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Media industry
from48 hills
7 hours ago

CBS workers win tentative contract - 48 hills

Writers and producers at CBS News reached a tentative agreement after a 24-hour walkout, addressing wage increases and toll reimbursements.
Digital life
fromAndroid Authority
21 hours ago

Are any of the big three carriers still worth it in 2026? It's complicated...

The value of signing up with major carriers depends on individual needs and whether multiple lines are involved.
#amazon
New York Islanders
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
New York Islanders
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union

Amazon is ordered to recognize and bargain with the Teamsters union for Staten Island workers after a prolonged standoff.
Agriculture
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades

Workers at the Greeley beef-processing plant launched a historic strike after years of exploitation and fear stemming from past ICE raids.
#vermont
Remote teams
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Vermont labor board orders state to end return-to-office requirement for employees

The Vermont Labor Relations Board ordered the rescindment of a requirement for state employees to return to physical offices three days a week.
fromWAMC
4 days ago
Remote teams

State officials plan appeal of Vermont Labor Relations Board decision

Remote teams
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Vermont labor board orders state to end return-to-office requirement for employees

The Vermont Labor Relations Board ordered the rescindment of a requirement for state employees to return to physical offices three days a week.
fromWAMC
4 days ago
Remote teams

State officials plan appeal of Vermont Labor Relations Board decision

Higher education
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

How Gaza Broke Big Tech's Campus Pipeline

Students are protesting the use of technology in military actions, particularly in relation to Israel's actions in Gaza.
fromFast Company
2 days ago

The architecture world just got its second union

This contract, the second in the industry, sets a standard for workers at Sage and Coombe and beyond, according to Architectural Workers United, which has been instrumental in organizing efforts.
NYC startup
Austin
fromTelecompetitor
4 days ago

NTIA: New AT&T deal will save $2B for public safety

AT&T's renegotiated FirstNet contract adds $2 billion to public safety efforts and reduces costs by $1 billion for further investments.
#verizon
Law
fromUnionLeader.com
6 days ago

Verizon wins injunction blocking T-Mobile ad campaign promising big savings

Verizon Wireless received a preliminary injunction against T-Mobile's advertising campaign claiming over $1,000 in annual savings for consumers.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Wall Street Tells Scared Investors To Buy Verizon Stock

Barclays raised Verizon's price target to $47, citing a favorable macro environment for telecom despite declining pricing trends.
Portland
fromPortland Mercury
5 days ago

Good Morning, News: PCC Strike Ends, TSA Workers Finally Get Paid, and a Hospital Forced a Woman to Appear in Virtual Court While in Labor

Support for local journalism and arts is crucial for community enrichment and cultural coverage.
#fcc
fromTheregister
6 days ago
Public health

FCC making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines

New FCC rules aim to accelerate high-speed network transition but may disadvantage rural and special needs populations.
fromTheregister
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

FCC proposes making telecom firms bring call centers home

The FCC is proposing rules to limit foreign call center operations and improve customer service in the U.S.
Public health
fromTheregister
6 days ago

FCC making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines

New FCC rules aim to accelerate high-speed network transition but may disadvantage rural and special needs populations.
Tech industry
fromTheregister
1 week ago

DXC Australia staff to strike over long-running pay dispute

DXC employees in Australia will strike due to stalled pay negotiations amid rising living costs.
Brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Residential building service workers to hold strike vote on April 15

A strike vote by 32BJ SEIU members is scheduled for April 15 amid contract negotiations with the Realty Advisory Board.
NYC politics
fromCity & State NY
6 days ago

Unions, NYC council members to rally for DCWP funding

Labor unions and advocates rally to demand full funding for the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection amid proposed budget cuts.
E-Commerce
fromZDNET
6 days ago

The best last minute phone deals from T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and other carriers

Amazon's Big Spring Sale offers major discounts on various products, with other retailers also providing competitive deals on flagship phones.
NYC parents
fromGothamist
6 days ago

Teachers union flexes on New York state budget: pension boosts or bust

Improving pension benefits for public employees is a priority for New York City's teacher union amid ongoing budget negotiations.
Media industry
fromVulture
1 day ago

WGA Reaches Tentative New Deal

Writers Guild of America reached a tentative four-year deal with studios, focusing on health care improvements, AI protections, and increased fees.
Remote teams
fromVTDigger
4 days ago

