Starbucks is in trouble. The city of New York just made them pay a huge fine. This is because they did not treat their workers fairly. The fine is $39 million. This is the biggest fine like this in New York City's history. The problem was about work schedules. Starbucks did not give their workers s
Starbucks is in hot water after a big settlement. They have to pay $35 million to over 15, 000 workers in New York City. This is the largest settlement of its kind in the city's history. The issue? Starbucks was accused of not giving workers stable schedules and cutting hours without warning. Worke
The long trash strike in Philadelphia is finally over. After a 12-hour negotiation marathon, the city and the union representing its blue-collar workers have reached a deal. The union, DC33, had been pushing for a big pay raise. They wanted a total of 32% over four years. But the city offered somet
In the heart of California's Salinas Valley, farmworkers once toiled with a tool called "El Cortito. " This short-handled hoe forced them to bend over for hours, leading to severe back pain and lifelong injuries. The tool was not about getting more work done. It was about keeping workers under const
Universities are facing some big challenges. Redundancies, market pressures, and political changes are shaking things up. So, what can academics do? Well, they can start by looking at their own work habits and seeing where they can make a difference. Academics are part of a larger group of universi
A union for Google employees is calling out the tech giant for muzzling workers. This comes after a court ruled Google has an unfair advantage in online search. Google's top brass told staff to keep quiet about the case. The Alphabet Workers Union thinks this is against the law. They say Google is t
Britain's new Labour government just announced a huge 63 billion pounds ($82 billion) investment plan. The focus? Artificial intelligence, life sciences, infrastructure, and technology. This happened at a big business summit in London. Guess who wasn't there? Elon Musk. His social media platform, X,
