Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores say they’re going on strike Thursday in what would be the largest labor action since a campaign to unionize the company’s stores Read more
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With Qatar World Cup looming, Amnesty again urges FIFA to compensate migrant workers
Less than two weeks before the controversial Qatar World Cup kicks off, Amnesty International has made a last-gasp plea to world soccer’s governing body FIFA to compensate migrant workers who Read more
Biden anti-hunger plan enlists gig companies — whose workers sometimes go hungry
President Joe Biden’s strategy for ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030 is being funded in part by companies whose own workers sometimes can’t afford to buy food. The Biden Read more
Facebook parent Meta begins mass layoffs of 11,000 workers as Mark Zuckerberg says ‘I take responsibility’
Massive layoffs at Meta Platforms Inc. began Wednesday, offering a slight boost to the social-media company’s beaten-down stock. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees that he planned to lay off Read more
EDF cuts nuclear-output outlook again following workers’ strikes
Electricite de France SA expects recent strike action and maintenance work at some of its reactors to drag nuclear output for the year, adding to an energy squeeze ahead of Read more
Lyft lays off 13% of workers in second round of cuts this year, maintains financial guidance
Lyft Inc. is laying off 13% of its workforce, which amounts to 683 jobs, in what its executives are calling a proactive step as they look to a possible recession Read more
China suspends access to zone around iPhone facility after workers flee COVID restrictions
China has suspended access to an industrial zone in the Central city of Zhengzhou after the city reported 64 COVID cases and workers who assemble Apple’s AAPL, +0.41% iPhone fled Read more
China suspends access to zone around iPhone facility after workers flee COVID restrictions
China has suspended access to an industrial zone in the Central city of Zhengzhou after the city reported 64 COVID cases and workers who assemble Apple’s AAPL, -1.18% iPhone fled Read more
Are older workers getting ‘quiet-fired?’
Here’s a strange paradox regarding older workers: On the one hand, they’re 14% less likely to receive the highest annual performance ratings, according to Mercer’s Workforce Sciences Institute. But, those Read more
Opinion: Forget the $22,500 limit, some workers can supersize their tax-deferred retirement savings up to $265,000 in 2023
If you really want to rev up your retirement savings and minimize income taxes, the best thing to be is a late-career professional in private practice. When you’re making a Read more