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New York Times tech union goes on strike one day before election
Strike called after negotiations between the guild and Times management failed to yield a contract agreement
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Union protections ease transition for Mirage workers as closing nears
In 2022, only about a year after Gabriel Fuentes started his new role at the Mirage, the property was sold as part of a more than $1 billion cash transaction to Hard Rock International, which is owned by ...
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Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain
Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain
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The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads
Workers say now is the time to do the impossible.
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Apple VP discourages retail workers from joining a union in leaked video
It’s making its anti-union stance clear.
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Apple keeps shutting down employee-run surveys on pay equity — and labor lawyers say it’s illegal
Discussing pay constitutes protected activity.
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What the US gets wrong about minimum wage
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600 Topeka, Kansas Frito-Lay workers strike after rejecting union-negotiated deal
The latest rejection of the tentative agreement by workers is the third to be voted down since April.
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Amazon employees accuse the company of union-busting after it removes workers from an internal directory
The new controversy centers on Amazon deleting the profiles of hundreds of thousands of entry-level warehouse employees.
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Uighurs in 'forced labour for Western brands'
A report says China has moved minority Muslims into factory jobs, where their freedom is restricted.
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2020 Democrats Threaten to Boycott Debate Over Labor Dispute
Workers at Loyola Marymount University are in a contract dispute, and all seven candidates who qualified for the debate said Friday that they would not cross a picket line to attend.
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Amazon-owned Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for part-time workers
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest person.
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‘Whores But Organized’
Sex Workers Rally for Reform. By Molly Crabapple.
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Game developers need to unionize
A union can work in this business, and other industries have proven it. By Tim Colwill.
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The Concept Creep of ‘Emotional Labor’
The term has become a central part of an important conversation about the division of household work. But the sociologist who coined it says it’s being used incorrectly. By Julie Beck, with Arlie Hochschild.
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How Flight Attendants Organized Against Their Bosses to End 'Swinging Stewardesses' Stereotyping
“Think of her as your mother.” By Gillian A Frank, Lauren Gutterman.
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Parcel backlog mounting as CUPW rejects latest offer from Canada Post | CBC News
The union representing postal workers has just rejected an offer from Canada Post. It now seems the Crown corporation will head into its busiest time of year mired in a labour dispute.
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The federal government markets prison labor to businesses as the “best-kept secret”
The Department of Justice says prison labor is good for a company’s bottom line. By Alexia Fernández Campbell.
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The Rising Ghosts of Labor in the West Virginia Teacher Strike
If workers are pushed hard enough, our history of revolt is not that deeply buried. By Sarah Jaffe.
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The Top Labor Battles in West Virginia History
West Virginia has been the site of mass labor militancy many times before. Here are some of the highlights. By Branko Marcetic.
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