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www.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic defends job cuts in Commons committee testimony | CBC News

Bell Canada CEO defends job cuts amid parliamentary scrutiny. [ more ]
www.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

People are fed up with Loblaw stores as prices keep rising. Would boycotting them accomplish anything? | CBC News

Social media outrage sparked by high grocery prices, particularly at Loblaw stores.
Growing online movement to boycott Loblaw and affiliated stores due to perceived corporate greed and high prices. [ more ]
Truthout
1 month ago
Chicago

Uber Says Raising Driver Pay Causes High Fares. Cities Aren't Buying It.

Wall Street investors demand profit from Uber dominance
Uber and Lyft's scare tactics debunked by study on fare increases [ more ]
The Nation
1 month ago
Social justice

Echoes of East Palestine in the Key Bridge Collapse

Unregulated capitalism leads to disasters like the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
The consequences of corporate greed and government negligence impact communities and workers. [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

84 Percent of Voters Say Corporate Greed Is Causing Inflation, Poll Finds

The proportion of Americans who say corporate greed is a "major cause" of inflation has risen by 15 percent since 2022.
Eighty-four percent of Americans, or about five in six Americans, say that rising prices are caused by corporations wanting higher profits.
A recent poll from Bankrate found that 56 percent of Americans say they wouldn't be able to cover a $1,000 emergency cost with existing savings. [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Study: Greedflation Accounts for 53 Cents out of Every Dollar of Inflation Over Past 6 Months

Corporate greed and increased CEO pay have contributed to higher-than-necessary costs for American consumers and are a significant cause of inflation.
Since the start of the pandemic, corporate greed and profits accounted for close to one-third of all inflation, resulting in a phenomenon known as 'greedflation.' [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
6 months ago
Left-wing politics

Bernie Sanders: US should back union movement to save the middle class'

Bernie Sanders emphasizes the need for Democrats and Republicans to support the labor movement in order to save the middle class.
Sanders is holding a Senate hearing with labor leaders to discuss the state of the US labor movement and efforts to curb corporate greed.
Successful strike actions by workers and proposed legislation on union organizing are driving the push for change. [ more ]
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