A pregnant worker and labor activist says Amazon made her pick up trash alone Ashley Mercer is accusing the company of retaliatory labor practices. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Brendan McDermid / reuters Two Amazon employees have accused the company of retaliating against them for their efforts to organize workers at a warehouse in Liverpool, … Continue reading Amazon employees in Illinois file federal complaint over workplace racism
Bear Markets Bring Us Fortunes, and This One’s Almost Over InvestorPlace / 26 Jul 2022 Investors make the biggest profits on Wall Street by buying the dip in bear markets. The biggest gains in bull markets always happen in their earliest stages, when bear markets end, and bull markets begin. In a “normal” year, … Continue reading Bear Markets Bring Us Fortunes, and This One’s Almost Over
By John Corso-Esquivel and Lia Rose Newman July 25, 2022 For abortion rights advocates, Barbara Kruger’s iconic feminist image “Untitled (Your body is a battleground)” remains as relevant today as when it was first released in 1989. Following the May 2, 2022, leak of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s anti-abortion draft decision, Google searches … Continue reading Why a 1989 poster is still a fixture in the battle over abortion rights
The Expansion Is Over: Ad Economy Recedes For First Time In 16 Months by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, July 18, 2022 The U.S. ad market contracted 3% in June, marking the first decline since February 2021, according to a MediaPost analysis of data from Standard Media Index’s U.S. Ad Market Tracker. The contraction follows a steady … Continue reading The Expansion Is Over: Ad Economy Recedes For First Time In 16 Months
By Michael Grothaus July 05, 2022 If you’ve been on TikTok the last few days, you’ve probably seen your feed inundated with young adults in suits walking into movie theaters along with the hashtag “Gentleminions.” There was a time, of course, when adults did dress up in a suit to attend the movies—but … Continue reading Gentleminions TikTok trend: how Gen Z helped ‘Minions’ soar over July 4th weekend
Second time company has settled a federal lawsuit about advertising bias. Constantine von Hoffman on June 22, 2022 Facebook’s parent company Meta will revamp its targeted advertising system following accusations it allowed landlords to run discriminatory ads. This is part of a sweeping settlement to a Fair Housing Act lawsuit announced Tuesday by the U.S. … Continue reading Facebook agrees to revamp adtech over discrimination charges
Apple Store workers in Atlanta will hold union vote in June The process starts on June 2nd. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic May 3rd, 2022 Brandon Bell via Getty Images Workers at the first US Apple Store to file for a union election will decide whether to unionize next month. According to an agreement obtained by The … Continue reading Apple Store workers in Georgia call off union vote over intimidation claims
By Tracy Brower May 25, 2022 A college degree used to be the gold standard for finding a job, but increasing numbers of companies are eliminating or reducing their requirements for a degree as a condition for hiring. According to Glassdoor, graduating from an impressive college name is now less critical for landing a … Continue reading Recruiters are passing over college degrees for this essential soft skill
An Appetite For Apps: Many Shoppers Prefer Them Over Websites by Ray Schultz , Columnist, May 19, 2022 Here’s a suggestion for email teams trying to drive ecommerce sales via mobile: Offer an app. Almost one out of three U.S. consumers — 31% — prefer mobile shopping apps to mobile websites and other channels, according … Continue reading An Appetite For Apps: Many Shoppers Prefer Them Over Websites
Carvana made buying a car painless during pandemic hell It’s far better than fighting with dealers in person. D. Hardawar @devindra July 27th, 2020 Devindra Hardawar/Engadget A few weeks ago, my wife, one-year old daughter and and I made the hellish move from Brooklyn to a cozy Atlanta suburb amid the global pandemic. Our way … Continue reading Carvana laid off 2,500 employees and chose to do so over Zoom
