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 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 Clint Rainey August 25, 2022 The National Labor Relations Board has sided with workers who claim Starbucks broke labor law by withholding wages and benefits from unionized stores—the latest blow to its handling of baristas’ intensifying union drive. Over 230 locations have now joined Starbucks Workers United’s union, helping make the … Continue reading Starbucks illegally denied pay and benefits to thousands of unionized workers, says NLRB
Gen Z Workers Are Different – How to Include Them in Recognition Programs Rachel Harmon / 24 Aug 2022 With growing influence, Gen Z workers are becoming a more significant part of the workforce. However, they differ from Millennials, Generation X, and Body Boomers. They’re unique and come with their own set of diverse … Continue reading Gen Z Workers Are Different – How to Include Them in Recognition Programs
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
NLRB accuses Activision Blizzard of violating labor law by threatening employees It says the company enforced an ‘overbroad social media policy’ as workers started to organize. K. Holt @krisholt Mike Blake / reuters A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board has determined there’s “merit to the allegations” that Activision Blizzard violated the … Continue reading Activision Blizzard accused of spying on protesting workers
By Shalene Gupta August 05, 2022 Two years after the Great Office Shutdown, so to speak, remote work is growing fast. And with it comes the possibility of picking a home not because it’s close to your office, but because it’s somewhere you want to live—like by the beach, for example, where it’s sunny all … Continue reading Thinking of becoming a digital nomad? Set sail for these 10 best beaches for remote workers
Over 700 UK Amazon workers walk out over pay issues The company rejected the union’s request for a £2 pay increase. A. Khalid @askhalid John Keeble via Getty Images More than 700 warehouse workers at an Amazon warehouse in England walked out this week in a dispute over a pay increase, reported Reuters. Amazon … Continue reading Over 700 UK Amazon workers walk out over pay issues
