labor

Uber, Lyft Walk Back Threats to Leave Minneapolis as State Passes New Minimum Wage For Drivers

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 13:20

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Minnesota legislators reached a compromise with Uber and Lyft to increase pay for drivers across the state through a newly passed bill on Sunday, according to the Star Tribune.

Lyft, Uber, Minimum Wage, omar fateh, ridesharing company, gratuity, location based software

Disneyland's Characters and Parade Performers Successfully Unionize

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 10:30

Gizmodo

Unionization was in full force throughout the entertainment industry in 2023, particularly over at Disney.

Disneyland, kate shindle, entertainment culture, Walt Disney World, Walt Disney, disney experiences, the walt disney company

Boeing Employees to Get Whistleblower Training From Their Union

Sat, 05/18/2024 - 15:55

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Reuters reports that the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace locals that cover workers at Boeing and fuselage supplier Spirit AeroSystems will be holding trainings Friday to better equip their members on rules and regulations regarding whistleblowing.

Boeing, disaster accident, boeing commercial airplane, spirit aerosystems, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, international association, boeing commercial

Here's Where People Face the Biggest Gaps Between Rents and Wages

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:18

Gizmodo

This article originally appeared on Quartz.

economic rent, renting, public choice theory, scarcity, affordable housing, labor, streeteasy

Apple Could Face Its First Retail Strike

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 08:21

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Tech giant Apple is poised to see its first-ever strike on its retail operations after staff at a store in Maryland voted to authorize a strike against the company.

apple, lila maclellan, Tim Cook, Mac, apple and unions, international association, labor

France is so scared of strikes messing up the Olympics that it is letting air traffic controllers show up 3 hours late to work, and leave 3 hours early

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:18

Tech Insider

An air traffic control tower at sunset. — An air traffic control tower.
Rafael Cordero/Getty Images

Transportation, Aviation, France, Unions, labor, air-traffic-control, trending-uk

FTC Bans Non-Compete Clauses for All Companies Nationwide

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 17:15

Gizmodo

Non-compete clauses are a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

contract law, business finance, corporate crime, lina khan, labor, covenant, law crime

Google Fires More Workers Behind Israel Sit-Ins as War Protests Spread Across the Nation

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:24

Gizmodo

Google fired at least 20 more employees on Monday evening related to the April 16 sit-in protests of the company’s cloud computing contracts with Israel, No Tech For Apartheid organizers tell Gizmodo.