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Oct 14 (Reuters) – Thousands of Boeing staff will get layoff notices within weeks, a union and industry sources said, as a senior U.S. official flew to Seattle to try …
Boeing prepares layoff notices for thousands of workers as turmoil deepens Read More
Labor advocates on Thursday decried a ruling by the California Supreme Court upholding a lower court’s affirmation of a state ballot measure allowing app-based ride and delivery companies to classify …
‘Tragic Outcome’ for Gig Workers as California Supreme Court Hands Win to Uber, DoorDash Read More
Samsung Electronics’ largest union in South Korea announced it would start an indefinite strike on Wednesday after a previous three-day walkout failed to secure the workplace gains its members are fighting …
Samsung workers are on strike — indefinitely Read More
Amazon union busters are threatening workers with the loss of their jobs if they unionise. At the vast warehouse in Coventry, known as BHX4, workers have been battling for close …
Amazon Is Holding Special Union-Busting Seminars for Workers Read More
TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor (7203.T), opens new tab agreed to give factory workers their biggest pay increase in 25 years on Wednesday, heightening expectations that bumper pay raises will …
Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years, paves way for BOJ shift Read More
Amazon workers will take further strike action this month in an ongoing dispute with the delivery giant for better pay, conditions and union rights. It follows on from the GMB …
Amazon hit with fresh strikes in ‘huge blow’ after second bid for union recognition Read More
Ford had a rough quarter. A half-a-billion-dollar loss and big questions about whether it made a bad bet about the transition to electric vehicles. The company is looking to save some money, and what’s …
Ford’s CEO says the UAW strike made him consider offshoring truck jobs Read More
While on the campaign trail in 2022, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made it clear he wanted to take on gig work platforms. “We’re not against someone working …
Brazil’s politicians, unions, and workers can’t agree on how to protect gig labor Read More
After working more than 1,000 days without a contract, more than 200 unionized NBC NewsDigitalworkers on Thursday launched a 24-hour walkout to protest the media giant’s ongoing “unfair labor practices,” including …
‘Stop Union-Busting’: After 1,000+ Days Without Contract, NBC News Workers Walk Out Read More
Guy Dauncey reviews Can’t We Just Print More Money? Economics in Ten Simple Questions, by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning, Bank of England. Two economists from the Bank of England …
The Bank of England’s deceptive guide to economics Read More