DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday by going on strike against a major Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky. In a surprise move, the 8,700…
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The United Auto Workers strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers continues, but union President Shawn Fain said Friday that the labor stoppage isn’t expanding as the walkout closes out its third week. In a…
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If you’ve noticed an empty store shelf where Clorox bleach, Glad trash bags or Burt’s Bees skin products should be, you’re not alone. Clorox, the consumer products giant that makes those and many other items,…
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Caroline Ellison testified that FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried told her to steal money from FTX’s customers and use them to repay firms that had lent money to Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm Ellison was…
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Job growth was stronger than expected in September, a sign that the U.S. economy is hanging tough despite higher interest rates, labor strife and dysfunction in Washington. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 for the month,…
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‘Kill us or send us home’: Amazon workers in Saudi Arabia say they were exploited by labor supply and recruiting firms
This story was reported in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism and The Guardian. Momtaj Mansur flew to Saudi Arabia in September 2021, excited to work at one of the…
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Workers at Mack Trucks have gone on strike Monday after rejecting a proposed contract between the company and the United Auto Workers union. The union released a letter on X, formerly known as Twitter, that…
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More than 75,000 workers to strike at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente health facilities across U.S.
Workers at Kaiser Permanente — the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization — began a strike Wednesday morning that is set to within hours see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and…
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Abercrombie & Fitch says it is investigating allegations that ex-CEO Mike Jeffries, who led the company for more than 20 years and defined its modern image, exploited men at sex parties he hosted. BBC News…
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Walmart says people who get weight loss drugs like Wegovy at its pharmacies are buying a bit less food at its stores. Walmart’s U.S. CEO, John Furner, told Bloomberg News that the company is seeing…