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‘I felt like a prisoner’: the domestic workers ‘trapped’ by Canberra’s diplomatic employers
One staff member was paid as little as 65 cents an hour and worked a seven-day week with no respite. Advocates say it’s modern slavery. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates ...World - The Guardian - November 18 -
Union Workers Continue Picketing Vegas Hotel With No Talks Planned
The walkout at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas enters its fourth day as employees demand pay and benefits similar to those rewarded by rival operators earlier this year.Business - Inc. - November 18 -
Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.Business - The New York Times - November 19 -
Vivek Ramaswamy's plan to force federal workers back into the office
Vivek Ramaswamy's effort to cut costs could target the nearly two-thirds of federal workers who are still approved to work from home 18 months after the pandemic ended.Politics - NBC News - November 19 -
An affordable housing complex for Hollywood workers grapples with tenant complaints
Tenants at the Hollywood Arts Collective, an affordable housing complex for entertainment workers, are protesting a rent increase.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 19 -
Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps
Eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, local authorities saidWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
How I’m Building My Startup With Remote Workers and AI Tools
Startups like mine are managing remote teams and integrating AI tools to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced business environment.Business - Inc. - November 19 -
Boeing Will Lay Off Over 2,500 Workers Amid Turnaround Effort
The job cuts, part of a 17,000-strong employee reduction, will hit workers in Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri.Business - Inc. - November 19 -
Greece faces general strike as workers protest cost of living squeeze
Unions demand ‘dignified wages’ as unequal recovery from debt crisis has left many struggling with higher costs. A nationwide strike by public- and private-sector employees looks likely to paralyse ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Why Gen Z Workers Love the Office Holiday Party
The newest entrants into the workforce are “champions” of traditional office culture, shows a new report, from annual holiday parties to after-work drinks.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
Hennessy Workers Strike Over Plans to Bottle Cognac in China
The walkout in France is the latest development in a simmering trade war between Europe and China.Business - The New York Times - November 21 -
Snack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away after not having been sold from the store’s deli ...World - ABC News - November 20 -
Election workers seek to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continued defamatory comments
The two former Georgia election workers who won an almost $150 million defamation judgment against former Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani want him held in civil contempt for continuing to falsely ...Top stories - NBC News - November 20 -
Georgia election workers ask judge to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt
Lawyers for two women who won $148m defamation judgment make request after Trump lawyer’s repeated lies. Rudy Giuliani should be held in civil contempt for continuing to lie about two election ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Kentucky Electric Vehicle Battery Production Workers Attempt to Unionize
Workers who build electric vehicle batteries are hoping to achieve better working conditions.Business - Inc. - November 20 -
Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.World - The New York Times - November 21 -
