Starbucks union workers in Buffalo walk out over ‘unsafe’ conditions
Workers at the country’s first unionized Starbucks store in Buffalo staged a walkout on Wednesday to protest what they described as “unsafe working conditions” due to an ongoing COVID-19 case surge…
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NLRB judge says owner of I-95 McDonald’s must rehire union organizers laid off during COVID-19 pandemic
In the ruling, the judge wrote that testimony from the franchisee’s witnesse
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A record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November
A record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Labor and Business News (12/30/2021)
“Nurses have fought since day one of this pandemic for protections based on science and the precautionary principle,” said NNU President Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, RN. “Our demands included optimal isolation times to prevent further Covid spread and an enforceable OSHA Covid health care industry…
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How millions of jobless Americans can afford to ditch work
One of the more insidious myths this year was that young people didn’t want to work because they were getting by just fine on government aid. People had too much money, went the narrative.
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‘I’m still in pain’: Amazon employees say climate of fear has led to high rates of injuries
In May Chloe Roberson of Chattanooga, Tennessee, injured her knee while working her shift at Amazon and she has been out of work since, while fighting with the company for workers’ compensation and paid medical leave. Roberson, 21, chose to go to the emergency room rather than Amazon’s on-site medical clinic, Amcare, and was referred to a sports medicine doctor who diagnosed her with a dislocated patella (kneecap). Her initial recovery wa
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Future of HR Tech – What Does 2022 Look Like … ?
Hybrid Workforce The past two years have taught us that, the business and its perceptions that were once widely acknowledged as a norm have altered, presenting us with a society that has transformed its work philosophy.
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Inside the epicenter of America’s Great Resignation: Kentuckians lay out the 4 forces driving the state’s labor shortage — and explain why it’s here to stay
Joselin Ingram spent her days listening to the stories of travelers. As the front desk agent of a hotel in Erlanger, Kentucky — a smal
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Labor and Business News (12/23/2021)
Closures have silenced bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in parts of New York City, Houston, Chicago, D.C. and the Bay Area after outbreaks or exposures among their staff, in an uncanny flashback to the earliest days of the pandemic.
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Amazon workers in Chicago stage walkout to demand better pay and working conditions – CBS News
Ecommerce giant faces heightened labor activism as warehouse employees push for job enhancements.
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