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Security workers guarding the California offices of tech companies like Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are planning to strike this week.The security officers submitted a 72-hour strike notice on Tuesday morning, planning to skip any shift that begins on or after 4:30 a.m. on Friday. The union, SEIU-UWW, said that the…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Thomas Heep, a job seeker in his 60s who lives in Denver. He was laid off in April 2025 and is still looking for full-time work. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was laid off from my job as…
Before 9/11, airport security was far more relaxed than it is today.Friends and family could accompany travelers through security without a boarding pass. Knives and blades were allowed in carry-on bags as long as they were smaller than 4 inches. Private companies, not the government-run Transportation Security Administration, handled screenings.Airport…
When an emergency slide on Trump’s new Air Force One deployed on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, delaying President Donald Trump’s flight, the president was asked if he was sure that his new presidential jet was safe to fly.Trump’s reply: “Yeah, I am, or I wouldn’t be…
Saying goodbye to a friend who’s flying to a new country, or maybe you just really want to do some shopping in an airport terminal?Well, now you can go through security without an airline ticket as the Transportation Security Administration has launched a program called Gateside.Members of TSA PreCheck and…
Is your average airport security experience a quick walk through the screening area, or does the line often snake around multiple stanchions? The answer depends on where you’re flying out of.At the top 50 busiest airports in the US, the average security line wait time is 9.9 minutes, but TSA…
Union security workers for the California offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and other tech companies announced on Wednesday that they had authorized a strike.The security personnel, who are seeking better pay, are employed by staffing agencies that provide building security for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and Salesforce, the SEIU-United Service Workers…
