Mayor is named by the workforce board
Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly on Friday joined the Tennessee State Workforce Development Board, which provides leadership and guidance on workforce development strategies funded through the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The 33-member board appointed by the governor represents a diverse group of business and labor leaders, education and economic development specialists, and government representatives. Kelly will serve as the city’s only mayor on the state panel.
“As mayor, I focus every day on creating new career paths and skills development opportunities to prepare our local workforce for success in our growing and developing economy, and I am honored to be appointed I and Gov. Lee of the State Workforce. Development Board to support that work,” Kelly said in a statement. “Workforce development is the most important policy issue we work on in the city because it the most important strategy we need to close the gaps in our community.”
Disney raised wages to at least $18 an hour
Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World reached a tentative deal with the company on Thursday that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour in an agreement that could ‘g will set the basement for starting salaries in the entire tourism industry in Central Florida.
Disney World service workers in the six unions that make up the Service Trades Council Union coalition plan to vote next Wednesday on the contract proposal after rejecting an earlier offer that fell short of the $18 an hour minimum. last month’s salary. The deal covers nearly 45,000 service workers at the Disney theme park resort outside of Orlando. Workers could see their hourly wages increase between $5.50 and $8.60 by the end of the five-year contract if it is approved, union leaders said.
“Securing an $18 minimum hourly rate this year, increasing the overall economic value of Disney’s original offer, and ensuring full compensation for every worker are priorities we are determined to fight for.” of union members,” said Matt Hollis, head of the coalition of unions. . “Today, we won that fight.”
Nuclear plant hit by 2nd water leak
Water containing radioactive material has leaked for the second time from a nuclear plant near Minneapolis, and the plant will be shut down. However, there is no danger to the public, the plant’s owner said Thursday.
A leak of what is believed to be hundreds of gallons of tritium-laced water was discovered this week from a temporary repair at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, where 400,000 gallons of tritium-laced water leaked in November, Xcel Energy said in a statement Thursday.
The plant, which is about 38 miles northwest of Minneapolis, is scheduled to be powered down Friday to begin permanent repairs, the company said.
There was a month-long delay in announcing the first leak that raised questions about public safety and transparency, but industry experts said there was no threat to public health.
The new leak, announced a day after Xcel Energy said it had been discovered, was found to be from a temporary repair of the original leak, the company said in a statement. This time, the leak is expected to reach hundreds of gallons.
Chad nationalized the assets of Exxon Mobil
Chad has nationalized all assets from the multinational oil giant Exxon Mobil, including its hydrocarbons and exploration permits, the government said.
“The minister of finance and budget must ensure that the said order is implemented from the date of its publication,” said Haliki Choua Mahamat, the government’s general secretary to state media.
Nationalization of a private company means that all assets are owned by the government. While this happened before in the 1960s and 1970s, it has not happened recently and is not compatible with the usual legal frameworks of the sector, say energy experts.
Chad began producing oil in 2003, and Exxon has been operating in the country for several decades. It operates the Doba oil project in Chad.
The move could scare investors from West Africa at a time of growing global energy demand and declining foreign investments in the region, said Olufola Wusu, a partner and head of the oil and gas desk at Megathos. Law Practice based in Nigeria.
