Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, threatening to halt the movement of billions of dollars’ worth of goods.
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Amazon India workers say they’re overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave
Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they’re pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.
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Boeing makes a ‘final offer’ to striking workers, but union says it’s not good enough
Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers’ union said the proposal isn’t good enough and there won’t be a ratification vote before Boeing’s deadline.
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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike
The union’s members still need to vote on Boeing’s proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that’s the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.
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New Bedford Market Basket manager charged with sexually harassing employees
A former manager at Market Basket is facing criminal charges for allegedly sexually harassing female employees at the company’s supermarket in New Bedford. Four alleged victims and two alleged witnesses told The Public’s Radio that a former assistant manager, Juan Ernesto Tzoc-Lol, would frequently touch his coworkers inappropriately, make sexually lewd remarks, and in some […]
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ABC6 workers announce union campaign
Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts workers at local news station ABC6 are launching union organizing efforts, according to two employees with the unit’s organizing committee. The workers, who want to join the Communications Workers of America’s broadcast arm, The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET), say they are calling for a union because […]
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Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails
Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For November 22
Question of the Week: How will strife between women activists and Rhode Island’s dominant political party spill into 2020? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. (One quick program note: TGIF will take a post-Thanksgiving […]
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Political Roundtable: Reilly On Labor-Backed Bills, Pension Liabilities & Whether Voters Needed To OK Expanded Gambling
Former RI state Rep. Daniel Reilly (R-Portsmouth).
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For April 19
April showers bring …. May revenue estimates? Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go. 1) Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has a little less than four years left in his second term at […]