Tag: union

Primark calls for tougher shoplifting curbs as thefts surge

By Bloomberg Published Sep 9, 2024 President Joe Biden’s antitrust enforcers face a new test in a Manhattan courtroom Monday as they push to scuttle an $8.5 billion fashion industry deal in Tapestry Inc.’s proposed acquisition of Capri Holdings Ltd. Coach – SS 2024 – Womenswear – USA – New York – © Launchmetrics The [...]read morePrimark calls for tougher shoplifting curbs as thefts surge

Bangladeshi workers caught between low wages, galloping inflation, union repression

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Aug 1, 2024 Inflation is hitting Bangladesh hard. Prices have been rising by about 10% per month for a year, in a country where half of the population was already living on less than a dollar per day. Trade unions are demanding food aid for garment workers, while NGOs have [...]read moreBangladeshi workers caught between low wages, galloping inflation, union repression

UK Amazon workers urging union recognition lose by 29 votes

Workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse have narrowly rejected a move to unionise after a vote this week. Reuters A historic ballot has failed to recognise union representation at the US retail giant’s Midlands warehouse ops. In what would have been a first in the UK, an ever-so-narrow 50.5% of the workers voted to refuse the [...]read moreUK Amazon workers urging union recognition lose by 29 votes

European Union imposes tougher rules on Chinese e-tailer Temu

By AFP Translated by Nicola Mira Published May 31, 2024 On Friday, the European Union (EU) added Chinese e-commerce group Temu to the list of major e-tailers subjected to tighter regulations under the Union’s new Digital Services Act (DSA), according to an EU official. Shutterstock Temu has been making lightning-fast progress in Europe thanks to [...]read moreEuropean Union imposes tougher rules on Chinese e-tailer Temu

RentSpree, UtahRealEstate.com Ink Software Union

RentSpree has more than 300 associations and MLSs in its partner network, who primarily use its ApplyLink solution, a single browser experience that automates application collection, screening, approval and other property management operations critical to securing occupancy.. At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1, 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your [...]read moreRentSpree, UtahRealEstate.com Ink Software Union

Gabrielle Union Says She Got ‘Shady Baby’ Approval for Her Mermaid-Inspired Met Gala Look (Exclusive)

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade never fail to make a statement at the Met Gala. On Monday’s iconic night, the longtime couple strutted up the fashion event’s famed staircase in ‘Shady Baby’ approved looks! Union’s Michael Kors gown approaches the year’s theme of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” in a unique way: the water-inspired silver and green gown gives the 51-year-old actress [...]read moreGabrielle Union Says She Got ‘Shady Baby’ Approval for Her Mermaid-Inspired Met Gala Look (Exclusive)

Gabrielle Union on the ‘Nerves and Anxieties’ of Sending Stepdaughter Zaya to College (Exclusive)

Gabrielle Union is coming to terms with her kids growing up. ET’s Rachel Smith spoke to the actress at the New York premiere of The Idea of You on Monday, and she opened up about her recent college visit trips with her husband, Dwyane Wade, and his daughter, Zaya Wade. “I think she is so calm about it ’cause [...]read moreGabrielle Union on the ‘Nerves and Anxieties’ of Sending Stepdaughter Zaya to College (Exclusive)

UAW clinches watershed union victory at VW’s Tennessee factory

A Volkswagen employee celebrates results of the unionization vote. (Getty Images) CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — Workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, in a seismic victory for the union as it drives beyond its Detroit base into the U.S. South and West. A majority of eligible workers cast ballots in [...]read moreUAW clinches watershed union victory at VW’s Tennessee factory

Alabama Mercedes-Benz plant workers file for union election, UAW says

DETROIT/WASHINGTON — Workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Vance, Alabama, filed a petition with U.S. regulators to hold an election to join the United Auto Workers, the union said on Friday. The SUV plant is the second to file an election petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in recent weeks. Reuters previously reported [...]read moreAlabama Mercedes-Benz plant workers file for union election, UAW says

Mercedes workers in Alabama to file for UAW union vote this week

DETROIT — Factory workers at Mercedes Benz’s assembly plant in Alabama are moving forward with efforts to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), and they plan to file a petition as soon as this week, a union leader said on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Reuters cited three people familiar with the matter saying employees at [...]read moreMercedes workers in Alabama to file for UAW union vote this week