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Cleveland REI workers form a union, adding fuel to the labor effort End-shutdown
Workers at an REI store near Cleveland voted 27-12 to unionize Friday, adding more fuel to a labor organizing drive at the national outdoor retailer. The Union of Retail, Wholesale and Department Stores said it prevailed in the vote after a recount by the National Labor Relations Board. The company has one week to file […]
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Starbucks illegally fired US workers over union, judge rules End-shutdown
“The decision is the result of months of tireless organizing by workers … demanding better working conditions in the face of historic, monumental and now considered illegal union busting,” said Michelle Eisen, a barista at another Starbucks location in Buffalo.
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Salesforce to lay off 8,000 workers in latest tech purge End-shutdown
Business software maker Salesforce is laying off about 8,000 employees, or 10% of its workforce, as major technology companies continue to cut payrolls that expanded rapidly during the pandemic lockdown. The cuts announced Wednesday are by far the biggest in the 23-year history of a San Francisco company founded by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff. […]