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Elon Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs
Technology

Elon Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a “super bad feeling” about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters. The message, sent on Thursday and titled “pause all hiring worldwide”, came two days after the billionaire told staff to return […]

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Tesla monitored its employees on Facebook with help of PR firm during 2017 union push
Technology

Tesla monitored its employees on Facebook with help of PR firm during 2017 union push

An aerial view shows the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images In 2017 and 2018, as some workers sought to form a union at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company was paying a consultancy, MWW PR, to monitor employees […]

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Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report
Finance

Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of May’s jobs report

Trader on the floor of the NYSE, June 1, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose Thursday evening as investors focus their attention on more jobs data due out Friday morning. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up about 34 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were both higher by 0.2%. […]

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Starbucks union creates  million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas
Business

Starbucks union creates $1 million fund to cover lost pay for striking baristas

A protester waves a sign that read "unionize" near the Country Club Plaza Starbucks store where dozens of Starbucks employees and union supporters protested alleged anti-union tactics by the company Thursday, March 3, 2022. Jill Toyoshiba | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The union backing organizing efforts at Starbucks is creating a $1 million […]

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Elon Musk reportedly tells Tesla workers to return to the office full time or resign
Technology

Elon Musk reportedly tells Tesla workers to return to the office full time or resign

Elon Musk has reportedly told Tesla employees to come back into their respective offices at least 40 hours a week or leave the company. In two emails obtained by Electrek, Musk said that people must show up for at least 40 hours per week in a main Tesla office. “If you don’t show up, we […]

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Autoworker union accuses GM joint venture of denying access to organize workers
Business

Autoworker union accuses GM joint venture of denying access to organize workers

Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is accusing a new General Motors joint venture of denying access to workers to conduct a preliminary […]

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Top recruitment and tech execs give their tips for getting ahead at work
World

Top recruitment and tech execs give their tips for getting ahead at work

AndreyPopov | iStock | Getty Images Executives at leading recruitment and technology companies have shared with CNBC their top tips for getting ahead in the workplace. Workers continue to hold most of the cards in the labor market, with the “Great Resignation” still underway. Nevertheless, it’s still important to understand the best ways to maximize […]

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Help (mostly) wanted: A diverging job market boosts some workers’ prospects and puts others on notice
Business

Help (mostly) wanted: A diverging job market boosts some workers’ prospects and puts others on notice

A help wanted sign is displayed in the window of a Brooklyn, New York business. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Cracks are forming in the U.S. labor market as some companies look to curb hiring while others are desperate for employees. Microsoft, Twitter, Wayfair, Snap and Facebook-parent Meta recently announced they plan to be more […]

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Apple union push faces setback as Atlanta organizers withdraw bid for vote, citing alleged intimidation and rising Covid cases
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Apple union push faces setback as Atlanta organizers withdraw bid for vote, citing alleged intimidation and rising Covid cases

Shoppers walk past an Apple Store at Franklin Park Mall during Black Friday. Shoppers go to stores to take advantage of Black Friday sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephen Zenner | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images A union vote at an Apple store at the Cumberland Mall location in Atlanta is in question […]

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Fraud had ‘significant’ role in 3 billion leak from pandemic-era unemployment system
Finance

Fraud had ‘significant’ role in $163 billion leak from pandemic-era unemployment system

Courtneyk | E+ | Getty Images More than $163 billion in benefits likely leaked from the unemployment system during the pandemic, with a “significant portion” attributable to fraud, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report. Congress created many new programs in March 2020 to support millions of people who lost their jobs from the […]

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