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Just Eat and Deliveroo employees deliver food on January 13, 2022 in York, England
Tech

A Deliveroo rider bit off a customer’s thumb—now the U.K. government is cracking down on delivery platforms’ account-sharing practices

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May 1, 2024
Most employers must offer time off for abortion care under new federal rules for pregnant workers
Health

Most employers must offer time off for abortion care under new federal rules for pregnant workers

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April 15, 2024
Workers assemble the Cupra Born electric car from automaker Volkswagen
Tech

Volkswagen workers are hoping to unionize in Tennessee. Even if they succeed, they’ll likely face worse conditions than their German colleagues

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March 26, 2024
Passengers wait to board an Avanti West Coast mainline train at Crewe Station on December 01, 2022
Success

Avanti is offering dejected train drivers $760 to work on their ‘rest day,’ giving them the chance of a 6-figure payday

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March 25, 2024
Deliveroo CEO isn’t worried about EU law that recognizes 5.5 million gig workers as employees—because lobbying in the U.K. and France means 90% of its market isn’t affected
Tech

Deliveroo CEO isn’t worried about EU law that recognizes 5.5 million gig workers as employees—because lobbying in the U.K. and France means 90% of its market isn’t affected

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March 14, 2024
Adult dancers in Washington are closing in on a statewide strippers’ bill of rights that sets workplace rules
Success

Adult dancers in Washington are closing in on a statewide strippers’ bill of rights that sets workplace rules

By Hallie Golden and The Associated Press
February 7, 2024
Burger King worker awarded a backpack, movie ticket, and Starbucks cup after never missing a day in 27 years buys first home with $446,000 in donations
Success

Burger King worker awarded a backpack, movie ticket, and Starbucks cup after never missing a day in 27 years buys first home with $446,000 in donations

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January 3, 2024
A view of Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Politics

One of the biggest Czech protests since the Communist era just broke out over orthodox capitalism and balancing the budget

By Peter Laca and Bloomberg
November 27, 2023
Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaks during Starbucks annual shareholders meeting March 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.
Leadership

Howard Schultz says union push at Starbucks is a sign of ‘much bigger’ social problems—but CEO admits the coffee giant ’lost its way’

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February 22, 2023
Amazon employees refused to work after a scary warehouse fire. The company suspended at least 50 of them
Success

Amazon employees refused to work after a scary warehouse fire. The company suspended at least 50 of them

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October 5, 2022
Workers at Amazon, Chipotle, and Starbucks are winning union elections. But it might take years before they see a contract
Leadership

Workers at Amazon, Chipotle, and Starbucks are winning union elections. But it might take years before they see a contract

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September 14, 2022
Germany’s biggest union hits back at Elon Musk’s return-to-the-office order: ‘An employer cannot dictate the rules just as he likes’
Tech

Germany’s biggest union hits back at Elon Musk’s return-to-the-office order: ‘An employer cannot dictate the rules just as he likes’

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June 2, 2022
Activision Blizzard
Tech

Activision Blizzard illegally threatened staff, U.S. labor officials find

By Josh Eidelson and Bloomberg
May 23, 2022
Businesswoman holding laptop outside a building.
Politics

You probably don’t know you’re signing away the right to sue your employer. It could be illegal soon

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March 29, 2022
Federal regulators could be rethinking the ‘contractor’ status of Uber and Lyft drivers and other gig workers
Careers

Federal regulators could be rethinking the ‘contractor’ status of Uber and Lyft drivers and other gig workers

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December 28, 2021

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