Federal layoffs incoming? Donald Trump’s plan to shrink the Bureaucracy gains momentumPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order initiating widespread layoffs in federal agencies. The move, enforced by Elon Musk’s D...
13 Feb, 2025, 07.24 PM 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
Apple's New Jersey store workers file petition for unionisationCompanies including coffee-chain Starbucks, ecommerce firm Amazon.com and software giant Microsoft are facing unionisation efforts from emp...
11 Apr, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
Mental trauma: African content moderators push Big Tech on rightsThe first union for content moderators in Africa has been established in Nairobi with the aim of improving working conditions and holding B...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaignWorkers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LBGTQ+ causes...
23 Jun, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan's new role: To serve as a barista once a monthStarbucks' new CEO Laxman Narasimhan has spent the last six months immersing himself in Starbucks, earning his barista certification as wel...
24 Mar, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
Strike at German airports grounds almost 300,000 passengersThe country's airport association ADV said around 295,000 passengers would be affected by the cancellation of some 2,340 flights at Bremen,...
17 Feb, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
UAW President Ray Curry says he never spoke to Tesla or Elon MuskThe president of the United Auto Workers union said he hasn't spoken with Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk since the business invited him to organi...
30 Mar, 2022, 11.26 PM IST
Amazon faces Teamsters union drive at nine Canadian sitesThe influential union took the first step earlier this week to organize employees at one of Amazon's Canadian facilities, and the interview...
18 Sep, 2021, 11.45 AM IST
What to know about the Amazon union voteNearly 6,000 workers in Bessemer have until Monday to cast their votes. A majority of voters must vote “yes” in order to form a union.Here'...
29 Mar, 2021, 09.04 PM IST
Toyota Kirloskar suspends 39 union members as lockout at Bidadi facility continues"Today being the fourth day since the declaration of the lockout, the union and the members have continued to strike by sitting outside the...
13 Nov, 2020, 06.36 PM IST
No salary cut during lockdown, carmakers hand out pay hikes and promotions to workersToyota Kirloskar has announced pay hikes for non-unionised workers. Hyundai Motor India has raised wages for factory workers and will soon ...
20 Jul, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
Union-busters help IT companies manage conflictsGoogle contractor HCL Technologies had enlisted management consultant Eric Vanetti of Vantage Point Alliance to “create awareness” among em...
26 Dec, 2019, 12.53 PM IST
Already grappling with automation & protectionism, IT sector has a new threat - unionsIT employees for decades have enjoyed double-digit pay hikes, comfortable work conditions, established redressal mechanisms and lavish perk...
26 May, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
- 'Renovation of HCI projects need fresh impetus'
HCIL comes under the Civil Aviation Ministry, which among others is to infuse Rs 35.29 crore for repair and renovation of the company's pro...
21 Dec, 2016, 06.11 PM IST
Tamil Nadu’s decision to allow IT workers to form unions unlikely to hurt industry in short termTamil Nadu’s principal secretary for labour and employment Kumar Jayant clarified that the IT sector is covered by the Industrial Disputes ...
10 Jun, 2016, 01.21 AM IST
- Ripplewood likely to bid $10 bn for Delphi
US buyout firm Ripplewood Holdings is preparing a likely bid for bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp that could top $10bn, The Wall Stree...
23 Oct, 2006, 02.47 AM IST