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Ford worker fired over a $1.95 packet of cookies is eyeing lawsuit against carmaker

The electrician claims he was not allowed to prove his innocence before being terminated

The Independent UK

Fired By Ford Over A $1.95 Cookie: Veteran Electrician Wins Job Back And Refuses To Return

A Kentucky Ford worker was fired for allegedly stealing a $1.95 cookie, despite providing proof of payment. The incident raises questions about Ford's zero tolerance policy and kiosk reliability.

International Business Times UK

Who is Kurt Kromm? Ford worker earning over $200,000 fired over $1.95 cookie after payment kiosk failed

A Ford employee, Kurt Kromm, was reinstated after being fired for allegedly stealing a cookie. Kromm, a diabetic, claimed he paid for the $1.95 treat, but a malfunctioning payment kiosk caused confusion. Surveillance footage showed a failed transaction, leading to his dismissal. Ford later confirmed payment and offered his job…

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Ford fired an 11-year employee over a $1.95 cookie, then his bank statement changed everything

A routine snack break at a Ford factory turned into a workplace dispute that has drawn widespread attention in the US. Kurt Kromm, a 60-year-old electrician who had worked at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant for 11 years, was fired after the company accused him of stealing a $1.95 chocolate chip…

The Times of India

Aramark Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) reported double-digit organic revenue growth and higher profit in its fiscal second quarter of 2026, with management pointing to strong client retention, record new business activity and a new push into services for hyperscale AI data center construction sites. CEO John Zillmer

MarketBeat

The Most Appetizing, Most Absurd, and Most Stomachache-Inducing New Ballpark Foods

Here’s what you need to try at MLB ballparks this summer.

Sports Illustrated

Dow Tumbles Over 150 Points; Aramark Shares Fall After Q4 Earnings

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 150 points on Monday.

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Why Is Aramark Stock Sinking Monday?

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) shares slipped Monday after the company posted a fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings miss.

Benzinga

US firm's merger with Scotland's largest privately owned caterer under investigation

A MERGER between Scotland’s largest privately-owned caterer and a major US food services firm is under investigation ...

The National (Scotland)

Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Park Service’s budget and staffing have raised concerns among park advocates and the public that the administration is aiming to further privatize the national parks.

The Conversation

Fenway Park concession workers on strike for first time in 113 years

Concession workers at Fenway Park have launched a strike over wages and job security, protesting the use of self-serve kiosks and urging fans to skip ballpark concessions

The Guardian - US

Beer and food workers on strike at Fenway for homestand between Dodgers and Red Sox

Hundreds of Aramark workers at Fenway Park are on strike and planning to stay out for all of a homestand between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday night

The Independent UK

Yosemite worker who died in rock climbing fall identified as high school grad who "found joy in feeling small beneath towering cliffs"

The 18-year-old fell to his death in a popular Yosemite climbing area

Advnture

Food service worker and a football coach: What we know about the victims killed at Florida State University

All of the victims were being treated at Florida’s Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, having been rushed there in serious conditions as the attack unfolded

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3 Stocks to Gain From Trump’s Return-to-Office Mandate

Thousands of Federal government office workers are called back to the office ending remote work, but these stocks are poised to gain from the extra business.

MarketBeat

3 Compelling Reasons to Keep Aramark Stock on Your Radar

Food services provider Aramark caters to hospitals, universities, stadiums, and many other U.S. businesses; recent developments should help its global reach.

The Guardian - US

‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state

Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay – as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration

The Independent UK

Georgia inmate who killed worker in prison cafeteria was in a relationship with the victim

The shooter, Jaydrekus Hart, was serving 20 years for voluntary manslaughter

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The Independent UK

Georgia inmate shoots and kills 24-year-old female food service worker inside the prison’s kitchen

The fatal shooting occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the Smith State Prison in rural southeast Georgia

Belfast Live

Cleaning staff at Stormont 'to be replaced with robots'

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll hit out at the plans to reduce hours for cleaning staff at Parliament Buildings

Liverpool Echo

Council raises hygiene concerns at prison

Improvements said to be needed at HMP Altcourse

Belfast Live

Stormont cleaning staff may have hours cut in service review, trade union warns

It emerges amid concerns over some workers being employed on zero-hour contracts

The Guardian - US

US school marks Black History Month with fried chicken and watermelon

Nyack middle school in New York apologizes for lunch playing off racist tropes in last-minute menu change by vendor

Belfast Live

Stormont catering contract awarded to firm supplying 'substandard' food to US prisons

The company has come under fire over its catering for refugees and asylum seekers in the Irish Republic and US prisoners

The Independent UK

No food in 9 days for 19 Nevada prisoners on hunger strike

A Las Vegas woman says her son and dozens of other prisoners are on hunger strike over inhumane living conditions at Nevada's Ely State Prison

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