Workers' rights
Is the Uber, Lyft and gig financial state battle above staff nearing its close video game?
The Uber application application with a map of New York City is found on an Apple Apple iphone cellular cellular phone in this photograph illustration Warsaw, Poland on 21 September, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Photographs In some approaches, Uber and Lyft are again to square a person. With federal regulators established to tighten […]
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Unions are forming at Starbucks, Apple and Google. Here’s why workers are organizing now
For decades, union membership has been on the decline. Yet in the last few months, workers have been organizing at a pace this country hasn’t seen since the Great Depression. Amazon has captured headlines for union drives at its warehouses, including a successful effort on New York’s Staten Island. But activity is picking up elsewhere […]
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Amazon’s first U.S. union faces an uphill battle after historic win at Staten Island warehouse
When more than 2,600 workers at a Staten Island, New York, warehouse called JFK8 voted to join Amazon’s first U.S. union in April, it was a historic moment. But it was only the first step in a long uphill climb toward a contract. A week after the union won the election at JFK8, Amazon filed […]
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Calling a man bald counts as sexual harassment, UK judge rules
A U.K. employment tribunal argued that the use of the word “bald” as an insult related to a “protected characteristic of sex.” Michellegibson | E+ | Getty Images Calling a man bald can now be classed as sexual harassment, a U.K. employment tribunal judge has ruled. Three members of the tribunal who decided on the […]
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White House to host union organizers representing Amazon, Starbucks workers
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers at Amazon.com, Starbucks and other employers. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting on Thursday with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers […]
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Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at twice the rate of rivals, study finds
An Amazon warehouse Getty Images Amazon warehouse workers in the U.S. suffered serious injuries at twice the rate of rival companies in 2021, according to a new study. There were 6.8 serious injuries for every 100 Amazon warehouse workers. That’s more than twice the rate of all other employers in the warehouse industry, which had […]
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London insurance firm fined £1 million over bullying, sexual harassment and heavy drinking
The interior of Lloyd’s of London, the centuries-old insurance market, is pictured in central London on April 27, 2016. Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — Lloyd’s of London, the U.K. insurance giant, has hit one of its member firms with a record £1.05 million ($1.38 million) fine for misconduct, which included allowing […]
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