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Archives for April 2022

NYC Apple retail workers want a $30 minimum wageNYC Apple retail workers want a $30 minimum wage
Parcast union contract with Spotify includes pay raises and diversity promisesParcast union contract with Spotify includes pay raises and diversity promises
Apple store workers at Grand Central Terminal start collecting signatures to form a unionApple store workers at Grand Central Terminal start collecting signatures to form a union
In his first Amazon shareholder letter, CEO Andy Jassy talks AWS, Prime, and laborIn his first Amazon shareholder letter, CEO Andy Jassy talks AWS, Prime, and labor
Disconnected: Samsung.com sales reps say the system makes them work for free

Independent contractors are pushed to handle customer service without compensation

Kim Lyons and Mitchell Clark
Amazon workers made up almost half of all warehouse injuries last yearAmazon workers made up almost half of all warehouse injuries last year
Collapsed Amazon warehouse had construction defects, says family of slain workerCollapsed Amazon warehouse had construction defects, says family of slain worker
Disney’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ misstep threatens to overshadow Chapek’s reign as CEODisney’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ misstep threatens to overshadow Chapek’s reign as CEO
Amazon says union and NLRB “suppressed and influenced” Staten Island electionAmazon says union and NLRB “suppressed and influenced” Staten Island election
Union files objections to Amazon’s actions in Bessemer, AL electionUnion files objections to Amazon’s actions in Bessemer, AL election
Amazon plans to object to union victory in New YorkAmazon plans to object to union victory in New York
Riot Games reportedly drops masking and vaccination requirements ahead of return-to-office orderRiot Games reportedly drops masking and vaccination requirements ahead of return-to-office order
US labor board moves to block Amazon’s favorite anti-union tacticUS labor board moves to block Amazon’s favorite anti-union tactic
Activision Blizzard is giving a thousand game testers full-time jobs and pay bumpsActivision Blizzard is giving a thousand game testers full-time jobs and pay bumps
Whistleblower says DeepMind waited months to fire a researcher accused of sexual misconductWhistleblower says DeepMind waited months to fire a researcher accused of sexual misconduct

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