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Image for Amazon union backers see bright future for organizing despite tough odds
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Amazon union backers see bright future for organizing despite tough odds

By Julia Love and Jeffrey Dastin BESSEMER, Al. (Reuters) – Workers at Amazon.com Inc seeking to orga...

21st March, 2022

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Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc hiked its average starting wage to $18 per hour on Tuesday and said...

15th September, 2021

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Uber drivers are employees, not contractors, says Dutch court

By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Uber drivers are employees, not contractor...

14th September, 2021

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Relax immigration rules to fix jobs squeeze, companies urge UK

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain must relax its new immigration rules to allow in...

6th September, 2021

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U.S. job growth seen slowing in August as Delta variant curbs services demand

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment growth likely pulled back in August a...

3rd September, 2021

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Amazon loses bid to stop New York from probing COVID-19 standards

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc&#...

11th August, 2021

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U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs lowest in more than 21 years

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemplo...

5th August, 2021

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More open trade and well designed employment policies – key to supporting growth

Open markets play a pivotal role in supporting growth and job creation, says a new joint report by t...

11th December, 2010