by word, he can feed a text into automated translation software, then use his knowledge to weed out inaccuracies and mistranslations, drastically reducing labour time. 'I'm not a technophobe – I find it fascinating,' he said. Other workers have had a more positive experience as they integrate AI into their daily work. Alexander Calvey, a self-employed locum GP in Surrey, said using an AI scribe to write up his notes had saved him time and improved their quality. The results mean that he is able to 'focus more on the patient than the notes'. Calvey, who also works for a private GP provider, added that he had managed to increase the number of patients he sees, in some cases from four to five an hour. In future, as the technology improves, Calvey feels, AI will have further uses for guiding questioning and treatment. The ChatGPT chatbot has become a sounding board for Paul, a 44-year-old university researcher on mathematics and philosophy based in Stockholm. He said the tool was helpful for summarising literature and brainstorming research questions. 'It knows a little about a lot – it knows other things people have done that I have no clue about,' allowing him to research those topics in greater depth, he said. But professional work isn't the only thing Paul uses ChatGPT for. He also uses it for personal tasks, such as offering him an analysis if he experiences a strange dream. Despite this functionality, he is worried about the amount of information that companies controlling generative AI tools learn about their users. He said he was 'very concerned' about 'the power of a few corporate tech giants'. The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, meanwhile, has said he wants AI to be 'mainlined into the veins' of the nation to boost productivity and economic growth. But this month, the TUC has called for urgent government action to protect workers in creative industries amid disruption and job loss risks. For Jenny Turner, a 33-year-old freelance illustrator in north-east England, the drop in demand for commissions has been 'very sudden' and coincided with the proliferation of AI image tools. Turner previously sold work through Etsy. She would charge, for instance, about £100 for a coloured, pencil-drawn portrait. But over the last couple of years, she began to see AI-generated images below her work in the 'You may also like' section, with some prices below £10. 'I can no longer compete … it's sold at a price I could never drop to,' she said. 'It's hit me really hard, made me feel sort of empty, like you've kind of wasted everything – it's just upsetting, and it makes you angry.' Turner said, after drawing since childhood and studying at art college then university, she had now delisted her illustrations on Etsy and had been forced to consider other lines of work. 'If that happens in everything,' she said, 'how many people are not going to have jobs?'
