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Amazon, National Labor Relations

Labor board rules Amazon can't require employees to attend anti-union meetings

The National Labor Relations Board has ruled it is illegal to force union-backing employees to attend meetings held by their companies that are designed to undermine support and argue against the labor groups.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Amazon Labor Ruling Outlaws Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings

Mandatory “captive audience” meetings in which companies argue against unionization are illegal, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in a case involving Amazon.com Inc., prohibiting one of employers’ most potent weapons against labor organizing campaigns.

Engadget · 1d

Amazon can’t force employees into anti-unionization meetings

After a lengthy consideration, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Amazon’s “captive-audience meetings” are a violation of the National Labor Relations Act.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

US Labor Board Bans Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Ruling Against Amazon

The NLRB said that Amazon managers solicited grievances and made implied promises to remedy them if workers rejected the union during mandatory meetings at the Staten Island wareh

The New York Times · 1d

N.L.R.B. Says Employers Can’t Hold Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings

The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.

Smithfield Foods, Minnesota and child labor

The Associated Press on MSN · 9h

Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant

Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of child labor violations at a plant in Minnesota, officials announced Thursday. An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry found that the Smithfield Packaged Meats subsidiary employed at least 11 children at its plant in St.

KSTP-TV · 6h

Smithfield meatpacking plant in St. James fined $2M for child labor violations

A meatpacking plant in southwestern Minnesota must pay a $2 million fine over child labor violations uncovered during a probe by the state's Department of Labor and Industry.

Bloomberg L.P. · 10h

US Pork Producer Smithfield Settles Allegations Over Child Labor in Minnesota

US pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. said it reached an agreement with Minnesota authorities over allegations of child labor use.

Minneapolis City Council backs Labor Standards Board

Axios · 16h

Why Minneapolis workers support a labor standards board — and why businesses oppose it

Supporters say that requirement will help the board make a workable policy without steamrolling one group. "The whole purpose is to engage with all of the stakeholders" to make workable policies, SEIU Minnesota executive director Brian Elliott told Axios.

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 14h

Minneapolis set to vote on proposal to establish city labor standards board

The Minneapolis City Council is set to vote on a proposal on Thursday that would establish a Labor Standards Board, a move that worries some small business owners.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 6h

Minneapolis City Council votes to create new Labor Standards Board

Thursday to create a new Labor Standards Board of workers and employers that would recommend industry regulations for pay, safety and equity. Labor unions support the idea, and some council members say it would be a more democratic way of considering workplace standards.

The Productivity Tightrope: Two Labor Force Trends That Could Slow The US Economy

Balancing labor supply & employer demand has implications for workers, families, communities, companies, & govt. Economists & ...

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Douglas County officials violated labor laws during union election process, state investigation finds

Douglas County sheriff’s officials and commissioners violated Colorado labor laws during a union election process earlier ...

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Labor Nurse Shares Moving Way Parents Make Memories After Baby Loss

A labor nurse has shared with Newsweek a glimpse into the compassionate steps taken by hospital staff to help parents ...

Grindr targeted nascent union with return-to-office ultimatum, labor board alleges

LGBTQ+ social networking platform Grindr last year told its all-remote staff they had to return to the office or lose their ...

Harvard Business Review3d

Research: How Gen AI Is Already Impacting the Labor Market

Many have wondered about — and feared — the impact that gen AI will have on labor markets. Some compare it to past ...

Canada moves to end labor disputes at ports, cites economic damage

Canada on Tuesday moved to end labor disputes at the country's biggest ports, including Vancouver and Montreal, citing ...

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California voters reject measure that would have banned forced prison labor

California has rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor.

Oregon’s largest union rejoins labor federation AFL-CIO after two decades

CIO, said his federation and SEIU 503 are “powerful, sophisticated organizations” that will become stronger by joining ...

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