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‘I worry what’s going to happen’: how Covid has made airline work risky and exhausting in the US
16/09/2021 Comments Off on ‘I worry what’s going to happen’: how Covid has made airline work risky and exhausting in the USAirline industry ‘I worry what’s going to happen’: how Covid has made airline work risky and exhausting in the US As flight attendants are forced to manage disruptive passengers, other workers in the industry get by with no health insurance or sick leave Michael Sainato Thu 16 Sep 2021 05.00 EDT Last modified on Thu […]
Continue reading …Anti-masker abuse, subpar healthcare, and a 5 cent raise: CVS workers say enough is enough
15/09/2021 Comments Off on Anti-masker abuse, subpar healthcare, and a 5 cent raise: CVS workers say enough is enoughUS unions Anti-masker abuse, subpar healthcare, and a 5 cent raise: CVS workers say enough is enough California employees looking for a better deal in union negotiations as the company posts record profits Michael Sainato Wed 15 Sep 2021 06.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 15 Sep 2021 07.21 EDT Thousands of workers at CVS […]
Continue reading …US poverty fell in 2020 as government support offset pandemic damage
14/09/2021 Comments Off on US poverty fell in 2020 as government support offset pandemic damageCensus US poverty fell in 2020 as government support offset pandemic damage Figures released by Census Bureau showing drop in poverty rate to 9.1% bolster arguments about effectiveness of state intervention Amanda Holpuch in New York @holpuch Tue 14 Sep 2021 13.26 EDT Last modified on Tue 14 Sep 2021 13.44 EDT US poverty fell […]
Continue reading …Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers
14/09/2021 Comments Off on Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workersAmazon Amazon offers $3,000 sign-on bonuses to US delivery and warehouse workers Online retailer will also raise its average starting wage to $18 an hour to help recruit 125,000 people Sarah Butler @whatbutlersaw Tue 14 Sep 2021 12.06 EDT Last modified on Tue 14 Sep 2021 12.45 EDT Amazon is offering sign-on bonuses of up […]
Continue reading …Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries
10/09/2021 Comments Off on Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countriesGoogle Revealed: Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers across dozens of countries Documents show company dragged feet to correct disparity after learning it was failing to comply with laws in UK, Europe and Asia Julia Carrie Wong @juliacarriew Fri 10 Sep 2021 13.13 EDT Last modified on Fri 10 Sep 2021 13.49 EDT Google has […]
Continue reading …Amazon offers to pay college fees of 750,000 frontline US workers
10/09/2021 Comments Off on Amazon offers to pay college fees of 750,000 frontline US workersAmazon Amazon offers to pay college fees of 750,000 frontline US workers Company is latest big US firm to offer education-focused perks to workers after Walmart, Target and Kroger Mark Sweney @marksweney Fri 10 Sep 2021 04.58 EDT Last modified on Fri 10 Sep 2021 05.35 EDT Amazon has offered to pay the cost of […]
Continue reading …Union seeks Hollywood ending for film industry’s tale of exploitation
06/09/2021 Comments Off on Union seeks Hollywood ending for film industry’s tale of exploitationUS unions Union seeks Hollywood ending for film industry’s tale of exploitation Behind the glitz many of those working in movies and TV face low wages and conditions that strike at the industry’s diversity Michael Sainato Tue 7 Sep 2021 02.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 8 Sep 2021 17.18 EDT Working in Hollywood may […]
Continue reading …America celebrates Labor Day – but are US workers winning?
06/09/2021 Comments Off on America celebrates Labor Day – but are US workers winning?US economy America celebrates Labor Day – but are US workers winning? As McDonald’s and others increase wages, some economists say the balance is shifting in favor of workers – but will it last? Steven Greenhouse Mon 6 Sep 2021 04.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 6 Sep 2021 04.01 EDT As […]
Continue reading …US adds just 235,000 jobs in August as Delta variant spreads
03/09/2021 Comments Off on US adds just 235,000 jobs in August as Delta variant spreadsUS unemployment and employment data US adds just 235,000 jobs in August as Delta variant spreads Unemployment rate declines by 0.2 percentage points to 5.2% from 5.4% in July as employers cut back hiring plans Edward Helmore Fri 3 Sep 2021 11.49 EDT Last modified on Fri 3 Sep 2021 12.07 EDT The US economy […]
Continue reading …#AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination
03/09/2021 Comments Off on #AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discriminationApple #AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination Group of workers launched campaign to gather and share experiences of inequity, intimidation and abuse at company Dani Anguiano @dani_anguiano Fri 3 Sep 2021 08.56 EDT Last modified on Fri 3 Sep 2021 11.16 EDT A group of Apple workers is organizing to fight against what […]
Continue reading …- Celebrating the Resilience of Low-Income Women
- CEOs Get to Retire Comfortably. Workers Like Me Deserve the Same.
- Jobs Increased 339,000 In May, Unemployment Up 0.3% To 3.7%
- The decline of job creation at new establishments
- Contractor faces 2 serious citations after US Department of Labor finds safety failures led to welder’s death at Bonner Bridge demolition project
- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill