Tech

Musk “invites” union vote at Tesla plant despite long history of hostility

Enlarge (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP) It’s no secret that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is annoyed with President Joe Biden. The president frequently fails to mention Tesla when discussing electric vehicle production in the US, instead referring to Ford’s and GM’s comparatively nascent efforts. Musk, who has a tendency to hurl juvenile insults, has called Biden a […]

Tech

Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employees “unions suck”

Enlarge / A Google employee holds a sign during a walkout to protest how the tech giant handled sexual misconduct at Jackson Square Park in New York on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. (credit: Peter Foley/Bloomberg) For years, Google has attempted to kill employee-led unionization efforts under an initiative codenamed “Project Vivian. ” In the particular […]

Tech

Bezos says Amazon should “do a better job for our employees” after union vote

Enlarge (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos used his final letter to Amazon shareholders to focus on employee well-being and the company’s significant carbon footprint. Bezos’ new emphasis on employee well-being comes on the heels of a contentious unionization vote at one of its warehouses in Bessemer, Alabama. Though Amazon won, with 1,798 […]

Tech

Google employees kick off union membership drive for 120,000 workers

Enlarge / Exterior view of a Googleplex building, the corporate headquarters of Google and parent company Alphabet, May 2018. (credit: Getty Images | zphotos) More than 225 workers at Google have formally launched a companywide union membership drive, following an increasing drive toward organization inside the company over the past several years. All 120,000 people […]

Sport

Vince McMahon squeezes fingers tighter with Zelina Vega discharge; just how much more will slide?

Initially it appeared something of merely a life threatening, Friday news dump from WWE. Releasing a mid-card (at best) feminine performer/manager at Zelina Vega is not a massive shock, provided how WWE has trimmed its roster throughout the pandemic despite record gains . Even though Vega was an exceptional manager, and also the writer of […]