A year after its Staten Island win, the Amazon Labor Union has endured setbacks and conflicts, including between president Chris Smalls and longtime organizers
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Analysis: Amazon's regular trucking contractors were more than twice as likely as other companies to get unsafe driving scores from February 2020 to August 2022
Its regular contractors were more than twice as likely to receive unsafe driving scores compared with similar outfits; Amazon says its network is safe Tweets: @jamieson , @anthony ...
Apple employees at a store in Towson, Maryland vote 65-33 to unionize, making it the company's first US store where employees voted in favor of unionizing
I mean... download... to “Have a chance to ask leadership questions” about the “not yet certified” vote. We at #AppleTogether think this is great! Ever heard of the Streisand Effec...
Apple employees at a store in Towson, Maryland vote 65-33 to unionize, making it the company's first US store where employees voted in favor of unionization
Roughly two-thirds of employees at the store in Towson, Md., voted to join the union. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Microsoft releases four principles recognizing its employees' rights to organize; president Brad Smith promises an “open and constructive approach” to unions
Conceding that the rise of labor unions in tech may ultimately reach its own business, Microsoft released a new set …
An OSHA probe into an Illinois warehouse collapse that killed six Amazon workers levies no fines or penalties after finding Amazon met minimal safety standards
so that workers' lives are prioritized over profit. https://www.cnbc.com/... Annie Palmer / @annierpalmer : New: OSHA has released the findings of its investigation into a deadly A...
Nick Clegg says Facebook will release two internal slide decks central to WSJ's story on Instagram's impact on teens to the public “in the next few days”
Facebook will publish two internal slide decks detailing its research into how Instagram affects teens' mental health sometime “in the next few days.” Source: YouTube .
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area...
Amazon apologizes for tweeting “you don't really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?” and says the tweet didn't contemplate its large driver population
Amazon issued a rare apology Friday night, stepping back from comments made on Twitter last week in a response … Source: About Amazon .
SAG-AFTRA approves an influencer agreement, extending its coverage to anyone who is paid to advertise products via their social media platforms
How 3D printer makers like Stratasys, Protolabs, and other companies like Ford, are helping fight COVID-19 by 3D printing face shields and medical equipment
With critical medical gear in short supply, additive manufacturing is an “essential part” of the pandemic response, the industry says.
Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
no matter where they work. That includes tech. #SupportUnions https://twitter.com/... @doctorow : Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry https://www.nbcnews....
Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, the first workers at a major tech company to do so
Kickstarter employees voted to form a union with the Office and Professional Employees International Union, which represents more than 100,000 white collar workers.
Kickstarter has fired two union organizers in eight days; sources: both were fired for what management said were performance-related issues
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How incidents like banning an “Always Punch Nazis” comic at Kickstarter led to a unionization push by employees who believe in the altruistic image of the brand
Kickstarter never wanted to be a normal tech company. A crowdfunding platform for artists, gadget-makers … Tweets: @bentarnoff , @waxpancake , and @kevinriggle Tweets: Ben Tarnoff...
66% of Google's eligible contract workers, employed by outsourced IT services provider HCL in Philadelphia, announce their intention to unionize
DarkCyber noted … Colin Lecher / The Verge : Google contractors in Pittsburgh say a majority are unionizing Brandy Betz / Seeking Alpha : Google contractors move to unionize Ethan ...
66% of Google's eligible contract workers, employed by outsourced IT services provider HCL in Philadelphia, announce their intention to unionize
Part of Google's “shadow work force” is unionizing in Philadelphia. — Contract workers at Google's office in Philadelphia have just announced their intention to unionize.