Labor
Nurses at 2 NYC hospitals return to work as deal ends strike
January 12, 2023The union stressed staffing levels as a key concern, saying that nurses who labored through the grueling peak of the coronavirus pandemic are stretched far too thin because too many jobs are open.
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Ahead of major strike, Amazon closes three U.K. warehouses, endangering 1,200 jobs
January 11, 2023Retail giant promises jobs at other facilities, but workers can’t just move their whole life chasing another warehouse.
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Farm Workforce Modernization Act’s failure reveals division in immigrant rights movement
January 11, 2023The United Farm Workers saw it as a way to win legal immigration status for undocumented field laborers.
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CWA gains Microsoft subsidiary’s workers through card-check; Proletariat employees still fighting
January 10, 2023“Other video game and tech giants made a choice to attack their own employees when they join together to form a union. Microsoft is charting a different course."
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Washington, D.C.’s last Burger King closes, firing workers without notice
January 9, 2023Some workers have been here for 17 or 18 years, toiling at minimum wage with no benefits.
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