Labor Issues

Twitter Looking To Stiff Laid-Off Employees On Their Severance: Report

The social media giant also hasn't paid rent for its San Francisco headquarters in weeks, The New York Times reported.
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Qatar World Cup's Labor Abuse Amounts To 'Modern Slavery,' New Report Says

“Fans need to know" of the forced labor, the lead researcher behind the study said.
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REI Workers At Berkeley Store Vote To Unionize In Another Win For Labor

They follow in the footsteps of REI workers in New York City who formed a union earlier this year.
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A New Labor Movement: How Workers Are Unionizing Amazon, Starbucks And REI

Come join HuffPost for a panel discussion in New York City with workers from these companies, or tune in for our livestream on July 20.
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Trader Joe’s Cut Workers' Retirement Benefits During The Pandemic

The company's decision to slash its contributions to retirement plans has employees talking about a union.
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Activision Blizzard Workers Form Gaming Industry's First Major Union

Wisconsin-based employees of subsidiary Raven Software delivered a blowout victory in the union's favor.
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Republicans Still Control A Key Mine Safety Agency In Biden’s Second Year As President

The power struggle inside a federal commission shows the real-world consequences of the Senate’s confirmation bottleneck.
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Bernie Sanders Heading To New York City To Back Amazon Union

The independent Vermont senator has been one of organized labor’s staunchest allies in Congress.
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Starbucks Union Spreads To Virginia With 5 Election Victories

The handful of stores in the greater Richmond area are the first Starbucks locations in Virginia to unionize.
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Biden Labor Appointee Pursues Ban On Anti-Union Meetings At Work

Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, said “captive audience” meetings are inherently coercive and should be outlawed.
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