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- Emulating Server Push with Service Workers https://github.com/wheresrhys/server-push-polyfill-demo 2 comments
- Biden cancels $6bn in student debt for public service workers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68630850 52 comments politics
- Service workers brace for no income or backpay if government shuts down https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/13/government-shutdown-federal-contractors-service-workers/ 38 comments politics
- Opinion: I’m one of the service workers who left the restaurant industry during the pandemic. Serve yourself https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-im-one-of-the-service-workers-who-left-the-restaurant-industry-during/?utm_campaign=sophi-pop&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1XifJrYY5uEGepzb4fnpDr1Qbe0bYCbd4PG4XW91UZQtFHGys6tpllHbg 287 comments truereddit
- DI + WPF/WinForms + Worker Service = Total mess! https://www.reddit.com/r/csharp/comments/le41uy/di_wpfwinforms_worker_service_total_mess/ 9 comments csharp
- Former Postal Service worker charged with tossing absentee ballots in dumpster in Kentucky https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna1244891 40 comments politics
- Performance benefits of using Service Worker in Angular app https://medium.com/slido-dev-blog/performance-benefits-of-using-service-worker-in-angular-app-b89125689f94 3 comments angular
- Russia holds memorial service for nuclear workers killed in mysterious accident https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-blast/russia-holds-memorial-service-for-nuclear-workers-killed-in-mysterious-accident-iduskcn1v10jj 4 comments worldnews
- Service workers: beware Safari's range request https://philna.sh/blog/2018/10/23/service-workers-beware-safaris-range-request/ 4 comments javascript
- Silencing the civil service: Republicans crack down on federal workers’ communication http://www.salon.com/2017/02/16/silencing-the-civil-service-republicans-crack-down-on-federal-workers-communication/ 6 comments politics
- Service Workers: an Introduction https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/getting-started/primers/service-workers 15 comments webdev
- Chrome 41 Beta: New ES6 Features and Improved DevTools for Service Workers and Web Animations http://blog.chromium.org/2015/01/chrome-41-beta-new-es6-features-and.html 16 comments javascript
- We are fast becoming a nation of food service workers http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-fast-food-worker-strikes-are-doomed-2013-8 35 comments politics
- The Obama Administration rescinded part of the Bush-era "conscience clause," which permits health care workers to deny care or services if they have moral or religious objections http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/ar2011021807443.html 6 comments reddit.com
- [SvelteKit] Is there a way to do hot reloading with service workers? https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/service-workers 2 comments sveltejs
- US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance | US news https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited 277 comments economics
- Turning a React app into a PWA with offline detection, service workers and theming. https://dev.to/alexgurr/turning-a-react-app-into-a-pwa-with-offline-detection-service-workers-and-theming-142i 3 comments reactjs
- Sex workers in South Africa call on President to include them as an essential service during lockdown https://www.enca.com/news/sa-lockdown-sex-workers-call-inclusion-essential-services 28 comments worldnews
- Trump Golf Club Reportedly Hid Undocumented Workers from Secret Service https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/trump-golf-club-reportedly-hid-undocumented-workers-from-secret-service/ 25 comments politics
- Indian IT services firm Infosys plans to hire 10,000 American workers, open 4 U.S. tech centres http://www.reuters.com/article/infosys-usa-idinkbn17y0a2 202 comments worldnews
- Trump selling Pride shirts is a grotesque insult to the LGBTQ community. Just today, he proposed allowing healthcare workers the right to deny LGBTQ services. https://www.dailydot.com/irl/trump-selling-pride-shirts/ 358 comments politics
- British Columbia employers now prohibited by law from keeping workers' tips - "Those are supposed to be their wages," said Canadian Labour Minister Harry Bains on Monday. "The money is left behind for the service that they provide to the customer." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-bc-tip-legislation-1.5116237 410 comments worldnews
- Service Workers! Your first step towards Progressive Web Apps https://medium.com/@thatisuday/service-workers-your-first-step-towards-progressive-web-apps-pwa-e4e11d1a2e85 3 comments javascript
- Park Service workers step up Twitter campaign against Trump http://www.salon.com/2017/01/26/park-service-workers-step-up-campaign-against-trump/ 10 comments politics
- Court Tells Family Services Worker 'I Don't Approve Of Your Lifestyle' Isn't A Valid Warrant Exception https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161206/16441736214/court-tells-family-services-worker-i-dont-approve-your-lifestyle-isnt-valid-warrant-exception.shtml 4 comments law
