One of Thailand’s most prominent union leaders is facing three years in prison for his role in organising a railway safety campaign, in a case described as the biggest attack …
Amazon reaches agreement with trade unions in Italy
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has struck a deal with Italian trade unions promising to engage with them more in the running of operations in the country. The framework agreement, seen by Reuters, comes …
D.C. Circuit rejects NLRB’s limits on contractor picketing
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday threw out the National Labor Relations Board’s restrictive Trump-era test for determining when property owners can bar onsite contractors’ employees from picketing, saying it …
New worker safety pact struck in Bangladesh
A new safety agreement for workers in Bangladesh has been agreed following months of negotiations between brands and global unions, with plans to expand to other countries. The new agreement, …
GM workers’ historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal
SILAO, Mexico, Aug 17 (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) employee Mari says that for the past decade, she has felt powerless to demand higher pay at the plant in central Mexico that …
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Other People’s Rotten Jobs Are Bad for Them. And for You.
“A few years ago, a part-time minimum wage worker at an upstate New York McDonald’s suspected a gas leak. When he alerted his supervisors, they told him to ignore it or …