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AI anxiety | Thousands of Google staff demand better protections against layoffs

A petition to CEO Sundar Pichai has received over 4,500 signatures, calling for provisions including guaranteed severance and a rethink of performance ratings...
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‘Penalized’ | Meta sued over alleged use of discriminatory AI tools during layoffs

A group of Meta staff argue that workers who took disability or parental leave were 'disproportionately selected' for layoffs earlier this year...
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‘No apology’ | Ford rebuffed by diabetic worker fired for 'stealing' cookie he actually paid for

A veteran electrician who was wrongly terminated by Ford over a workplace snack debacle has called the company's approach 'ridiculous'...
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‘Major shift’ | EEOC launches new National Enforcement Plan - employers urged to review workflows

The EEOC's new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025-2029 prioritizes 'intentional discrimination,' with employment lawyers encouraging...
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'Metaphorical gunpoint' | Stressed Starbucks staff push back on handwritten cup message policy

Starbucks baristas are pushing back against mandatory handwritten cup messages, calling the policy stressful, awkward, and disconnected from daily...
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Free speech | EY sued by employee fired over Gaza comments

EY has been sued by a former employee who claims she lost her job after a controversial graduation speech on Gaza...
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'Misinformation' | Safety protocol concerns remain despite Amazon statement on worker death

Amazon warehouse safety concerns intensify after worker death and disputed leadership response...
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Governance | Starbucks board members survive challenge over labor relations approach

Starbucks shareholders back the board despite labor oversight concerns and stalled union talks...
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Google & Meta | Iran warns employees from 18 US companies to evacuate offices - to 'protect their lives'

The IRGC said the companies, including Apple, JP Morgan, and Microsoft, are 'legitimate targets' amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, prompting...
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'My Why' | Amazon's driver contest raises questions amid worker classification dispute

Amazon's 'My Why' contest asks delivery drivers to share personal stories, amid legal scrutiny of its contractor model and growing regulatory...
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Proxy power | How shareholders are exerting increasing influence over workplace policy

Shareholder pressure is moving workplace issues onto proxy ballots as investors question governance, labor relations, and accessibility policies...
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Strikes | Starbucks directors challenged by investors over labor relations approach

Investors urge Starbucks shareholders to oppose two directors over handling of labor relations and union talks...
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'Strategic shortcomings' | American Airlines staff publicly call for exit of CEO Isom

Pilots and flight attendants at American Airlines are calling for the removal of chief executive Robert Isom...
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'No compromises' | APA defends airline hiring processes after FAA's anti-DEI directives

Union leaders have defended training standards and safety amid a new FAA requirement ordering airlines to certify merit-based pilot hiring...
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