Labor prosecutors are challenging Amazon’s long-running claim that it doesn’t employ the massive network of drivers who deliver its packages across the country. A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board has determined that Amazon is really a “joint employer” alongside one of its delivery contractors, an agency spokesperson said Thursday. The director also … Read more
Shawn Fain and the United Auto Workers union filed an unfair labor practices charge against Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s campaign on August 13. The move comes after the gruesome twosome advocating for firing striking employees during an interview on X. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) Firing striking employees or threatening to do … Read more
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has a long history of being weird about reproduction. Perhaps it’s related to his long history of allegedly harassing and exposing himself to women, which a new report from Bloomberg says has been codified in the culture of SpaceX — a culture that now has the company facing lawsuits from … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The 2024 Toyota Yaris GR Sport: America Is Missing Out 1st Gear: “Emotional Sensitivity” Slows Bentley Sales Bentley … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) SpaceX, which has previously been sued by the Department of Justice for discrimination, has been sued again. This time, the rocket company is being sued over claims of sexual discrimination and harassment. CNBC reports that Michelle Dopak is accusing SpaceX of underpaying women, failing to promote them and … Read more
In a win for social justice advocates in the workplace, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Wednesday that big-box retailer Home Depot broke the law by requiring workers to remove “Black Lives Matter” insignia from their uniforms and punishing one for refusing to do so. The board’s majority wrote in their decision that employees sporting … Read more
Amazon has become the latest company to argue that the structure of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) violates the U.S. Constitution, following the lead of SpaceX and Trader Joe’s. The e-commerce giant claimed in a recent filing that the labor board’s case, which accuses the company of illegally retaliating against unionizing workers, should be … Read more
Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trader Joe’s is asking a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s scathing dismissal of the grocery store chain company’s lawsuit that alleged trademark infringement by an employee labor union in selling merchandise on its website. The appeal, filed Thursday, comes nearly a month after the … Read more
SpaceX sued the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday, claiming the oversight agency’s structure violates the Constitution. The moves comes after the NLRB filed a complaint against SpaceX on Wednesday, alleging the company unlawfully fired eight employees who drafted and circulated an open letter detailing workplace concerns. The SpaceX suit describes that complaint as … Read more
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023. Screenshot DETROIT — The United Auto Workers has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda Motor, Hyundai Motor and Volkswagen, accusing the automakers of unlawfully interfering … Read more
