Major U.S. airlines have called on Congress to ensure that air traffic controllers are paid in the event of a partial government shutdown, citing last year’s disruption that affected millions of passengers. Airlines for America said: “Congress needs to understand the real-world consequences [of shutdowns].” The FAA has reported a significant shortage of air traffic…

Walmart has promoted 3,000 pharmacy technicians to operations team leads, raising their average hourly wage from $22 to $28, with potential earnings up to $42, as part of a broader push to grow its digital and pharmacy services across 4,600 locations. The move comes amid rising competition from Amazon in the healthcare space.

Amazon informed employees of a new round of global layoffs in an email apparently sent in error. A draft email written by Colleen Aubrey, a senior vice president at Amazon Web Services (AWS), was included as part of a calendar invitation sent by an executive assistant to a number of Amazon workers late on Tuesday….

Michael Tam, chief brand officer at leading Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech, has told the Financial Times that its latest machines are at most half as efficient as human workers.

Federal judges have declined to grant injunctions sought by DoorDash, Uber, and Instacart to block new New York City laws that require food delivery apps to offer customers the option to tip workers. U.S. District Judge George Daniels said the laws “advance the city’s goals of enhancing cost transparency” and protecting delivery workers, while also…

The pilots’ union at Allegiant Air is blocking the carrier’s bid to secure U.S. residency for dozens of foreign pilots from Chile, Australia and Singapore. The union’s refusal to certify to the U.S. Department of Labor that the pilot positions, which start at about $50,000 a year, or about half of what pilots at other…