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FTC wants to protect gig workers from 'unfair or deceptive' algorithms
The FTC has outlined how it will tackle exploitation of gig workers, although there are gaps.
The first US video game studio to unionize is shutting down
On Wednesday, Beast Breaker developer Vodeo Games announced it had failed to secure funding to produce an additional release beyond its debut title.
Google is failing to protect users and contractors post-Roe, workers say
Alphabet was among the many tech companies to alter its healthcare and data policies once abortion access was no longer guaranteed. Workers say the company isn't doing nearly enough.
Activision Blizzard accused of spying on protesting workers
Activision Blizzard is facing a labor complaint accusing it of illegally surveilling workers who walked out in protest.
Amazon Air freight hub workers walked out to protest pay and conditions
A group that's organizing at a facility in California led the stoppage.
Amazon employees in Illinois file federal complaint over workplace racism
A former employee is accusing Amazon of retaliation after she raised concerns about the company’s handling of a racist death threat.
Another Activision Blizzard studio is working to unionize
On Tuesday, quality assurance staff at Blizzard Albany went public with the news that they had filed for a union election with National Labor Relations Board.
Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers 'don't sign' union cards
In a facility in upstate New York, Amazon is bombarding its workers with anti-union slogans, this time without a hint of subtlety.
Big tech's abortion travel policies do nothing for its contractor workforce
Tech companies cannot promise to build the future while vast numbers of their workforces are trapped in 1972.
Apple reportedly won't challenge historic Maryland store unionization vote
Apple will reportedly not challenge the recent vote by employees at its Towson Town Center retail location in Maryland to unionize.
Amazon employees in Maryland say they were fired for organizing workers
Two Amazon workers at a Maryland warehouse say they were fired for labor organization activities.
Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize
Apple Store employees at the company’s Towson Town Center location in Maryland have voted to unionize.
Leaked Amazon memo says the company may run out of available labor by 2024
The company will likely run out of workers in California’s Inland Empire by the end of this year.
Massachusetts court rejects proposed gig worker ballot measure
A Massachusetts court has tossed a ballot measure that would have treated gig workers as contractors, protecting the Uber and Lyft business models.
Microsoft formally agrees to respect Activision Blizzard unionization efforts
The Communications Workers of America now says it will support the proposed merger.
Little of Microsoft's 'principles for employee organizing' is actually pro-union
Admittedly it's surprising for a company this size in the tech industry to strive for anything less than the complete destruction of any organizing effort. But Smith's post contains precious little substance.
Apple Store workers in Georgia call off union vote over intimidation claims
Less than a week before its scheduled date, the Communications Workers of America have decided to withdraw a formal vote on unionization for Apple Store employees at Atlanta's Cumberland Mall location.
Apple is raising the pay of its corporate and retail staff
Apple will start paying its corporate and retail employees more likely in hopes that they won't leave the company to find better prospects.
'Call of Duty: Warzone' quality assurance workers vote to unionize
The Game Workers Alliance is the first union at Activision Blizzard or any major US publisher.
A second Apple Store union election will take place next month
Workers at a Maryland location will vote in-person starting on June 15th.