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‘Walked naked, discussed erections’: Anti-ageing millionaire Bryan Johnson’s workplace behaviour exposed
4 days, 1 hour ago

‘Walked naked, discussed erections’: Anti-ageing millionaire Bryan Johnson’s workplace behaviour exposed

Firstpost  

Multimillionaire anti-ageing influencer Bryan Johnson allegedly pressured his employees, sexual partners, vendors, and contract workers to sign nondisclosure agreements preventing them from speaking about his unusual behaviour. One document stated that employees had to acknowledge their comfort with Johnson walking around the office either naked or in minimal clothing and engaging in discussions about sexual matters, including erections Johnson has …

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Dignity above gold: Revisiting the KGF workers’ strike of 1930
1 week, 1 day ago

Dignity above gold: Revisiting the KGF workers’ strike of 1930

The Hindu  

A mention of the year 1930 might remind most Indians of the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Dandi March. The anonymous notice The first news report on the strike appeared in The Hindu on April 4, 1930, under the headline “Kolar Gold Field – The Oorgaum Mine Strike.” The events, however, started unfurling on April 1, 1930, says Nair, when …

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Contract workers protest in Mettur thermal plant continues
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Contract workers protest in Mettur thermal plant continues

The Hindu  

More than 250 contract workers are staging a sit-in protest at Mettur for the fifth day and the police have warned them to withdraw their protest. More than 1,500 contract workers working at the Mettur Thermal Power Plant have demanded that their employment be regularised and equal pay for equal work; more than 250 contract workers started to stage sit-in …

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Madras HC rejects plea seeking permission for sit-in protest by Tangedco contract workers
1 month ago

Madras HC rejects plea seeking permission for sit-in protest by Tangedco contract workers

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed by an association of contract labourers in the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation seeking a direction to the Director General of Police to consider a plea for granting permission for a sit-in protest at every district head office, demanding the regularisation of temporary workers. Muhilan represented the DGP …

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Andhra Pradesh: 14K RINL Contract Workers Call Strike From March 7
1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh: 14K RINL Contract Workers Call Strike From March 7

Deccan Chronicle  

At least 14,000 contract workers at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited plan to go on an indefinite strike beginning March 7 if their demands are not met.The All-Contract Labour Unions at RINL officially informed the management of their decision following a general meeting where workers expressed strong objections to what they see as unfair treatment of contract workers by both the …

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The Original Pantry Cafe owner threatens to close historic diner over union contract dispute
1 month, 1 week ago

The Original Pantry Cafe owner threatens to close historic diner over union contract dispute

LA Times  

During his 25 years at the Original Pantry Cafe, Alejandro Ortiz worked his way from cleaner to prep cook and, most recently, server. When the owners of the Original Pantry Cafe announced they would close the 100-year-old restaurant on March 2 instead of meeting workers’ demands to keep their union protections, it felt like a gut punch. Former Los Angeles …

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Samsung sit-in strike moves to production area, asks contract staff to leave
1 month, 1 week ago

Samsung sit-in strike moves to production area, asks contract staff to leave

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The hundreds of Samsung workers who were on a sit-in strike in a designated area within Samsung India's manufacturing plant in Sriperumbudur, moved their protest to the shop floor, where the production takes place, on Thursday morning. Workers that TNIE spoke to said that the contract workers who were allegedly unlawfully being engaged in production were asked to leave …

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Hostel contract workers withdraw strike after negotiation with DC
1 month, 1 week ago

Hostel contract workers withdraw strike after negotiation with DC

The Hindu  

Contract workers employed in hostels managed by the Departments of Social Welfare, Minority Welfare, and Backward Classes Welfare called off their strike on Friday following successful negotiations with Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum. Over 1,000 contract workers, including cooks, watchmen, assistants, and Group D employees, had been on strike, demanding higher wages and improved working conditions. Their key demands included …

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Over 4,000 contract workers employed under TVVP protest over unpaid salaries
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 4,000 contract workers employed under TVVP protest over unpaid salaries

The Hindu  

More than 4,000 contract workers employed under the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad have been protesting for five consecutive days over the non-payment of their salaries for several months. The workers, who are responsible for maintaining operations at secondary-level hospitals across the state, say that the delay has put them in severe financial distress. The agitation led to the release of …

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Protest in Maruti Suzuki Plant at Manesar Highlights Plight of Contract Workers in Automobile Sector
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Protest in Maruti Suzuki Plant at Manesar Highlights Plight of Contract Workers in Automobile Sector

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2025 21:35 IST - 9 MINS READ It was intended to be a peaceful protest on January 30, Gandhi Jayanti—a sort of culmination of a four-month-long relay agitation by a section of former and current workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. against the carmaker’s alleged illegal and unethical labour practices. The management had earlier sought an …

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The Quiet Death of Labour Rights in India
3 months ago

