The McDonald’s boycott explained: Who’s leading it, what they’re demanding, and when it’s happeningMcDonald's faces a boycott led by The People's Union USA. The group cites tax loopholes and high prices as reasons. They also allege poor l...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.56 AM IST
US Department of Labor drops investigation into Scale AI: ReportThe investigation was looking into Scale AI's compliance with fair pay practices and working conditions. It was initiated nearly a year ago...
10 May, 2025, 09.37 AM IST
US Labor Department investigating Nvidia, Amazon-backed startup Scale AIThe company said the investigation, which was initiated nearly a year ago under former President Joe Biden's administration, is looking int...
07 Mar, 2025, 07.28 AM IST
Amazon to pay nearly $4 million to settle lawsuit alleging it took tips from driversAmazon will pay nearly $4 million to settle charges it took tips from delivery drivers, misleading customers about how tips were used, foll...
07 Feb, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
Amazon's fight with unions heads to its grocery aislesAt a sprawling Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia, a battle is brewing. The roughly 300 workers are set to vote Monday on whether to form t...
26 Jan, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Foxconn: "Inadequate" probe into job discrimination case raises human right body's hackles; call for fresh probeThe National Human Rights Commission has criticised labour officials for insufficiently investigating hiring discrimination at Foxconn's iP...
23 Jan, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Jeff Bezos' own newspaper Washington Post exposes horrific working conditions at Amazon; here's what it discoveredThe very own newspaper of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, Washington Post have eventually exposed the excessively horrific working condition in Am...
07 Jan, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with itAmazon and Starbucks workers are striking in several U.S. cities, demanding union recognition and better contracts. These strikes follow su...
23 Dec, 2024, 07.00 AM IST
Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditionsAbout 200 warehouse workers and delivery drivers rallied in the capital, New Delhi, under a Make Amazon Pay" banner. Some donned masks of A...
29 Nov, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
Wall Street ends slightly down after weak labor market data, dovish Fed commentsU.S. stocks ended slightly down in volatile trading after labor market data and comments from a Federal Reserve official suggested an inter...
05 Sep, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
Unionised US Apple store votes to authorise strikeUnionized workers at a Maryland Apple store voted on Saturday to authorize a strike, which would mark the first such labor action against t...
12 May, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Amazon sued in US for 'stealing' delivery driver tipsThe lawsuit accuses Amazon of breaking local law regarding deceptive trade practices and came despite the company having already compensate...
08 Dec, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
UN investigator: Contemporary slavery extensive and in ChinaHuman Rights Council Special Rapporteur Tomoya Obokat adds that traditional enslavement, especially of minorities, is found in Mauritania, ...
18 Aug, 2022, 06.32 AM IST
Amazon issued 13,000 disciplinary notices at single US warehouseIn a single year ending April 2020, the company issued more than 13,000 so-called “disciplines” in Gerald Bryson’s warehouse alone, one law...
12 Jul, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
American unions call for halt to Amazon buyout of Hollywood studio MGM"Amazon's influence on the health and diversity of the film-making industry is likely to be negative if the company is permitted to grow la...
23 Nov, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
California bill could alter Amazon labor practicesThe profits flowed from the millions of Americans who value the convenience of quick home delivery, but critics complain that the arrangeme...
07 Sep, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Amazon extends work from home regime till October 2It said the company is investing funds in safety measures for employees who wish to come to the office "through physical distancing, deep c...
01 May, 2020, 02.19 PM IST