Enlarge / Striking employees demand the reinstatement of Raven Software QA contractors who were let go last month in a photo posted Wednesday. (credit: A Better ABK) A group of Activision Blizzard workers calling itself A Better ABK Workers Alliance announced its members are taking part in an open-ended strike “until demands are met and worker […]
Enlarge / An Amazon warehouse in Germany on April 2, 2020. (credit: Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images ) A regional official at the National Labor Relations Board has called for a new union election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment center following recommendations issued in August by a hearing officer. The Retail, Wholesale, […]
Enlarge / A sign held during a protest on March 27, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama. (credit: Getty Images | Patrick T. Fallon ) Amazon interfered with a union-certification vote, and a second election should be held, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official wrote in a report released yesterday. Amazon’s anti-union misconduct made a “free and […]
Joe Ricketts, actual owner of the Chicago Cubs and producer of a special class of doofus-progeny, wants to get back into the news game. You can look forward to any personality that attains any popularity on this network to be shipped off as soon as they ask for a raise, replaced by a college sophomore. […]
Expand / Amazon boxes. (charge: Getty Images | Julie Clopper) In a quarter where its earnings are predicted to exceed $100 billion for the first time, Amazon claims it’ll invest $500m to a one-time Christmas bonus because of its low-income workers. The cover bulge –that won’t be paid before January–comes amid plans for strike action […]