The Quiet Death of Labour Rights in India

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 25, 2024 12:00 IST - 9 MINS READ The 1990s marked a watershed in the attitude of the Indian state towards labour, with the ushering in of “liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation” policies. According to the ILO, informal workers saw a 22.6 per cent fall in wages post-pandemic, even as formal sector employees had their salaries cut by …

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Animation Guild board defends contract deal as some members critique AI terms
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Animation Guild board defends contract deal as some members critique AI terms

LA Times  

As Hollywood grapples with worries about the threat of artificial intelligence, the union that represents animators is facing dissent over its latest deal with major studios. Three Animation Guild negotiations committee members said they will vote “no” on a tentative contract the guild reached with their employers, saying the AI protections they wrangled don’t go far enough. “Real members lives …

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Size matters: Decoding Indian manufacturing’s problem of scale
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Size matters: Decoding Indian manufacturing’s problem of scale

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The production-linked incentive scheme—one of the ways in which this government was hoping to increase manufacturing in India—is going through a slowdown, with planned expansions to the programme being put on hold. Size does matter As of 2019, the last date for which data was available, Bangladesh’s ALTF sector employed 2.45 million people, with 66% of those working …

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UC service and hospital workers launch two-day strike over contract talks
4 months, 1 week ago

UC service and hospital workers launch two-day strike over contract talks

LA Times  

Workers picket in front of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 during a two-day strike by patient care and service workers alleging unfair bargaining tactics by the University of California. A union representing nearly 40,000 University of California workers began a two-day strike Tuesday to protest what it claims is bad faith bargaining …

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ESIC Issuing Demands Without Proper Inquiry Violates Principles Of Natural Justice: Kerala HC
4 months, 1 week ago

ESIC Issuing Demands Without Proper Inquiry Violates Principles Of Natural Justice: Kerala HC

Live Law  

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Justice N. Nagresh set aside the Employees State Insurance Corporation's orders demanding ₹23.5 crore in ESI contributions from Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd.. The Court found that ESIC failed to conduct proper investigation into the employment terms of contract workers and violated principles of natural justice by not providing KSEB an opportunity …

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Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Flurry of contract deals come as railroads, unions see Trump’s election looming over talks

Associated Press  

— The flurry of contract agreements announced early this fall — including two more Wednesday — offer evidence that major railroads and their unions are working to avoid the standoffs that led them to a brink of a national strike two years ago. “I think we all saw the perils of going through that again,” Norfolk Southern CEO Mark George …

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CCMC casual workers say contractors not paying them full salary
5 months, 4 weeks ago

CCMC casual workers say contractors not paying them full salary

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Contract workers of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation like watchmen and sanitary labourers working in 148 schools say they have not received full salary for more than a year. According to CCMC sources, one to four sanitary workers and a night watchman are appointed on a contract basis in each of the 148 schools through four contractors. N Panneerselvam, coordinator …

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Boeing Machinists Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract Offer
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing Machinists Go On Strike After Rejecting Contract Offer

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SEATTLE — Machinists at Boeing voted Thursday to go on strike, another setback for the giant aircraft maker whose reputation and finances have been battered and now faces a shutdown in production of its best-selling airline planes. He told machinists Wednesday that “no one wins” in a walkout, and that a strike would put Boeing’s recovery in …

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UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet no date has been given for the …

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TVVP Contract Workers Protest Pending Salaries in Telangana
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TVVP Contract Workers Protest Pending Salaries in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the salaries of contract workers in the hospitals of Telangana Vaidya Vidhan Parishad pending for seven months, the workers held out a protest at King Koti Hospital on Tuesday. The contract workers for sanitation, patient care and security departments in the area hospitals and community health centres across the state alleged that the budget had not been released …

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Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

NPR  

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike toggle caption Jason Redmon/AFP via Getty Images Boeing and its machinists' union have reached a tentative deal on a new contract — just days before thousands of workers who make the company's airplanes were planning to strike. It is where generations of workers have built incredible airplanes …

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17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations
7 months, 1 week ago

17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. The Communications Workers of America — the union representing the striking employees — said workers walked off the job Friday in response to AT&T’s failure to bargain in good faith. …

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NIT-C contract staff launch indefinite agitation
9 months ago

NIT-C contract staff launch indefinite agitation

The Hindu  

Hundreds of contract staff at the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, including those engaged in sanitation and security sections, have begun an indefinite agitation outside the campus as they are about to lose their jobs in the wake of the recent changes in their employment criteria. T. Viswanathan, Kozhikode district vice president, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, on Thursday opened …

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Former Google Employees Claim Illegal Firings Over Protest Against Israel Contract
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Google Employees Claim Illegal Firings Over Protest Against Israel Contract

ABP News  

A group of ex-Google employees has lodged a formal complaint with a labour board in the United States, alleging that the technology giant unlawfully terminated their employment due to their participation in protests against Google's cloud contract with the Israeli government regarding the project Nimbus, according to a news agency Reuters report. The group noted that the complaint asserts Google's …

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