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Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office roles
01/09/2021 Comments Off on Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office rolesTechnology sector Amazon to recruit 55,000 staff globally in tech and office roles Retailer says it will add 40,000 jobs in the US and 2,500 in the UK to support plans for rapid growth Richard Partington Economics correspondent @RJPartington Wed 1 Sep 2021 15.28 EDT – Amazon is planning to hire 55,000 staff in corporate […]
Continue reading …Nike gives head office staff a week off for mental health break
30/08/2021 Comments Off on Nike gives head office staff a week off for mental health breakNike Nike gives head office staff a week off for mental health break Sportswear and sneaker brand joins dating app Bumble in offering extra time off in Covid pandemic Kalyeena Makortoff @kalyeena Tue 31 Aug 2021 03.21 EDT Last modified on Tue 31 Aug 2021 03.46 EDT Nike has given its head office employees in […]
Continue reading …‘I don’t like being treated like crap’: gig workers aim to retool a system they say is rigged
27/08/2021 Comments Off on ‘I don’t like being treated like crap’: gig workers aim to retool a system they say is rigged‘I don’t like being treated like crap’: gig workers aim to retool a system they say is rigged Uber, Lyft and other companies fighting Massachusetts lawsuit that would grant workers status as employees Michael Sainato — Fri 27 Aug 2021 05.00 EDT — Felipe Martinez began working full-time as an Uber driver in the Boston, […]
Continue reading …Delta Airlines to impose $200 monthly fee on unvaccinated employees
25/08/2021 Comments Off on Delta Airlines to impose $200 monthly fee on unvaccinated employeesAirline industry Delta Airlines to impose $200 monthly fee on unvaccinated employees Starting 12 September, any US employee who is not fully vaccinated will be required to take a Covid test each week Maya Yang Wed 25 Aug 2021 12.18 EDT Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 12.24 EDT Delta Airlines will impose a […]
Continue reading …‘We’re peons to them’: Nabisco factory workers on why they’re striking
23/08/2021 Comments Off on ‘We’re peons to them’: Nabisco factory workers on why they’re striking‘We’re peons to them’: Nabisco factory workers on why they’re striking While the CEO of Nabisco’s parent company is paid nearly $17m a year, plants are closing, jobs outsourced to Mexico, and older workers are unable to retire on weakened pension benefits By Michael Sainato Mon 23 Aug 2021 […]
Continue reading …Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise
20/08/2021 Comments Off on Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases riseApple Apple delays return to corporate offices until 2022 as Covid cases rise The iPhone maker had previously told its global workforce to plan for a phased return from October Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Mark Sweney @marksweney Fri 20 Aug 2021 06.50 EDT First published on Fri 20 Aug 2021 […]
Continue reading …FTC complaint against Facebook seeks to break up company’s monopoly power
19/08/2021 Comments Off on FTC complaint against Facebook seeks to break up company’s monopoly powerUS renews fight with Facebook arguing company holds monopoly The agency also dismissed a request by the tech giant that chair Lina Khan recuse herself from the case Kari Paul in San Francisco, Thu 19 Aug 2021 16.17 EDT — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday refiled its antitrust case against Facebook, arguing the […]
Continue reading …‘The labor movement has lost a legend’: union boss Richard Trumka dies at 72
05/08/2021 Comments Off on ‘The labor movement has lost a legend’: union boss Richard Trumka dies at 72US unions ‘The labor movement has lost a legend’: union boss Richard Trumka dies at 72 Trumka, a ‘relentless champion of workers’ rights’, had led the 12.5 million-member labor federation since 2009 Amanda Holpuch in New York @holpuch Thu 5 Aug 2021 14.57 EDT First published on Thu 5 Aug 2021 13.09 EDT Richard Trumka, […]
Continue reading …Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast loss
05/08/2021 Comments Off on Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast lossUber Heavy spending on driver incentives pushes Uber to bigger-than-forecast loss Revenues double as demand for rides increases, but ride-hailing company has to spend more Kari Paul Thu 5 Aug 2021 06.53 EDT — Heavy spending to encourage drivers back to the road has pushed ride-hailing firm Uber into a larger-than-expected loss, despite the company […]
Continue reading …Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule
31/07/2021 Comments Off on Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company ruleTechnology Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule Amazon, Google, Apple and Microsoft all reported record-breaking profits amid a pandemic bonanza but recent Biden administration moves suggest US tech’s easy ride is over Dominic Rushe in New York @dominicru Sun 1 Aug 2021 03.00 EDT Big tech provided the […]
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