Hundreds of security guards at UCL told to reapply for jobs and face 13,000 pay cut, union says
H undreds of security guards at a London university will have to reapply for their roles in a major shakeup that could see them lose 13,500 per year, a union says.Up to 40 security officers who are contracted by Bidvest Noonan to work at UCL could lose their jobs or be offered work elsewhere in the company under new proposals.
Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke
Gustavo Ajche snapped a selfie on the street while making his rounds on Wednesday.Gustavo Ajche As many New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner.He's one of thousands of workers who just had to suck it up literally.
Touted as digital advertising's "third wave", retail media has emerged as one of the hottest topics in ad tech.Although the Covid-19 pandemic initially forced retailers to shift their focus onto the medium, retail media's exponential growth can be attributed to a couple of key factors.The first is how the medium fits in with evolving privacy regulations: retail media is a goldmine for detailed first-party data, allowing advertisers to sidestep privacy concerns associated with third-party data cookies entirely.
900,000 New Yorkers Lost at Least 3 Loved Ones to Covid
Josefa Santana, 96, did not leave her Washington Heights apartment when New York City shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus in March 2020.But her son, a butcher, had to work.He was the only one to leave the apartment in those weeks, so he probably was the one who brought the virus in.Despite her family's efforts to protect her, Ms. Santana got sick, and then died.
Canada's Public Servants End Their Strike Without Remote Work Guarantee
A strike by more than 155,000 federal government workers in Canada came fully to an end on Thursday after a tentative deal was reached with the remaining holdouts tax agency employees.The walkout, which began on April 19, involved workers who mostly deliver services rather than professionals or policymakers and was largely prompted by union members' desire to recoup inflation-driven wage losses and to enshrine in their contracts the right to work from home.
Lagunitas to Reopen Chicago Brewpub After Three-Year Slumber
Three years after closing its brewpub, Lagunitas Brewing is reopening on April 13 to the general public in North Lawndale, near Douglass Park.The closure was a part of a glut of shutters as restaurants coped with their health, government mitigation measures, and dwindling consumer confidence during a pandemic without a COVID vaccine.
Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and CEO of companies like Tesla and SpaceX, has recently shared his perspective on remote work, expressing concerns about its productivity and ethical implications.Musk believes that working from home not only hampers productivity but also sends a misleading message to employees who don't have the luxury of remote work, such as essential workers in factories and other industries.
Unions aim to identify those who crossed picket line during public service strike | CBC News
Several smaller unions say they're looking to identify anyone who crossed the picket line during last month's federal worker strike with one asking members to provide names.The Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees (UVAE) says those who continued working during the 12-day strike "disrespected" other members of the union, one of 15 that make up the much larger Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).
Toronto needs to reinvent downtown core to recover from pandemic, research shows
Toronto is lagging behind similarly sized cities in terms of pandemic recovery and "reinventing" the downtown core could be a key solution, according to data from the University of Toronto's School of Cities.By measuring cellphone activity, researchers ranked Toronto 55th of 63 North American cities recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diana's Necklace, With Its 178 Diamonds, Is Up for Sale
Good morning.We'll look at a necklace that was made for Diana, Princess of Wales, shortly before she died.It will be sold in New York next month.We'll also look at a survey that says one in four New Yorkers lost at least one person they were close to during the early part of the pandemic.Credit...Jacqueline Arzt/Associated Press In London, the preparations for the coronation of King Charles III are all but complete.
LA School Workers Win Historic Deal After 3-Day Strike
Los Angeles Unified School District teachers join school aids in their fight for better wages at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles during the SEIU/UTLA strike on Thursday, March 23, 2023.Sarah Reingewirtz / MediaNews Group / Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Union negotiators for about 30,000 school support staffers in California's Los Angeles County struck a historic deal with the second-largest district in the United States on Friday after a three-day strike.
On The Breadline: Another 1m giveaway in our cost of living appeal
T he total given out in our On The Breadline campaign has hit almost 4 million after more than 1 million was today handed to charities supporting disadvantaged people across London.The focus of this second and final phase of funding has been to help groups disproportionately hit by the cost of living crisis.
Glendale City Council members accused of cutting in line for early COVID-19 vaccinations
Members of the Glendale City Council cut in line for scarce COVID-19 vaccinations when they first became available, and the chief of the city's Emergency Medical Services was demoted when he protested, according to a lawsuit filed by the former chief.Brian Julian, who remains a battalion chief in Glendale's Fire Department, says in the suit that he lost his position as "EMS chief" and suffered a pay cut just eight days after he complained in January 2021 about the alleged cheating.
LAUSD bus drivers, food workers, teacher aides give union OK to call strike if talks fail
Members of the union that represents most nonteaching employees in Los Angeles schools - cafeteria workers, custodians and teacher assistants - have overwhelmingly voted to allow their leaders to call a strike if negotiations don't lead to an agreement.The 30,000 workers represented by Local 99 of Service Employees International Union include bus drivers, campus security aides and gardeners - all essential to operations in the nation's second-largest school system.
An LAUSD strike survival guide: What you need to know
Here is a guide for coping with the three-day Los Angeles Unified School District walkout set to begin Tuesday morning.The basics The walkout - which will last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - would include as many as65,000 workers.Schools would be closed during a strike.That is leaving parents scrambling.
Over 100 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike to Protest Company Union Busting
Workers for more than 100 Starbucks locations nationwide are staging a strike on the company's "Red Cup Day" on Thursday in protest of union-busting tactics that the company has relentlessly unleashed on pro-union workers.The "Red Cup Rebellion," as workers have dubbed it, will see more than 2,000 workers on strike , the union says, with 112 stores on strike in dozens of cities from coast to coast .
More than 100,000 patients left waiting on trolleys at hospitals
More than 100,000 patients have gone without beds in Irish hospitals so far this year.he Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has called for the Government to bring in measures needed to retain nurses and midwives to help address the crisis.In analysis released on Tuesday, the INMO said more than 1,903 children have been waiting on trolleys.
Biden Endorses California Bill That Would Make Unionizing Easier for Farmworkers
Labor organizers in California and across the country welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's " unexpected and powerful" endorsementof the state's pending legislation to make it easier for farmworkers to unionize - a bill that's sitting on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
San Jose Spotlight wins 8 state journalism awards - San Jose Spotlight
San José Spotlight has won eight California Journalism Awards in the annual contest sponsored by the California News Publishers Association, including four first place honors.
Albertsons, despite debt, will hand $4 billion to owners before merger
A Safeway grocery in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Oct. 18, 2021.(Ash Ponders/Bloomberg News) The 2,270-store Albertsons grocery company is facing mountains of debt.It owes about $4.9 billion to worker pension funds and another $7.5 billion to creditors.Credit rating agencies say the company has a substantial risk of being unable to repay.
Mass. trucker strike raises concerns about disrupted food delivery
BOSTON (AP) - More than 300 truck drivers at New England's largest wholesale food distributor have gone on strike, raising concerns about disrupted food deliveries to schools, hospitals and nursing homes.
Senator cites Elon Musk in urging agency heads to end remote work
During a heated hearing on Thursday, a Republican senator invoked the words of Tesla ( TSLA) CEO Elon Musk when pressuring public health officials to bring more federal workers back to in-person work.