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Tesla Recalls 363K Vehicles With ‘Full Self-Driving’ System – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its “Full Self-Driving” system to fix problems with the way it behaves around intersections and following posted speed limits. The recall came after U.S. safety regulators expressed concerns about the way Tesla’s system responds in four areas along roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety…
Medieval Times Strike Forces Company To Fly In New Knights – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Unionized workers at Medieval Times’ castle in Buena Park, California, launched a surprise strike against their employer last Saturday afternoon, just ahead of the day’s second performance. The dinner-theater chain managed to put on its show, but not without some serious scrambling as workers headed to the picket line. According to four workers from…
Packers Sanitation Had 102 Kids Working In Meatpacking Plants – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] The Labor Department said Friday that investigators found Packers Sanitation Services Inc. had employed more than 100 minors at 13 meat processing facilities across eight states, and that the children were cleaning dangerous industrial equipment using hazardous chemicals. Officials said they found at least three children had been injured while working for the company,…
TikTok Bans Medieval Times Union Account Following Trademark Complaint – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Erin Zapcic woke up Saturday morning to some unwelcome notifications on social media. Zapcic, an actor who plays a queen at Medieval Times in Buena Park, California, also helps run Facebook and TikTok accounts for the new union representing workers at her castle. The notification from Facebook concerned a post by the union account…
Amazon’s Anti-Union Consultant Broke The Law, Judge Rules – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] A judge at the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Monday in a case where workers accused Amazon of illegally suppressing a union campaign in Staten Island, New York ― finding that the online retail giant violated the law on three occasions as it tried to persuade workers not to unionize during 2021…
Starbucks Union Leaders Were Illegally Fired, Labor Board Rules – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Starbucks broke the law by firing two union leaders, making illegal threats and surveilling baristas who agitated for better working conditions in Philadelphia, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Monday. The three-member panel’s decision affirms a judge’s findings in 2021 that the coffee chain violated employees’ rights repeatedly in late 2019 and early 2020,…
Netflix Lays Out Plan For Password-Sharing Crackdown – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Streaming giant Netflix has revealed how it plans to deliver on its pledge to crack down on password sharing on its app. Netflix will first enforce its new policy through a trial program in Costa Rica, Chile and Peru. It’s unclear exactly when the policy will apply to U.S. users, but the service has…
Disney Will Cut 7,000 Jobs In Effort To Save $5.5 Billion In Costs – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that it would lay off about 7,000 employees and cut costs by $5.5 billion in the coming months. Newly returned CEO Bob Iger announced the “strategic reorganization,” saying cuts would amount to about 3.6% of its global workforce. The effort is meant to increase the profitability of Disney’s…
Trader Joe’s Workers In Kentucky Form Union – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Workers at a Trader Joe’s store in Louisville, Kentucky voted 48 to 36 in favor of unionizing this week, adding fuel to a labor campaign that seeks to organize the California-based grocery chain. The union, Trader Joe’s United, has won elections at three stores so far, adding the Louisville victory to one in Massachusetts…
Elon Musk Faces SEC Investigation Over Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims: Report – Heemang Parmar
[ad_1] Sources told Bloomberg that the review is part of an investigation into Tesla’s statements about its Autopilot driver assistance system. The “veracity” of Musk’s messaging on the issue is particularly important under the SEC’s rules, Bloomberg noted. SEC officials are considering whether Musk may have “inappropriately made forward-looking statements” about self-driving cars, a source…