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‘Cockroaches of the factory’ | Boeing workers describe unsustainable pressure, low morale, & confusion ahead of door blowout hearing
Testimonies from Boeing 737 Max factory workers were released Tuesday ahead of a two-day investigative...
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Viral post | Walmart worker claims their store management has a "no quit” program
An image shared by the worker appears to show a notice from Walmart management pushing staff to attempt...
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Performance | Microsoft CPO tells staff: Prioritize security or risk losing promotions & pay raises
Microsoft has told its staff they must show how they have prioritized security during performance reviews...
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“Unfortunate” | EEOC will furlough all staff for one day in August after budget difficulties
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that enforces civil rights...
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‘Resize and refocus’ | Intel announces 15,000 layoffs in plan to scrap 'non-essential work'
Intel has announced plans to cut 15,000 jobs, around 15% of its workforce, in a bid to reduce costs and...
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Special bonus | Microsoft surprises staff with one-off cash bonus rewarding “tremendous work”
Non-executive employees will receive a payment of an additional 10% to 25% of the value of their annual...
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Stakeholder shake-up | Tinder parent company to cut jobs as activist investors seek changes
The parent company behind dating app Tinder will let go about six percent of its staff as activist investors...
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'Historic moment' | Apple store staff secure landmark union deal to improve pay & work-life balance
Apple and the union representing retail workers at a store in Maryland have agreed to a landmark deal,...
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'Progressive virtue signaling' | CrowdStrike faces DEI lawsuit, days after suggestions diversity played part in global IT outage
The cybersecurity firm behind last week's global IT crash is facing claims of discrimination over its...
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Badge scans | Salesforce's CEO once said RTO was "never going to work." Now he's ordered staff back to the office
Many workers are expected to be in the office four to five days per week under the new RTO mandate. Salesforce...
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‘Billions of dollars' | 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants set for major wage hike after agreeing new deal
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), a union representing 28,000 American Airlines...
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“The wrong direction” | John Deere latest to ditch DEI following backlash over Pride sponsorship
The farm equipment manufacturer shared a statement Tuesday on X announcing a series of changes to its...
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‘No pay no planes’ | 99% of Boeing factory workers vote to authorize strike
The vote comes as the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), a union representing...
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“It’s maddening” | Amazon cracks down on 'coffee badging' as employees dodge in-office requirements
Amazon workers - like many other employees at businesses enforcing return-to-office (RTO) mandates...
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“The wrong direction” | Dell sees major drop in engagement metric after RTO push
Dell's employee net promoter score has dropped from 62 to 48 in one year, according to its annual employee...
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'Tone down the rhetoric' | After the Trump assassination attempt, CEOs are calling for less division in their workplace
Business leaders including JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Finch have called...
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‘Digital employees’ | HR org Lattice scraps plans to give AI agents worker equivalency after industry backlash
HR tech company Lattice announced last week it made “AI history” by becoming the first platform to...
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'Very difficult decision' | Financial software firm Intuit to cut 1,800 jobs as focus shifts to AI
A financial software firm parting ways with approximately 1,800 global employees - about 10% of its workforce...
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“Unfair labor practices” | Thousands of Disney cast members set to vote on strike action
A coalition of three Disney unions representing 14,000 “cast members” will vote next week on the...
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Positivity pit | Starbucks, Pacific Union, Meta: The ten giant US companies where employee confidence is lowest
At some employers, like Nvidia, optimism is sky-high. The same can't be said for companies including...
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