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In Unhinged Video, CEO Who Told Staff to Work Through Hurricane Also Scorned COVID Concerns
“You always have a couple of rotten fucking apples,” the CEO said of staff who allegedly reported the company to the police for not following COVID-19 restrictions.
Real Estate Giant Compass to Lay Off Significant Number of Tech Employees
CEO Robert Reffkin said that the layoffs were "necessary" in order for the company to navigate the current downturn.
GEICO Tells Workers They Have ‘Right to Contact Police’ If Union Organizers Visit Their House
The union, GEICO United, is the first serious worker organization effort the company has had.
FTC Says It Will ‘Crack Down’ on Gig Companies That Mislead Their Workers
The policy, implemented Friday, hopes to give gig workers more control over their employment, as well as get rid of deceptions about pay or benefits.
28 Freight Rail Workers Tell Us What They Want You to Know About Their Lives
In threatening to disrupt the nation’s economy, freight rail workers are seeking basic dignities every other worker takes for granted.
Freight Rail Unions Reach Tentative Agreement That May Avoid Strike
Details of the agreement have not been released. It still needs to be ratified by members. One union has already rejected a tentative agreement.
US on Verge of ‘Economic Disaster’ Because Freight Rail Workers Can’t Get Sick Time
Freight rail workers want to strike for sick and guaranteed paid leave time, a move that would consequently force freight rail companies to hire adequate staff. The companies refuse.
Australian Workers Are the Latest International Apple Staff to Unionise
Unionised Apple workers in Australia told VICE World News that they plan to protest poor pay by refusing to sell certain products or to work at all.
96% of Freight Rail Workers Want to Strike, Survey Finds
But it is still likely Congress won’t let them.
Company Tells Employees: Work ‘Voluntary’ Overtime or Go to Jail
After workers organized to refuse voluntary overtime shifts, the employer filed a labor complaint that resulted in the action being labeled an illegal strike.
Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles
Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them up.
Psych Nurse Fired After Reporting Patients ‘Blowing Each Other’ and Hitting Staff
“I got patients blowing each other,” a nurse says she told a supervisor. A week later, the hospital fired her for “profane language.”