GM to upgrade hundreds of temp US employees to full-time jobs | Fox Business
General Motors will promote 650 hourly workers in the U.S. to full-time jobs this month, the company announced Monday.
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Michelin to cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years | Reuters
French tyre maker Michelin said on Wednesday it would cut up to 2,300 jobs over three years as part of a new simplification and competitiveness plan in France, adding this would not involve layoffs nor plant closures.
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The Trump administration approved faster line speeds at chicken plants. Those facilities are more likely to have covid-19 cases.
Poultry plants with line-speed waivers are 10 times more likely to have cases than ones without the waivers, according a Post analysis.
Google workers form union with CWA
A New York Times op-ed written by two employees, Parul Koul and Chewy Shaw, announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union.
Summary of NLRB Decisions for Week of December 14 – 18, 2020 | National Labor Relations Board
The Summary of NLRB Decisions is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute for the opinions of the NLRB. Inquiries should be directed to the Office of the Executive Secretary at 202‑273‑1940.
Summarized Board Decisions
Murray American Energy, Inc. (06-CA-215195 and 06-CA-218979; 370 NLRB No. 55) St. Clairsville, OH, December 15, 2020.
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Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children. Olivia Chaffin, a Girl Scout in rural Tennessee, was a top cookie…
California Nurses Strike Over Unsafe Staffing as COVID Hospitalizations Surge
“We are getting slaughtered in the ER. We literally had to do a blood transfusion in the hallway,” said Rasha Tran, a registered nurse at West Anaheim Medical Center.
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Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama: ‘They Work You to Death’
Employees in Bessemer, Alabama, are seeking union representation, which would make them the first unionized Amazon warehouse workers in the nation.
