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Airline Announces It Will No Longer Sack Pregnant Crew Members
They’ll still be placed on unpaid leave with Singapore Airlines, though, and will have to apply for ground positions.
Amazon’s $3,200-Per-Day Union Busters Say This Is the Best Spot for Steak and Caviar in Albany
Amazon workers at ALB1 say anti-union consultants from out of town are holding captive-audience meetings and making it difficult for workers to do their jobs.
‘For Them I Am a Prey’: The Hidden Exploitation of Punjabi Women in Italy
In the heart of Italy’s farming industry, less than 100 kilometres from Rome, women of Punjabi origin face exploitation and workplace harassment.
Freight Rail Workers Voted to Strike. Here’s Why They Can’t (Yet).
Unlike most industries, the federal government has to allow freight rail workers to strike.
Why Is It Still Impossible to Get an Uber?
The Uber shortage isn't the only nail in the taxi app's coffin.
Deliveroo’s New Union Deal Dubbed a ‘Cynical PR Move’
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) called the agreement – announced days before Deliveroo’s AGM – a "backdoor deal."
‘The Worst and Most Egregious Attendance Policy’ Is Pushing Railroad Workers to the Brink
Workers for BNSF, the nation’s largest freight railroad, say the company’s new attendance policy requires them to be “on call” 90 percent of the time.
Belgian Government Workers Can Now Ignore Their Boss After Work Hours
Belgium is enshrining a “right to disconnect” for civil servants.
‘They Told Me I’d Be Fired:’ Kentucky Candle Plant Workers Stayed During Tornado
The factory was obliterated in the second tornado and at least eight people were killed.
They Make Clothes for H&M. Pandemic Lockdowns Pushed Them Deep Into Poverty.
Are poverty and police violence the price of fashion?
Here's Why Rupert Murdoch, Billionaire Media Mogul, Loves This Trade Unionist
In an unusual move, Murdoch's famously anti-union newspapers have given column-space and editorial backing to one particular trade unionist's leadership campaign.