The alert also urges homeowners not to set their thermostats any lower than 78 degrees. 2, 2022, the ISO has called for voluntary electricity conservation amid triple-digit temperatures, including encouraging homeowners not to use major appliances between 4 p.m. In the California Independent System Operator’s (ISO) most recent Flex Alert issued for Sept. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)Ĭalifornia's grid operator has issued a statewide call for energy conservation for a third straight day as the state continues to endure record-high temperatures. The sun sets behind power lines in Rosemead, California on June 14, 2021, amid an early season heatwave across much of California this week. Look for hourly earnings to increase 0.4% month-over-month and to jump 5.3% from a year ago.Ĭlick here for more: Jobs report, Lululemon shares rise and more: Friday's 5 things to know The manufacturing sector likely added 20,000 jobs in August, trailing the larger-than-expected increase of 30,000 the prior month. "At the same time, the unemployment rate sits at 3.5%, the lowest point since the pandemic, matching a decades low level." "If the consensus among economists is close to correct, the number of jobs added in August will be the lowest in over a year," said Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at. That’s down from a blowout gain of 528,000 in July. economy added 300,000 new nonfarm jobs in August. The key economic report of the week, the August employment report out Friday morning, is expected to show a solid jobs market that’s starting to cool off.Įconomists anticipate the Labor Department to say the U.S.
Lufthansa has said VC's demands would raise its staff costs by 40% or around 900 million euros ($899 million) over the next two years.įILE - Hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Highland Park, Ill. The VC union is demanding a 5.5% pay rise this year and automatic inflation compensation thereafter as well as better terms for entry-level pilots. Strikes and staff shortages have already forced several airlines, including Lufthansa, to cancel thousands of flights this summer, leading to long queues at major airports, frustrating people keen to start travelling again after COVID-19 lockdowns.
Labor union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) had called on more than 5,000 Lufthansa pilots to stage a 24-hour walkout, saying the latest round of wage talks had failed. The airline said it had cancelled about 800 flights at its main bases in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday, affecting 130,000 passengers, and said it was working flat out to minimize the impact of the strike. Pilots at Lufthansa went on strike on Friday, forcing the German airline to cancel hundreds of flights, stranding holidaymakers. LufthansaLufthansa planes at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany September 2, 2022.
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