Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here's what you should know

Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here’s what you should know

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company’s delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted…

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SpaceX launches rescue mission for two NASA astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station until next year

Fashion influencer Matilda Djerf apologizes following report she created a toxic workplace

A popular social media influencer has issued an apology after a Swedish tabloid published a report saying she created a “work environment filled with fear and psychological pressure” at her…

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Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns

Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns

At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer’s warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but the company rejected many safety recommendations out…

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Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN over deadly pager explosions

Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN over deadly pager explosions

GENEVA — A Lebanese government minister said Wednesday his country was filing a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers,…

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Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

NEW ORLEANS — A federal agency was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee…

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Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a…

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Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza

Microsoft has fired two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees told The Associated…

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Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.” Meta says it has laid off some employees,…

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