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NYC Announces Largest Food Delivery Worker Settlement Ever Reached in US
DoorDash reached a $131.5 million settlement agreement for underpaying nearly 260,000 delivery workers.
Bernie Sanders Reintroduces Bill to Make 32-Hour Workweek New Federal Standard
“A 32-hour workweek is not a radical idea,” Senator Sanders said.
Interpreters Are Suffering Worse Working Conditions as Employers Integrate AI
Employees at LanguageLine Solutions say they are facing heavier workloads, erratic schedules, and burnout.
Vermont Hospital Workers Are Building Solidarity With Farmworkers
University of Vermont Medical Center's health care workers want their employer to join the Milk with Dignity program.
Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off.
Freelance workers in Gaza contend with devastated infrastructure and incapacitating Israeli restrictions.
“No More 24” Movement Aims to End 24-Hour Shifts for New York Home Care Workers
As the movement evolves, activists are pushing to ensure it helps workers and the people they care for.
Boycott of Starbucks Is Still On as Workers Press for $17 Wage and Protections
On the heels of their victory on silica-based powder, baristas are urging patrons to boycott until they win a contract.
Tyson Shutters Illinois Meatpacking Plant and Fires 2,500 Workers Without Notice
Workers say both the company and their own union, United Food and Commercial Workers, hung them out to dry.
Exploited Data Workers Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself”
Workers in the Global South are deliberately invisibilized by the companies that produce AI, says a sociologist.
In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott
“[I]t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said.