Are You Happy? Your Boss Is Asking
From today’s New York Times: Garry Ridge, who runs the chemical company WD-40, has a leadership style guided by two sources — Aristotle, and the BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink.…
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U.S. Civil Rights Enforcers Warn Employers Against Biased AI
From today’s Seattle Times: The federal government said Thursday that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending…
How Do Employees Unionize in a Right-To-Work State Like Texas?
From today’s Texas Public Radio: From Amazon workers on Staten Island, N.Y., to Starbucks staff on UT’s West Campus, organized labor movements have been gaining steam across the country. A Gallup poll last year found…
Starbucks Union Campaign Pushes On, With At Least 16 Stores Now Organized
From today’s New York Times: Starbucks workers have added to the momentum of a union campaign that went public in late August and has upended decades of union-free labor at the company’s…
Amazon Union Vote in Staten Island, NY Is A Big Win For Labor Unions
From today’s Forbes Online: Amazon Workers At JFK8, A Warehouse Located On Staten Island In New York City, Voted To Form A Union With 55% Of Voters In Favor Of…
More U.S. Workers Quit in February as Job Openings Remained High
From today’s New York Times: Job openings last month remained near record levels, and the number of workers voluntarily leaving their positions increased, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. The data, released as…
Workers in Richmond Go on strike at California Refinery Owned by Chevron
From today’s Associated Press: More than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area went on strike early Monday over safety concerns and to demand…
Uber Funds New Lobbying Group to Deny Rights for Gig Workers
From today’s The Guardian: “If I want to work 20 minutes a week, or 30 hours, I can do that,” says a worker in a mysterious new TV ad. “When…
A Two-Year, 50-Million-Person Experiment in Changing How We Work
From today’s New York Times: Kristen Egziabher was all jitters just before the pandemic, awaiting news of a possible raise, until her manager came back dejected from his meeting with…
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Washington State Advances Landmark Deal on Job Status of Gig Drivers
From today’s New York Times: The Washington State Senate on Friday passed a bill granting gig drivers certain benefits and protections while preventing them from being classified as employees —…