Apple Inc. said Sunday that it now expects lower shipments of its high-end iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max devices than it did previously, as COVID-19 issues hamper Read more
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Apple warns that iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max shipments will be affected by China production issues
Apple Inc. said Sunday that it now expects lower shipments of its high-end iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max devices than it did previously, as COVID-19 issues hamper Read more
Apple stock dips amid questions about iPhone production disruptions at Foxconn
Apple Inc. continues to be dogged by concerns about the pandemic’s impact on production after recent reports indicated that strict COVID-19 restrictions in China were affecting Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones. Read more
FAA boosts time-off between shifts for flight attendants
U.S. flight-safety regulators will require flight attendants to have more time off between shifts, officials said Tuesday, a rule Congress called for four years ago. Under the mandate, flight attendants Read more
Opinion: Amazon’s business model is inhumane and unsustainable
With Britain suffering through its worst cost-of-living crisis in decades—owing to high inflation and soaring energy prices—hundreds of workers at an Amazon AMZN, -1.57% warehouse in Coventry, England, this month demanded a wage hike. Read more
Airport and airline workers speak out worldwide about ‘ridiculous’ conditions
Airport and airline workers staged demonstrations at airports across the U.S. and abroad Tuesday, protesting what they described as disorganized operations that have not built back up since staffing levels Read more
Opinion: Expecting the Fed to solve inflation on its own ignores important root causes that the Fed can’t touch
In response to continuing core inflation, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 75 basis points during this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. This will Read more
FTC sends a warning to Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other ‘gig-work’ companies
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it plans to crack down on the exploitation of gig workers, whom the agency said are entitled to protection regardless of their worker Read more
‘Remote work is here to stay,’ says New York Federal Reserve
Employees in the New York area who work from home are reluctant to give up the comforts of full-time remote work. Roughly 30% of service-sector companies’ employees are working remotely Read more
Facebook, union say janitors will not be laid off
Meta Platforms Inc. has terminated its contract with a vendor that provides hundreds of service workers at its Silicon Valley headquarters, a year after MarketWatch reported about that vendor’s handling Read more
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