By Sam Becker October 19, 2022 A former Planned Parenthood official is suing the organization, saying that she was fired for making complaints about workplace discrimination related to her race, according to a 51-page brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday. … Continue reading Planned Parenthood accused of race discrimination and retaliation in lawsuit by former employee
Congressional lawmakers try again to secure some benefits for gig workers If passed, independent contractors could qualify for paid holidays and healthcare. A. Khalid @askhalid Evelyn Hockstein / reuters Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN), along with Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA) introduced a bill today that would create a $20 million pilot … Continue reading FTC wants to protect gig workers from ‘unfair or deceptive’ algorithms
Google’s ‘raters’ are pushing for $15 an hour The company raised wages for some vendors, but RaterLabs wasn’t one of them. A. Khalid @askhalid SOPA Images via Getty Images Part-time employees at RaterLabs — an AI vendor whose only known client is Google — are campaigning to qualify for the $15 hourly minimum wage … Continue reading Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers ‘quietly unionized during the pandemic,’ report says
By Samar Marwan August 30, 2022 From Trader Joe’s to Starbucks to strip clubs, the American workforce is pushing for better working conditions and job security through the power of labor unions. When the pandemic exacerbated already intolerable work environments, more employees began to form unions as a means to protect their jobs and fight for better working conditions. … Continue reading Majority of Americans favor labor unions
By Kristin Toussaint August 30, 2022 It’s mid-June, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union, is speaking so loud into the microphone that it’s slightly distorted, and someone has to go over and tweak the dials on the PA system so his … Continue reading Inside the drive to bring ‘cultural workers’ into the labor movement
By Samar Marwan August 19, 2022 From coffee houses to newsrooms, workers in just about every industry are moving toward unionizing to improve working conditions and job protection. This week, a more unexpected and disenfranchised group of workers are moving toward unionization: strippers. In mid-March, 15 dancers at the Star Garden Topless … Continue reading Strippers are the latest workers to join the union wave
By Clint Rainey August 18, 2022 Trader Joe’s only New York City wine store, a spot known for its hour-long holiday lines, abruptly closed on August 11, leaving a swirl of rumors about why. Had rent gone up? Did the company need a bigger space? Was there an asbestos problem? Workers now say … Continue reading Trader Joe’s workers say it closed its sole NYC wine shop because they wanted to unionize it
By Clint Rainey July 27, 2022 Workers behind an unprecedented union drive at Wells Fargo are now trying to enlist congressional allies in their battle. Though employees have been trying to unionize America’s third-largest bank for years, a renewed push began several months ago. This time it’s been galvanized by support from the Committee for … Continue reading Wells Fargo won’t commit to union neutrality, and bank employees are preparing for an ugly fight
Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company
Etsy seller group plans to strike over fee increases They’re calling on shoppers to boycott the service for a week on April 11th. J. Fingas @jonfingas March 30th, 2022 Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Etsy said it would raise transaction fees from 5 percent to 6.5 percent this April, and sellers aren’t happy. The Verge … Continue reading Etsy sellers go on strike over fee hikes
