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Google laid off the YouTube Music team on Friday. The Alphabet Workers Union said members were paid as little as $19 an hour.
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For the past year, contractors associated with Google’s YouTube Music Content Operations Team have been attempting to collectively bargain with the tech giant.

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This morning, Sony revealed that it is adding to the ever-growing pile of industry layoffs.

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For the past several months, Tesla has been locked in a battle of wills with the labor unions of Sweden. The company’s refusal to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with a small number of workers associated with the Swedish union IF Metall has led to boycotts by other regional unions, turning what should have…

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Can’t we all just get along? Not if you’re an employee of the federal government. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just filed a lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) over a $1.45 billion tax bill stemming from the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank.

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"Let's face it, having a child is kind of like owning an investment with no guaranteed return for at least 18 years," Bihan Chen, 26, told Business Insider.
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The Federal Trade Commission isn’t happy with the outcome of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, telling a court on Wednesday that Microsoft’s recent layoffs contradict promises it made to get the merger approved.

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Workers have been on a roller coaster over the past four years, and while the job market is still strong, it may be settling down a bit.
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The Dominican Republic is introducing a shorter workweek for some companies. The six-month trial will track the health, work-life balance, and productivity of participating employees.