Workers at a Burger King near Atlanta say they're getting sick working with no AC in 95-degree heat

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Workers protest for safe working conditions outside a Burger King in Atlanta
Burger King workers held a rally outside a location where they say the AC has long been broken.

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AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says

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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030.

Teamsters Reach a Deal With UPS, Tentatively Averting a Difficult Strike

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UPS has avoided a strike only one day after 340,000 employees threatened to walk out over an unsustainable pay rate for part-time workers. The Teamsters Union, which represents UPS workers, opened contract negotiations on Tuesday to secure higher pay, but the union vowed to go on strike if a deal could not be reached…

'No sign of a recession': 3 signs suggest the US economy is so strong it may not even cool to a soft landing

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Shoppers at the Disney Store in Glendale, California, on November 23, 2007.
Shoppers at the Disney Store in Glendale, California, on November 23, 2007.

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Canadians and Brits spend the most time working from home, even though Americans want to most, survey shows

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A man in Arlington, Virginia working from home.

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Unions are having a major moment — but don't expect a 1930s-level boom

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Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.
Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.

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Uber must face driver's lawsuit related to independent contractor dispute, California's supreme court rules

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a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
An Uber Eats rider.

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Staffing firm CEO says more US companies are 'nearshoring' less-expensive workers from Latin America

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Alex Bouaziz, CEO of Deel, said being able to hire workers in Latin America for less money is "definitely something to think about" for US companies.

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Pennsylvania battery maker ordered to pay $22 million in back wages after DOL rules it denied thousands of workers overtime

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Batteries being produced at East Penn Manufacturing Company.

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Buffalo Starbucks workers helped spark the chain's labor union movement. Now, one of the stores has filed to decertify its union.

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A person wearing a plaid shirt and hoodie holds a megaphone as another person wearing a hoodie and a Starbucks Workers United t-shirt walks behind her outside of a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York.
In Buffalo, New York, one of the first Starbucks stores to vote to unionize filed a petition to decertify its union.

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