Vermont labor board says state must end return-to-office requirement for employees - VTDigger

Vermont Labor Relations Board ordered the rescindment of a requirement for state employees to return to physical offices three days a week.
Higher education
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John's University in New York

St. John's University faculty mobilizes against administration's decision to end union recognition and contract negotiations, citing labor conditions and transparency issues.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

TSA officers in Mass. and across nation share how they're scraping by without pay

A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent.
US news
fromTelecompetitor
6 days ago

Home internet costs up, consumers hate hidden fees: Report

"The most important aspect of pricing for consumers is knowing their total price rather than an advertised price that comes with hidden fees: 88% of respondents believe all fees should be included in advertised pricing."
Digital life
fromJezebel
2 days ago

That Jonathan Majors-Daily Wire movie has a predictably bad relationship with unions

The crew walked off the Bonfire Legend production late last week and has called a strike against the production, citing a series of labor issues.
Media industry
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

New Yorkers filed more federal unfair labor standards cases than any other state last year | amNewYork

New Yorkers filed 1,269 suits under the Federal Labor Standards Act against employers for violations such as underpayment and unpaid overtime, significantly outpacing other states.
NYC politics
Boston
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Coolidge Corner Theatre workers vote to authorize strike as contract negotiations stall

Workers at Coolidge Corner Theatre authorized a strike amid slow contract negotiations, emphasizing job protection and the need for further dialogue.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Unite fined 265k over bin strike protests

Unite union fined ÂŁ265,000 for repeatedly breaching an injunction during Birmingham's bin strike, with additional ÂŁ170,000 interim payment ordered for council legal costs.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
3 days ago

Amid internal uncertainty, the VTDigger's new union contract guarantees journalists' input on AI use

VTDigger Guild ratified a new contract ensuring salary increases, more paid time off, and provisions regarding the use of artificial intelligence.
fromNewsday
1 week ago

LIRR strike: MTA ready to offer bigger raises to avoid potential work stoppage

"What we said to them is: 'Look out for your members. We understand that you're fighting for value, for compensation. But let's sit down and figure out how we give you a little bit more money than maybe the pattern increases and offset it with some productivity improvements.'"
NYC politics
NYC real estate
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Lux labor: Hundreds of workers from Midtown's luxury residential buildings rally in demand of fair contracts

Workers at three luxury Manhattan condo buildings are rallying for union contracts covering wages, benefits, and pensions after two years of stalled negotiations with building management.
Education
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Teacher Strikes Continue Amid Year of Labor Strife | KQED

California K-12 teachers are striking across multiple districts due to funding challenges from declining enrollment, expensive living costs, and exhausted pandemic relief money.
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them.

It's my responsibility to protect them, and so I've been patrolling the city streets following armed, masked thugs trying to kidnap my neighbors. On July 10, Caravello was present at the site, and, according to witnesses, he was arrested directly after he attempted to dislodge a tear gas canister from underneath a protester's wheelchair.
US politics
SF politics
fromSacramento Bee
3 weeks ago

Union proposes 100% remote work as California state workers resume negotiations

California state worker unions are negotiating with labor officials over Gov. Newsom's July return-to-office mandate requiring four days weekly in-office work, with unions demanding full telework options and free parking.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Salt Typhoon is hacking the world's phone and internet giants. Here's everywhere that's been hit. | TechCrunch

Salt Typhoon is behind one of the broadest hacking campaigns in recent years, targeting some of the world's largest phone and internet companies and stealing tens of millions of phone records about senior government officials. The hacking group, attributed to China, is part of a wider cluster of hackers with the collective aim of helping China prepare for an eventual war with Taiwan.
Privacy professionals
fromNieman Lab
1 week ago

ProPublica's union authorizes the first U.S. newsroom strike over AI protections

"Frankly, this fight over the use of AI in the ProPublica newsroom demonstrates that it's the workers who are the heart of this journalistic enterprise, and who will fight to preserve it."
Media industry
Social justice
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Target boycott organizers claim victory in their yearlong protest - but they say more work needs to be done

Organizers of a year-long Target boycott over DEI policies ended their protest after the company addressed their demands through executive conversations.
fromTelecompetitor
1 month ago

Most consumers consider changing mobile plans once per year: Survey

Consumers are not passively renewing mobile plans. They are actively evaluating them, comparing value, scrutinizing pricing, and reassessing providers more frequently. Mobile is evolving from a static utility into a dynamic service relationship, and the next era will belong to those who reduce complexity, communicate transparently, and activate seamlessly.
Mobile UX
US news
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

AT&T vs. Verizon in 2026: Which Telecom Dividend Stock Is Actually Worth Owning?

