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Instacart shoppers say their accounts were wrongly deactivatedInstacart shoppers say their accounts were wrongly deactivated
Gig workers at Target-owned Shipt are getting their bank accounts drained by hackersGig workers at Target-owned Shipt are getting their bank accounts drained by hackers
Amazon’s pay raise for over 500,000 workers comes at an interesting timeAmazon’s pay raise for over 500,000 workers comes at an interesting time
A fired Amazon worker is trying to unionize four NYC-area facilitiesA fired Amazon worker is trying to unionize four NYC-area facilities
Behind the controversy at Basecamp

Basecamp announced it would ban “societal and political discussions” at work. But the hardest conversations at work were about the company itself.

Casey Newton
New White House task force will look for ways to boost union organizingNew White House task force will look for ways to boost union organizing
Google’s ethical AI researchers complained of harassment long before Timnit Gebru’s firingGoogle’s ethical AI researchers complained of harassment long before Timnit Gebru’s firing
Union says Amazon threatened layoffs in formal objection to election resultsUnion says Amazon threatened layoffs in formal objection to election results
Bezos says Amazon workers aren’t treated like robots, unveils robotic plan to keep them workingBezos says Amazon workers aren’t treated like robots, unveils robotic plan to keep them working
Tech workers at The New York Times have formed a unionTech workers at The New York Times have formed a union
Unionizing Amazon warehouses was never going to be easyUnionizing Amazon warehouses was never going to be easy
More than 500 Alphabet employees demand Google stop protecting harassers in open letterMore than 500 Alphabet employees demand Google stop protecting harassers in open letter
Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaignAmazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign
Adi Robertson and Josh Dzieza
Public vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in AlabamaPublic vote counting starts for Amazon union drive in Alabama
Alphabet shareholder pushes Google for better whistleblower protectionsAlphabet shareholder pushes Google for better whistleblower protections

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