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Texas Restaurants Form Coalition to Seek Work Permits as Immigration Crackdown Hits Staffing

The push reflects labor shortages that drive losses and worker fear across kitchens.

Germany’s All-Day Primary Care Nears as Local Success Highlights National Shortfalls

100 Lawmakers Urge DHS to Exempt Health Care From $100,000 H‑1B Fee

UK Confirms Train Driver Entry Age Drops to 18 From June 30, 2026

South Korea’s Ruling Party Expels Jindo County Chief Over ‘Import Women’ Remark

NRW Day-Care Violence Reports Jump 76% in 2025, Fueling Policy Clash

Queensland Audit Warns of 50,000-Worker Peak Shortfall as 2032 Build Ramps Up

Latvia’s Male Shortage Fuels Rise of ‘Husband-for-an-Hour’ Services

Italy Opens Uncapped Work Visas for Italian Descendants in Seven Countries

Ford CEO Leans on Son’s Welding Stint to Intensify Push on Skilled-Trades Shortage

Farley Warns Worker Shortage Could Stall AI Buildout at Detroit Summit

Walmart Says AI Will Reshape Every Job, Plans OpenAI Training and Flat Headcount

U.S. Loses 1.2 Million Immigrant Workers Since January, Early Federal Data Show

Lifeguard Shortages Force German Pools to Cut Hours as Parsberg Officials Step In

Thuringia’s Pharmacy Network Shrinks to 478 with Twelve Closures This Year

California Could Lose $278 Billion if Undocumented Workers Are Deported

FAA Says Safety Unchanged as 1,200 Employees Leave in Deferred-Resignation Program

Bavaria Faces Volunteer Crisis as High School Reform Cuts Graduate Numbers

Florida Advances Bill to Loosen Child Labor Protections Amid Labor Shortages

Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill to Ease Child Labor Laws