The NLRB on instructed an administrative law judge to approve a $172,000 settlement with McDonald’s that relieves it of liability as a “joint employer”. The dissenting member expressed that “This …
McDonald’s Wins Backing of Labor Board
The National Labor Relations Board instructed a federal judge to approve a settlement in a case pertaining to McDonald’s Corp. status as a joint employer, helping shield the company from liability from …
When Anti-Immigrant Mania Endangers Public Safety
What happens when loathing for immigrants reflexively trumps all other concerns? We learned one answer to this question late last month, when a crucial witness to the Hard Rock Hotel …
Major global hotel brands accused of profiting from sex trafficking
Hotel brands owned by Hilton, Intercontinental and Best Western are among a number of leading global chains accused of profiting from sex trafficking. In a landmark case that lawyers claim …
She was Instacart’s biggest cheerleader. Now she’s leading a worker revolt.
When Vanessa Bain quit her job working with special needs students at a public high school in Silicon Valley to become a shopper for online grocery delivery company Instacart, she …
UBER’S DANGEROUS EXPANSION INTO TEMPORARY LABOR
Uber is at it again. The company is expanding its “on demand” model of precarious work to the temporary staffing business—an industry already notorious for exploitative labor practices. Through its …
Injured Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Protesting Dangerous Work Speed
Injured former Amazon warehouse workers and labor organizers in Chicago are protesting dangerous work speed and high injury rates today outside one of the company’s brick-and-mortar stores in downtown Chicago. …
Top hotels sued for ‘industry-wide failures’ to prevent U.S. sex trafficking
Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking on behalf of 13 women who claimed they were sold for sex …
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