The Amazon unionization vote at a Bessemer, Alabama facility sucked up most of the media (and labor relations) attention in the last several weeks. The unprecedented public access to the vote count was reminiscent of watching...
Read MoreAs of last week, more than 13,802 U.S. brick and mortar stores have closed in 2020. This number is already significantly higher than the 9,879 stores that closed in 2019 and the 5,700 stores that closed in 2018. While the shift...
Read MoreAuto companies have shut down production for various lengths of time, including Ford, GM, FCA, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai. A couple of workers were sent home with the virus from an FCA plant in Sterling, Michigan...
Read MoreWalmart has gradually been raising its minimum wage for employees over the last five years. In 2015, it went up to $10 an hour. In 2018, it moved to $11 an hour. Now, the company is reportedly raising the pay of certain staff...
Read MoreNew York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, issued an order last month announcing that by December 31, 2020, tipped workers will receive the minimum wage regardless of how much they make in tips. This will affect more than 70,000 tipped...
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