Adrian Escobedo signed up to drive for Uber Eats to help support his family after his fiancee lost her job. The couple and their 4-year-old son had just moved to …
Human rights violations off the rack: Dutch and US brands allegedly rely on forced labor
The European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR) with the support of Prakken d’Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers submitted a criminal complaint against several Dutch and US textile and fashion brands who …
Malaysia to charge Dyson supplier ATA over labour complaints -minister
Malaysia will charge Dyson supplier ATA IMS Bhd ATAI.KL following complaints received by the labour department, a minister said, after forced labour allegations emerged against the manufacturer. Dyson told Reuters last week it was …
AMAZON v RETAIL, WHOLESALE AND DEPARTMENT STORE UNION, NLRB Case 10-RC-269250
Upon review of the record, the NLRB Regional Director agreed with the hearing officer’s recommendations, affirmed the hearing officer’s rulings, and ordered a second election at the Amazon warehouse in …
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama Will Get a Second Union Election
A U.S. federal labor official has ordered a new union election at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Alabama. After losing the first election in April, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
DoorDash will pay $5.3 million to San Francisco to settle allegations over benefits violations
Food delivery platform DoorDash has agreed to pay $5.3 million to the city of San Francisco to settle allegations it failed to provide healthcare and paid sick leave to some 4,500 delivery …
U.S. investigators question Goodyear Malaysia workers over labour practices
U.S. government investigators have interviewed workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co’s (GT.O) Malaysian factory about their working conditions, employees told Reuters, intensifying scrutiny of potential labour abuses by the tyre maker …
China’s Xinjiang cotton is banned in the U.S. but still making it to store shelves, report says
In China’s cotton-growing Xinjiang region, farmers have been hailing a bumper harvest this autumn. But much of the crop is under U.S. sanctions, and where it will end up is …
In the absence of federal legislation, US labour unions are laying the groundwork for a post-fossil fuel economy
When Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Green New Deal (GND) to Congress in 2019, many within organised labour responded with deep scepticism. The GND was presented as a non-binding resolution …
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Sectoral Bargaining Reforms: Proceed with Caution
“After decades of decline, strike activity grew dramatically in 2018 and 2019.1 Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that these two years marked a thirty-five-year high for the number …