GENEVA (AP) — After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World Health Organization and worldwide vowed to do better in the future. Years later, countries are still struggling to come up with an agreed-upon plan for how the world might respond to the next global outbreak. A […]
The National Labor Relations Board on Monday said Apple illegally interrogated staff about union sympathies in 2021. According to the ruling, Apple management at the company’s World Trade Center store in New York City violated federal labor law by questioning employees about their positions on unionization and confiscating pro-union fliers in break rooms. Monday’s decision […]
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated federal labor law in comments about unionization at the company. According to a ruling by NLRB Administrative Law Judge Brian Gee, Mr. Jassy made several unlawful comments to The New York Times, Bloomberg and CNBC in 2022 when union drives were popping […]
A group of fired Google workers have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the tech giant of violating federal labor law after it fired 28 workers protesting the company’s cloud computing contract with Israel. In the complaint, the fired workers say Google violated their right to organize and advocate for better […]
Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will reduce its workforce by 2,000 employees and cut service to four airports after posting a major loss to begin the year. CEO Bob Jordan said in an early morning news release on the company’s first-quarter results that it would adapt and seek growth to end the year and that […]
For the second time in a matter of days, President Biden addressed one of the nation’s most important labor unions to boast that he’s fighting for them, but he’s also fighting to keep his grip on the once-reliable Democratic constituency. Recent polls show Mr. Biden struggling to win support with union households for his reelection, […]
A new report said the Red Lobster seafood restaurant chain is considering a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Under Chapter 11, a business can remain open while it reorganizes to deal with expenses such as debt that are putting a strain on profitability. Red Lobster’s object would be to exit some long-term contracts and renegotiate some […]
Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will lead the group in the near future. Despite campaigns at several facilities in the […]
There are two titanic pillars of the video game industry currently, and you’ve likely heard of at least one of them. “Fortnite,” a battle royale shooter, is effectively the most popular game in the world and it’s not close. The game periodically partners up with massive pop icon entities, and carries enough cultural heft to […]
The owner of several Domino’s pizzerias in Pennsylvania has been hit with a massive fine after labor regulators found multiple violations of child labor laws. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry accused NWPA Pizza Inc. on Monday of violating the state’s Child Labor Act hundreds of times the past three years. According to the […]
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