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Airport personnel in New York, New Jersey strike union deal for 8,000 workers
The push to unionize baggage handlers, airport security officers, wheelchair attendants, skycaps, cabin cleaners and terminal cleaners at JFK and LaGuardia airports in New York and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey began nearly five years ago — part of a national effort to raise the hourly wage for airport workers to $15… nydailynews.com/
Uber Defies California Regulators With Self-Driving Car Service
For seven years, Uber’s stance on complying with regulations has been consistent: Ask forgiveness, not permission.
On Friday, the ride-hailing company stuck to that position. It said it had no intention of ending a new test of its self-driving vehicles in San Francisco, even though California regulators had said the service was illegal… nytimes.com/
Apple owes $2 million for not giving workers meal breaks
The lawsuit was first filed in 2011 by four Apple employees in San Diego. They alleged that the company failed to give them meal and rest breaks, and didn’t pay them in a timely manner, among other complaints… money.cnn.com/
Thousands of UK workers go on ‘disastrous’ strike in run-up to Christmas
Industrial action continues to wreak havoc across air, rail and postal services over festive period in England… independent.co.uk/
Tossed aside in the ‘white gold’ rush
Indigenous people are left poor as tech world takes lithium from under their feet…washingtonpost.com/
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