- Blackwater-esque private security companies are chomping at the bit for huge paydays offering their ’services’ in the reshaping of Haiti, including “High Threat terminations,” and dealing with “worker unrest." http://www.thenation.com/doc/20100201/scahill/print 3 comments worldnews
- Postal Service braces for mail-in ballot issues | Postal workers found three tubs of uncounted absentee ballots the day after the Wisconsin primary https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/postal-service-braces-for-mail-in-ballot-issues-15410083.php 80 comments politics
- Texas 'religious freedom' bill opens door to LGBT discrimination, opponents say — Proposed law would protect the right of state-licensed workers to refuse to provide services based on their religious beliefs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/05/texas-sb17-lgbt-discrimination-religious-freedom 56 comments politics
- More than 41,000 public service workers sought federal student loan forgiveness. The government approved just 206 [United States of America] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/student-loan-debt-department-education-public-service-loan-forgiveness-denial/2366589002/ 90 comments economy
- In what could be the first major labor showdown of the Trump administration, the National Weather Service announced it will cancel its contract with the union representing about 3,800 of its meteorologists and other workers. http://abcnews.go.com/technology/wirestory/national-weather-service-cancels-union-contract-48781439 14 comments politics
- Verizon workers strike over lost jobs and refusal to expand fiber: Non-union employees will take over customer service and network repairs. http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/04/verizon-workers-strike-over-lost-jobs-and-refusal-to-expand-fiber/ 14 comments technology
- Swedish social workers were told that an in-house memorial service for one of their murdered peers was forbidden because it might upset Muslim refugees. http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/muslim-feelings-halt-memorial-for-woman-killed-by-migrant/ 15 comments worldnews
- Migrants using Calais chaos to board lorries Migrants are using the disruption caused by a Calais port workers strike to board lorries headed to the UK. ~ All ferry services to and from the Port of Dover have been suspended following industrial action in France http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-06-23/lorries-warned-not-to-stop-within-60-miles-of-calais/ 3 comments europe
- “I work f/t at the richest company in the world”: A Seattle Walmart worker said she has gone on strike to protest that she could only make around $14,000/yr. ...working as a customer service manager, her family remained on food stamps and other benefits. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/15/wal-mart-workers-begin-black-friday-disruptions/ 18 comments politics
- BBC presenters attempted suicide and suffered "irreparable damage" because of corporation's "horrific" handling of tax affairs...corporation has been accused by 21 workers, including prominent television and radio presenters, of forcing them to set up personal service companies or risk losing jobs. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/03/20/bbc-presenter-reveals-tried-kill-corporations-handling-tax-affairs/ 19 comments worldnews
- According to the Republican Party, America is broke. We can't afford programs like Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, or Head Start. We can't afford workers' collective bargaining rights, healthcare reform, the NIH, or the National Weather Service. But we can somehow afford endless war. http://www.politicususa.com/en/cost-endless-war 61 comments politics
- Foreign service worker sues Trump after pregnant wife faces 'life-threatening' complications amid USAID shutdown https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/foreign-service-worker-sues-trump-pregnant-wife-faces-life-threatening-rcna192599 12 comments politics
- As Trump and Harris call to end tip taxes, a wider minimum wage war heats up | Growing bipartisan support for the idea obscures a long-running push to raise base pay that service workers see as more critical to their livelihoods. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-harris-taxes-tips-minimum-wage-labor-economy-rcna166224 46 comments politics
- Rail Workers in Germany Start 6-Day Strike Over Pay and Hours • The walkout, one of the most significant to hit the country’s train service in years, is expected to affect long-distance and commuter travel nationwide. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/world/europe/germany-rail-workers-strike.html 2 comments europes
- Belgium is the first country in Europe to decriminalise sex work, which supporters say will allow sex workers to set their own terms, and could reduce exploitation and violence, and make it easier to access medical services. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20220708-belgium-first-european-country-to-decriminalise-sex-work 14 comments europes