Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses

Posted on 05/02/2021 by Engadget

The newly formed Alphabet Workers Union isn’t wasting time challenging the tech giant on alleged labor abuses. Bloomberg reports the union has filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint accusing Google partner Adecco of illegally silencing cont...

Apple puts another manufacturer on probation after India factory riot

Posted on 19/12/2020 by Engadget

Apple has once again put a manufacturer on probation over reported labor abuses. The company told TechCrunch in a statement that it has halted new contracts for Wistron after discovering pay issues at the contractor’s factory in the Narasapura indust...

Fired Amazon worker gets a court hearing over retaliation claims

Posted on 05/12/2020 by Engadget

Amazon workers alleging retaliation over whistleblowing and labor organization will get at least one day in court. BuzzFeed News has learned that the National Labor Relations Board has granted former worker Courtney Bowden a hearing before an adminis...

Amazon will start reopening French warehouses on May 19th (updated)

Posted on 17/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon’s French warehouses are close to reopening roughly a month after they closed. The internet retailer said it planned a gradual reopening starting on May 19th as it came close to reaching a deal with French unions and work councils on safety mea...

Amazon VP quits over company firing COVID-19 whistleblowers

Posted on 04/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon’s recent firings of labor critics have prompted dissent among its upper ranks. AWS vice president Tim Bray has quit the company (via The Verge) over what he sees as an attempt to punish whistleblowers worried about inadequate COVID-19 protecti...

Amazon keeps French warehouses closed in standoff over health protections

Posted on 19/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon is extending its warehouse closures in France as it grapples with COVID-19 safety measures. The internet retailer is now set to keep its six facilities closed until at least April 22nd while it engages in a legal standoff with unions over heal...

Labor regulators look into Amazon’s firings of outspoken critics

Posted on 18/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Amazon is facing scrutiny for firing employees and otherwise striking back at vocal critics of its workplace practices. The National Labor Relations Board is looking into claims Amazon is retaliating against employees who organize or participate in p...

Instacart workers go on strike after rejecting mild concessions

Posted on 30/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Instacart hasn't had success trying to avert a strike over a lack of COVID-19 protections. The Gig Workers Collective has declared that a shopper strike is "still on" after asserting that Instacart's concessions were inadequate. A change that sets...

Kickstarter employees vote to unionize

Posted on 18/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

More tech company workers are unionizing in an attempt to improve their bargaining power. A group of 85 Kickstarter employees have voted to unionize, aligning themselves with a branch of the Office and Professional Employees International Union in Ne...

Instacart employees in Chicago are the first to unionize in the US

Posted on 03/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Gig economy workers may have won an important, if conditional, battle in their push for better conditions. Instacart employees in the Chicago suburb of Skokie have voted to unionize through their local branch of United Food and Commercial Workers, g...

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