Verizon offers a 5.34% dividend yield with consistent growth, but faces flat earnings guidance for 2025, high debt levels, and network reliability concerns that question dividend sustainability.
Higher education
fromMission Local
3 weeks ago

UCSF workers move to unionize - with potential statewide strike on the way

University of California workers are unionizing with UAW to protect jobs and wages amid federal attacks on higher education funding and diversity programs.
Media industry
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

CBS Streaming News Workers Launch 24-Hour Walkout for Better Contract

CBS News streaming division workers conducted a 24-hour walkout demanding better wages, improved working conditions, and job protections amid corporate acquisitions and layoffs.
fromKqed
1 month ago

State Workers Push for Telework Options | KQED

Almost a quarter of adults in Humboldt County are enrolled in CalFresh. This puts the county at the 9th highest enrollment in California, up from 19th in 2014. About 14% of California residents use CalFresh, the state's version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But usage in the far northern portion of the state is much higher, according to a report from the University of California, Davis.
California
#labor-unions
Media industry
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Teamsters urge DOJ to block Paramount's Warner Bros. merger

The Teamsters union opposes the Paramount-Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning it threatens worker livelihoods through job losses and reduced domestic production.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
US politics

AI Could Cause Workers to Rise Up Against the Corporations Driving Them Into Poverty

Media industry
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

Teamsters urge DOJ to block Paramount's Warner Bros. merger

The Teamsters union opposes the Paramount-Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning it threatens worker livelihoods through job losses and reduced domestic production.
fromFuturism
1 month ago
US politics

AI Could Cause Workers to Rise Up Against the Corporations Driving Them Into Poverty

US news
fromAndroid Authority
1 month ago

T-Mobile speaks out about Verizon's lawsuit against it, but who will win?

T-Mobile filed a formal response to Verizon's false advertising lawsuit, arguing the '$1,000 in savings' claim has merit and that Verizon uses similar comparative marketing tactics.
Canada news
fromYahoo News
1 month ago

Union president says 'a strike vote on remote work' could be coming

Federal government requires public servants back in office four days weekly, provoking union outrage and potential strike votes amid simultaneous job-cut announcements.
Television
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Verizon offers refunds as Fox blackout drags on

Verizon Fios will issue $10.99 credits to affected Boston, Providence, and Pittsburgh customers after a monthlong Cox Media carriage blackout removing Fox and NBC.
#t-mobile
#starbucks
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: The way the LGA has conducted pay negotiations has been nothing short of a disgrace. Craft workers who do difficult and highly skilled jobs deserve better than the LGA playing politics with their livelihoods and imposing a poor pay offer without negotiations. They will have Unite's full backing throughout this dispute which is of the LGA's own making.
UK politics
California
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago

Urban Ore workers ratify first union contract months after ending strike

Urban Ore workers ratified a first union contract raising pay roughly $3/hour, reducing revenue sharing to 5%, preserving profit-sharing, and adding benefits and just-cause protections.
Artificial intelligence
fromTESLARATI
1 month ago

Anti-Tesla union leader ditches X, urges use of Threads instead

SpaceX acquired xAI, merging rocket and AI capabilities to pursue space-based data centers and potential future consolidation including Tesla for a unified Musk conglomerate.
Tech industry
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

The Telecom Software Giant Shrinks Revenue but Expands Margins While Its Rival Beats Estimates

Amdocs prioritizes margin expansion with shrinking revenue while CSG delivers consistent revenue growth and consecutive earnings beats, reflecting divergent strategies in telecom software.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ontario local union head says national leadership not stepping up for auto workers | CBC News

Unifor Local 222 urges stronger national union action as GM Canada cuts the Oshawa midnight shift, costing roughly 2,000 auto-sector jobs amid U.S. trade pressures.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Kaiser workers strike again in Bay Area, with no end in sight

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente professionals in California and Hawaii are striking over pay and staffing, disrupting operations with no immediate end in sight.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Medium gives employees Friday off to participate in national strike protesting ICE | TechCrunch

Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine allowed employees to take the day off to join a nationwide general strike protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Remote teams
fromTheStreet
2 months ago

AT&T makes drastic decision after employee policy backfires

AT&T required employees back in-office five days a week; many companies plan similar increases to strengthen culture and productivity, risking unintended consequences.
California
fromKqed
1 month ago

Teachers' Unions Across the State Mobilizing in Labor Fights | KQED

A San Francisco teachers' strike has left nearly 50,000 students out of school amid statewide teacher labor disputes over wages, staffing, healthcare, and district budgets.
Tech industry
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

Companies May Be Lying About Why They're Laying You Off

Employers claim over 50,000 jobs were lost to AI in 2025, but experts warn many layoffs are 'AI-washing' to mask other business problems.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

No working, no shopping: Thousands of people hit the Trump administration where it hurts

The strike is a response to the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. In the days since, calls for a nationwide shutdown have spread rapidly across social media, shared by activists, nonprofits, and everyday people urging a halt to economic activity. Celebrities including Pedro Pascal, Edward Norton, and Jamie Lee Curtis have amplified the message to their followers.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Affordability Crisis Is Real. Only Worker Organizing Can Offer Solutions.

A friend recently told me a story that made this reality impossible to ignore. Her elderly parents live near an elementary school not far from the nation's capital. For several years, they had been quietly raising money to provide groceries and basic supplies for families whose children were going hungry. When Republicans suspended SNAP benefits, the need surged overnight. What had been a steady act of care suddenly became an emergency response.
US politics
fromFox Business
1 month ago

NewsGuild battles New York Times over hybrid work, 'wrongly excluding jobs' from union and health fund

At that point, they would have the right to require us to work in the office five days a week and to eliminate our contractually guaranteed three weeks of remote work per year. As we saw this fall: If the company can reduce our guaranteed remote-work days, they will. But when asked for data on how in-office work makes our news product, advertising and business operations better, the management side of the table was silent,
US news
Remote teams
fromForbes
2 months ago

Negotiating For Flexible Work Is Key As Return To Office Mandates Rise

Flexible work is often granted unevenly through individual negotiations, producing power- and bias-driven disparities in access and outcomes.
US politics
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC

Jamming will block all communications, including lawful 911 calls, and cannot selectively target contraband devices; FCC proposal faces opposition from wireless carriers.
fromZDNET
2 months ago

The Verizon outage fallout continues: FCC opens direct line for your complaints

If you were affected by the Verizon outage earlier this month that took down the company's network for most of a day, the Federal Communications Commission wants to hear from you. In a document released earlier this week, the FCC explained that its Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau was officially investigating the outage and was seeking information from frustrated customers, particularly those who tried to call 911 or other public safety numbers but couldn't.
US news
US politics
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti

Big Tech leaders hold White House influence yet stayed mostly silent after ICE killings; employees pressure CEOs to force ICE withdrawal and end contracts.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters expected to walk off the job Tuesday

Tens of thousands plan a coordinated protest on President Trump's one-year anniversary to demonstrate withdrawal of consent and demand change.
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

Fearing major layoffs, current and former Posties rally around #SaveThePost campaign

The Washington Post newsroom, whose journalists have continued to deliver essential reporting in an unrelenting news cycle (not to mention one reporter being subject to an FBI raid), is expecting deep layoffs to hit in early February. The layoffs would follow mass staff departures from the newspaper amid internal and external blowback to editorial decisions under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
Media industry
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

America's largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

Minnesota unions and community groups endorsed a statewide economic blackout on January 23 to protest ICE actions and federal enforcement presence.
US politics
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

'No work. No school. No shopping' - Minnesotans mount economic strike against Trump's ICE invasion

Massive immigration enforcement in Minneapolis led to widespread business closures, large protests, clashes with agents, and criticism of corporate silence and targeting of Somali Americans.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Silicon Valley Employees Are Starting to Protest Again

Tech industry shifted from pandemic-era progressive employee activism to conservative, pro-Trump alignment as leaders, investors, and AI-driven job fears suppressed dissent.
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

'Shut up and focus on the mission': Tech workers are frustrated by their companies' silence about ICE

Tech workers report CEOs' silence amid immigration enforcement fosters a culture of fear, instructing employees to stay quiet and avoid speaking out.
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