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Google Fires 28 Workers Involved in Protests Over $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract

Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against .....»»

Category: topSource: timeApr 18th, 2024

Little-known employment contract provision enables billions of dollars in wage theft each year

Forced arbitration cost low-paid workers $12.6 billion in 2019, according to a new analysis by an employee advocacy group......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 13th, 2020

There’s a little-known employment contract provision enabling billions of dollars in wage theft each year

Forced arbitration cost low-paid workers $12.6 billion in 2019, according to a new analysis by an employee advocacy group......»»

Category: topSource: washpostFeb 13th, 2020

Anthem, snubbed by Kentucky, claims bias in Medicaid contract awards

Here's the case that Anthem's Medicaid organization in Kentucky is making as it protests the Bevin administration's awarding of $8 billion in Medicaid contracts......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 18th, 2019

Another engineer files complaint against Google after company fires her for coding browser pop-up with workers" rights

Another Google engineer has filed a federal labor complaint against the Mountain View company after she was fired for coding a browser notification alerting coworkers of their rights in the workplace. Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer who joined.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 17th, 2019

Amazon"s JEDI protest relies heavily on Trump. But it might not get to argue that point.

Federal contract protests can be dramatic, but they’re rarely sexy.  To wit: the potential that the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) contract might be overturned was bound to get the attention of federal contractors and go.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 26th, 2019

Google fires four employees for "clear and repeated violations" of its data security policies, apparently including one whose suspension inspired a protest at a Google office (GOOG, GOOGL)

Tyler Sonnemaker/Business Insider Google circulated a memo on Monday that informed its employees that it had fired four workers, for what the company said were "clear and repeated violations" of its policies around data security. The memo said that t.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 25th, 2019

Google fires four for accessing internal documents. Workers say it"s retaliation

Google terminated four emplo.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesNov 25th, 2019

Google workers protest suspensions of activist employees

Protests within Google over how the company handles employee activism continue to grow. Protests within Google over how the company handles employee activism continue to grow......»»

Category: topSource: latimesNov 22nd, 2019

The 40-day GM strike cost the automaker nearly $3 billion — and BAML says Fiat Chrysler is most at risk of a future walkout

Reuters The United Auto Workers union is using its improved contract with General Motors to boost conditions with other automakers, and Bank of America Merrill Ly.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytNov 15th, 2019

Amazon Protests Trump’s Role in $10 Billion Federal Contract Award to Microsoft

Amazon has officially begun its expected protest of the Department of Defense's award of a $10 billion cloud services contract to Microsoft......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstNov 15th, 2019

Ford planning $1 billion investment in Louisville operations

Ford Motor Co. agrees to invest more than $1 billion in its Louisville operations in a proposed contract with United Auto Workers. The labor agreement includes a commitment from Ford to create 8,500 new or secured jobs as well as invest $6 billion .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 2nd, 2019

UAW leaders send Ford contract to ratification vote

DETROIT (AP) — Union workers at Ford will start voting Monday on a proposed four-year contract that includes wage increases and more than $6 billion for investments at 19 plants. .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralNov 2nd, 2019

Microsoft wins $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract contest

Amazon Web Services, Google, IBM, Oracle and Microsoft all put up their best for the chance to work on the Department of Defense's JEDI programming......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 28th, 2019

GM contract vote by striking UAW workers heads into final hours

Striking workers at General Motors Co factories in the United States finish voting on Friday on a proposed four-year contract that could end a 39-day strike that has cost the No. 1 U.S. automaker more than $2 billion according to Wall Street......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 24th, 2019

Google"s fight against EU antitrust fine to be heard February 12-14 at EU court

Alphabet unit Google's fight against a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.64 billion) EU antitrust fine will be played out over three days in February 2020 at Europe's second-highest court, according to parties involved in the case......»»

Category: topSource: reutersOct 14th, 2019

Uber and Google drivers embrace radical manifesto

Just before 20,000 Google employees left their desks last fall to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment, a debate broke out among the hundreds of workers involved in formulating a list of demands......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 10th, 2019

The radical manifesto embraced by Google workers and Uber drivers

Just before 20,000 Google employees left their desks last fall to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment, a debate broke out among the hundreds of workers involved in formulating a list of demands......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 10th, 2019

National Employee Morale Day as HP Fires 9000

HP says it will lay off as many as 9,000 workers over the next three years as a means to save $1 billion......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstOct 4th, 2019

Google contract workers in Pittsburgh vote to join United Steelworkers union

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallSep 24th, 2019

White House says not involved in contract talks with GM, UAW union

The White House is not involved in contract talks with General Motors Co and the United Auto Workers union, aimed at ending a nationwide strike that began late on Sunday, a White House spokesman and GM said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersSep 17th, 2019