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25% pay raise | Biden hails 'power of collective bargaining' as last-minute UAW & Daimler Truck deal averts strike
United Auto Workers (UAW) and Daimler Truck struck a tentative deal at the eleventh hour on Friday, including...
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'They keep wages low' | FTC announces final landmark ruling banning noncompetes
This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved, by a 3-2 vote, a final rule that would void and...
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Bert and earn-it | Sesame Street narrowly avoids bitter worker's strike as new deal set
In a last-minute agreement, writers at Sesame Workshop have reached a five-year deal with the production...
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‘Craft excellence’ | Shopify offers employees pay raises for upskilling as alternative to unwanted “corporate ladder” promotions
The program, called '~Mastery,' was introduced by Shopify in February, and is an attempt to to transition...
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‘Historic breakthrough’ | Volkswagen workers vote to join the UAW in landmark unionization victory
The vote means workers in the Chattanooga plant will become the first autoworkers in the South outside...
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Food with integrity? | Chipotle to pay $2.9m in settlement over violations of Seattle labor laws
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $2.9million to 1,853 employees across eight locations in Seattle...
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EEOC ruling | Employers must provide abortion accommodations including time off under PWFA
The EEOC confirmed the finalized ruling on Monday, which will bring the law passed by Congress in 2022...
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‘The Happiest Place on Earth’? | Disneyland 'characters' file to unionize seeking better pay, safety, and scheduling
Over two-thirds of Disneyland's 1,700 performers have signed a petition, allowing the group of 'Cast...
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LinkedIn rankings | Are these the 'best companies to work for' in 2024?
LinkedIn's annual Top Companies list for 2024 has been unveiled, spotlighting the most coveted workplaces...
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United Auto Workers | Republican governors condemn UAW efforts to organize Southern car factories
Six Republican governors from Southern states have united to condemn the labor group's endeavors to organize...
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Cannabis-sed off | 600 workers at Eaze, the “Uber of weed,” threaten 'unprecedented' strike over pay and conditions
Eleven depots across California would be disrupted by the strike, which could come just ahead of April...
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'Out of sight, out of mind' | Is doubling down on remote working really committing 'career suicide' for workers?
For a while, remote workers seemed to have found the perfect balance: comfortable attire, no commute,...
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'Excessive' | Internal battle in Smith & Nephew over executive pay raises wider questions
Shareholders of Smith & Nephew, a prominent FTSE 100 industrial group, are at odds over proposed executive...
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Bowling alley-gations | Embattled bowling alley giant sued by exec who said firm attempted extortion
The world's largest bowling center operator, Bowlero has found itelf entangled in a web of allegations...
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Payroll fraud | Walmart to resolve 'paycheck discrepancies,' offer two years of fraud protection after employee-led payroll breach
According to the retail giant, the ex-worker gained access to the records of employees and may have changed...
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Ready for takeoff | Intel brings back 'Intel Air', its employee flight shuttle for inter-office commuting
Intel has resumed 'Intel Air,' its airplane employee shuttle service, a year after cutting the flights...
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‘Reduce excess staffing’ | United Airlines asks pilots to take voluntary unpaid leave after Boeing delivery delays
Pilots may take unpaid leave time off for the entirety of May, on specific dates throughout the month,...
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Earn a crust | California fast food workers become highest paid in the U.S. after minimum wage hike to $20 per hour
Many employers have already taken steps to combat the elevated minimum wage with price hikes, reduced...
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‘Exemplary’ | Mercedes-Benz Vans Charleston offers 'crucial' childcare stipend to working parents
Alongside the monthly stipend designed to reduce childcare costs, MBV Charleston is also expanding childcare...
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Layoff tactics | Stellantis enforced "mandatory remote work day" before conducting virtual mass firing
Stellantis told 400 salaried, nonunion employees to work from home the day before firing them over a...
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