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Safety crisis | Boeing workers & union reps say its largest plant is in “panic mode”
A confidential staffer has accused managers of pressuring workers to keep quiet on quality issues...
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“Cautiously optimistic” | Starbucks resumes bargaining as wave of unionized stores demand better pay, staffing, & safety
Starbucks has resumed bargaining with unionized stores in the hopes of securing improved wages, worker-friendly...
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‘Unfair labor practice’ | UCLA academic workers go on strike over employer's response to pro-Palestinian activists
Unionized faculty staff including academic researchers, graduate teaching assistants, and post-doctoral...
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Student or worker? | College athletes' bid for employee status hotting up as NCAA agrees $2.75bn settlement
Legal experts say the ruling may help college athletes push for unionization, minimum wages, & other...
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Job loss | Health tech company once valued at $2.3bn lays off every single worker
“On May 24, 2024, the Company will be issuing final paychecks to all employees,” Cue Health CHRO...
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“Just so terrible” | Red Lobster files for bankruptcy as ex-workers lodge lawsuit claiming they were laid off without notice
The embattled seafood restaurant chain closed over 50 restaurants across the US last week, before filing...
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“Genuinely embarrassed” | Sam Altman apologizes after learning strict OpenAI NDAs threatened to claw back employee equity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said he is “genuinely embarrassed” after the exit of two high-profile safety...
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‘Devastated’ | Investment banking employee at Bank of America dies
Bank of America says it will do whatever it can to support the family and its team.
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‘Greedy corporations’ | Uber & Lyft accused of dodging $266mn in benefit contributions through employee misclassification
A Massachusetts State Auditor released a report on Tuesday, April 30, accusing companies like Uber and...
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Tesla trouble | EV giant lays off employee who slept in car to be more productive
Tesla, the Texas-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer helmed by controversial businessman Elon Musk,...
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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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“Workplaces are getting worse” | Walmart, Waffle House, & Uber among those blasted for “unsafe and reckless” work practices in 'Dirty Dozen' report
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) released its 2024 “Dirty Dozen”...
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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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Muldrow ruling | Supreme Court lowers bar for workplace discrimination suits in "victory for workers"
The ruling proposes to lower the bar for employees to file lawsuits based on discrimination. Employees...
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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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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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‘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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Nintendo staff switch | Contractors cut but full-time roles created in Nintendo restructuring
“These changes will involve some contractor assignments ending, as well as the creation of a significant...
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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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HR honors | The five top U.S. employers you might not have heard of - as rated by employees
The Top Workplace USA rankings are based solely on employee feedback gathered through 12 months of results...
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