AltWeeklies Wire
Toil and troublenew
Albertans' long working hours could be harming our health and productivity—is there a better way?
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
11-06-2014 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business
ILWU Contract May Hinge on TraPac Automationnew
How far will new technologies go in replacing the workforce?
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen and Publisher |
10-03-2014 |
Business & Labor
Comcast-Time Warner Deal in Regulators' Handsnew
If approved, the merger would make Comcast, already the largest pay TV and broadband Internet provider in the country, even bigger.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
08-27-2014 |
Business & Labor
In the Company of Strangersnew
I spent a week renting from Airbnb, Uber and other sharing-economy startups.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-26-2014 |
Business & Labor
When the Phillies Suck, The Working Man Suffersnew
A look at how Philadelphia's beer vendors' salaries are directly affected by the team's fortunes.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
08-22-2014 |
Business & Labor
Former Chipotle Employee Suing Over Allegations of Racial Discriminationnew
A former manager at a San Luis Obispo, Calif., Chipotle has filed two lawsuits against the company, claiming she was discriminated against because of her race and faced unfair labor practices.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Colin Rigley |
07-18-2014 |
Business & Labor
Hobby Lobby Ruling Could Spell Corporate Troublenew
One of the basic problems that we have in this country is the structure of the modern corporation—particularly large, multi-national corporations.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
07-10-2014 |
Business & Labor
Think National, Shop Localnew
My avoidance of Walmart is a conscious choice. I believe that Walmart has done more to undermine the local economies of American cities than any other single institution, so that belief drives my actions.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
06-30-2014 |
Business & Labor
A Bust for Barbour’s Corporate Welfarenew
Chiquita, known as the United Fruit Company before that name became synonymous with political bullying and corruption in Latin America, announced recently that it was moving its operation at the Port of Gulfport to New Orleans.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
06-06-2014 |
Business & Labor
The Failure of Berkeley's Living Wage Lawnew
The company that manages three public parking garages has underpaid its employees — and city officials, who have known about this for at least a year, have done little about it.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
04-24-2014 |
Business & Labor
The Fight to Unionize the South Brews at an N.C. Slaughterhousenew
Workers struggles to unionize at Mountaire Farms chicken processing plant in the face of management resistance.
INDY Week |
Aaron Lake Smith |
04-16-2014 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Mountaire Farms, Unionization
For Polar, It's a Local Thingnew
Just as Worcester has worked to establish its own identity and become the destination of choice in Massachusetts, the 132-year-old Polar Beverages has adapted to a changing business climate and separated itself from the pack as an independent bottler.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
02-20-2014 |
Business & Labor
Chevron Launches 'News' Websitenew
Fed up with negative news stories about its Richmond refinery, the oil giant has created a website that it says will focus on "community news."
East Bay Express |
Sukey Lewis |
02-20-2014 |
Business & Labor
Trustmark Settles Suit Over Feesnew
If you've banked with Trustmark National Bank in the past few years, you could soon collect a sort of New Year's bonus.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-27-2013 |
Business & Labor
Shh, Don’t Say Strikenew
Eroded worker's rights remove any power to stage an 'illegal' strike.
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
12-20-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Labor
