After omicron hit, some consumers stayed home and shifted their spending to e-commerce — but sales stayed strong.
Month: December 2021
Kellogg’s Workers End Strike
Employees voted to ratify a new contract to end a work stoppage that began in early October.
Starbucks Promises To Bargain With New Employee Union
The coffee chain’s workers have union elections brewing at a whole latte stores, but the road to a first union […]
Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Booster Protects Against Omicron
Lab tests showed that the booster shot significantly increased antibodies able to fight omicron, but with an increase in the […]
Low-Profile Ransomware Attacks Continue As High-Profile Cases Slow
Cyberattacks have interrupted schools, hospitals, government and an array of businesses across the country.
Kellogg’s Strikes Tentative Agreement With Striking Workers
The new offer includes cost-of-living adjustments and a $1.10 per hour raise for all employees.
Kellogg’s Threatened To Replace Strikers. That Doesn’t Mean It Will Work.
U.S. law allows employers to permanently replace strikers in many cases. But the facts of the strike and the politics […]
UPS Pays $1 Million To Settle Wage Theft Allegations Over Charitable Deductions
Employees said they didn’t give the shipping giant permission to divert their pay to the United Way.
Starbucks Workers Just Unionized. Now The Real Fight Begins.
The battle for the first union contract at a U.S. Starbucks will require aggressive organizing — and could take years.
Starbucks Workers Appear To Win Historic Union Election In Buffalo
The coffee giant may challenge the results, but it looks like Starbucks’ corporate stores will no longer be 100% union-free.