AUSTIN, Texas—An American Airlines worker died Thursday after being injured at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to airport officials. The worker was injured in the area where planes pull up to the terminal, a spokesperson at the airport in Austin, Texas, said. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services said it was called shortly after 2 p.m. and…
Google Workers in London Stage Walkout Over Job Cuts
LONDON—Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a dispute over layoffs. In January, Google’s parent company Alphabet announced it was laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6 percent of its global workforce. The move came amid a wave of job cuts across corporate America, particularly in…
Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to Prison, Lashes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday. The website of Iran’s judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele to 12.5 years in prison for espionage, 12.5 years for collaboration…
UAW Workers Reject CNH Offer, Extending 8-month Strike
More than 1,000 striking CNH Industrial workers in Iowa and Wisconsin rejected the “last, best and final offer” from the maker of construction and agricultural equipment Saturday night, extending their eight-month stoppage. In a statement, the United Auto Workers union announced the result of the vote by members who work for CNH and said the…
Starbucks Workers Plan 3-Day Walkout at 100 US Stores
Starbucks workers around the United States are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain’s stores. More than 1,000 baristas at 100 stores are planning to walk out, according to Starbucks Workers United, the labor group organizing the effort. The strike will be the longest in the…
Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of New York City EMS Worker
NEW YORK—A man has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a veteran emergency medical worker with New York City’s fire department, police said Friday. Peter Zisopoulos, 34, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the fatal attack on EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, police said in a news release. Russo-Elling was…
Worker Was Dead in Belk Department Store Bathroom for 4 Days
COLUMBIA, S.C.—A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said. Bessie Durham, who worked for an outside company that cleans the Belk store at Columbiana Centre, was found dead Monday, investigators said. Her cleaning cart was outside the restroom….
Shopify Offers Workers Greater Say in Compensation Structure to Attract Talent
Shopify Inc. said on Friday it has introduced a new compensation system that allows staff more flexibility in restructuring their awards between cash and equity, as the e-commerce major seeks to attract and retain workers. As many as 91 percent of the eligible employees have already enrolled in the new system, Flex Comp, the company…
Window Washers Make Friends With Little Boy and Cat
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Tesla Worker’s Death at Fremont Factory Being Probed: Report
A state agency that oversees workplace health and safety is investigating the death of a production associate at Tesla Inc.’s facility in Fremont, California, Fox-owned KTVU reported on Thursday. A production associate, who has not been identified, collapsed and died early Wednesday morning while working on the powertrain line in Fremont. Cal-Occupational Safety and Health…
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