[ad_1] A court in France has ruled that Amazon should only fulfill orders for essential products, like food and hygiene and medical products, TechCrunch reports. The court gave Amazon 24 hours to comply, and the company could face a penalty of one million euros for every day it fails to do so. To start, the […]
Category: union
Kickstarter employees vote to unionize
[ad_1] Kickstarter chief Aziz Hasan said his company would “support and respect” the decision, although there are signs that it might have opposed the move. The crowdfunding site’s early stance was “disappointing,” OPEIU said. Former employees have also accused Kickstarter of union-busting by firing people trying to organize unions, although the company has disputed those […]
Samsung’s jailed union-busting chairman steps down
[ad_1] All of these actions took place in 2013, when Lee Sang-hoon was Samsung’s chief financial officer. He was appointed chairman in March 2018, when Samsung split the chairman and CEO roles for the first time. The company thought that decision would increase transparency following a bribery scandal that involved Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, better […]
Instacart employees in Chicago are the first to unionize in the US
[ad_1] In a statement, Instacart said it “will honor” the unionization vote pending certification of the results, and that it intended to negotiate in “good faith” on a collective bargaining agreement. The company added that it “respect[s] our employees’ rights to explore unionization.” That last claim doesn’t appear to be true based on evidence, however. […]
US labor board will investigate Google’s recent firings
[ad_1] The four employees claim they were fired for protected labor organizing. Last week, they filed unfair labor practice charges. Google says it fired the four over repeat violations of its data security policies. In a statement provided to Engadget it said: “We dismissed four individuals who were engaged in intentional and often repeated violations […]
Google contractors are unionizing in Pittsburgh
[ad_1] A total of 49 workers voted in favor of unionization, while 24 voted against. Based on the emails Motherboard saw, HCL America tried hard to convince them not to vote in favor of forming a union. HCL deputy general manager of operations Jeremy Carlson reportedly sent them at least half-a-dozen emails within two weeks […]
Kickstarter accused of union-busting after firing two employees
[ad_1] Last week another member of the organizing committee, @ClarissaRedwine was also fired, and today a third prominent member of the union was told there is no place for him at the company. I stand firm in solidarity with my friends and colleagues. — Not the Mama (@taylordotbiz) September 12, 2019 I urge the Kickstarter […]
YouTubers are unionizing, and the site has 24 days to respond
[ad_1] The YouTube Union was formed last year amid tensions between YouTube and the content creators who post videos to the platform, but as a community group rather than a true union it had little power to back up its position. The new joint initiative, called FairTube, aims to pressure the platform to be more […]
Netflix deal with Hollywood union promises better conditions for actors
[ad_1] The agreement also improves residual earnings from movie theaters, sets new overtime rules for stunt performers, offers more exclusivity and options rights and creates protections against harassment and for auditions. SAG-AFTRA added that minimum salary and turnaround conditions now apply to all Netflix shows, whether or not they reach the “high-budget” streaming threshold. An […]