A U.S. labor official has dealt a setback to Amazon.com Inc. in the company’s attempt to overturn the results of a labor union victory that Amazon argued was “improperly influenced.” The election, which took place in March, was held by the Region 29 office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to decide whether Amazon…
US Labor Official Rules Against Amazon, Refutes Claim That Union Vote Was ‘Improperly Influenced’
Chipotle Workers in Michigan Vote to Form Union, in First for Restaurant Chain
NEW YORK—Workers at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Lansing, Michigan, on Thursday voted to form a union, becoming the first U.S. Chipotle location to unionize. Employees voted 11 to 3 in support of joining Joint Council 43, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), according to a tally by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board…
GE Workers in Alabama Launch Union Organizing Campaign
CHICAGO—General Electric Co.’s workers at a plant in Alabama said on Monday they have launched a campaign to form a union for better pay and job security. The plant in Auburn, Alabama, employs 179 workers. It builds a fuel nozzle on the widely used LEAP jet engine which powers planes of Airbus and Boeing Co…..
Union Says UK Supply Chain Will Be ‘Severely Disrupted’ by Felixstowe Port Strike
The UK’s supply chain “will be severely disrupted,” a union official said on Monday as the strike at the country’s largest container port enters the second day. Some 1,900 Unite members at the Port of Felixstowe, around three-quarters of the port’s workforce, started an eight-day strike on Sunday in a dispute over pay after the union rejected…
UK Supply Chain Will Be ‘Severely Disrupted’ by Felixstowe Port Strike, Union Says
The UK’s supply chain “will be severely disrupted,” a union official said on Monday as the strike at the country’s largest container port enters the second day. Some 1,900 Unite members at the Port of Felixstowe, around three-quarters of the port’s workforce, started an eight-day strike on Sunday in a dispute over pay after the union rejected…
Starbucks Ordered by Federal Judge to Reinstate Seven Workers Fired Trying to Unionize
On Aug. 18, a federal district judge ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven workers who were fired for organizing a union drive at a store in Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl H. Lipman ruled that the coffee company failed to prove that it consistently enforced similar company policies at other locations under similar circumstances….
The General (1926)
After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films…
Union Boss Threatens to Cut Funding Over UK Labour Party’s Stance on Strikes
The UK Labour Party’s biggest union donor has threatened to withdraw funding from the party over its refusal to support strike actions. In an interview with The Observer newspaper, Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, said Labour is becoming “irrelevant to workers” and the party’s leadership under Sir Keir Starmer is in effect…
Biden Administration Could Lift Some China Tariffs; FINA Restricts Transgender Swimmers | NTD News Today
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says some China tariffs from the Trump era serve no strategic purpose. Does it signal the end of some of them, amid record high inflation? International Swimming Federation FINA ruling to restrict transgender athletes competing in elite Women’s events. Find out how female athletes are reacting. Apple store workers in…
Apple Seeks to Persuade Store Workers Unionizing Not In Their Interests
Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) employees have been vehemently voicing concerns over pay and working conditions in recent times. Store workers are also attempting to unionize on the premise that a collective voice would pressure the tech giant into yielding to their demands. It appears that Apple is beginning to respond to the employees’ efforts. Apple Flaunts Worker-Friendliness: Apple has posted laminated…
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