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Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month
Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month
October 26, 2023  |  BNPL

Swedish payments firm Klarna is facing a possible strike by employees in its home country. The Unionen and Swedish Engineering unions announced Thursday (Oct. 26) that the strike will...

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As More Baristas Unionize, Starbucks Hires Worker-Relations Specialist to Be Strategy Chief
As More Baristas Unionize, Starbucks Hires Worker-Relations Specialist to Be Strategy Chief
April 10, 2022  |  Commerce

More Starbucks stores have been unionizing, and this has led the company to hire a new strategy chief, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday (April...

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Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across The US
Amazon Plans To Expand Grocery Stores Across The US
July 05, 2020  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon must like the supermarket business. Three years after it paid $13.4 billion for Whole Foods, the online retail giant is planning to open its...

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Today In Payments: Walmart Takes Aim At Amazon Prime With Subscriptions; Great Hill Partners Acquires One Inc.
Today In Payments: Walmart Takes Aim At Amazon Prime With Subscriptions; Great Hill Partners Acquires...
February 28, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Walmart is working on a new paid subscription program to compete with Amazon Prime, and Great Hill Partners acquired the digital...

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EU’s Vestager: Gig Workforce Should Be Able To Unionize For Better Pay
EU’s Vestager: Gig Workforce Should Be Able To Unionize For Better Pay
October 24, 2019  |  Gig Economy

European Union antitrust chief and Silicon Valley critic Margrethe Vestager said gig economy workers should join forces for better pay, the Financial Times reported on Thursday...

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French Grocers Use Automation To Get Around Labor Laws
French Grocers Use Automation To Get Around Labor Laws
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Grocery group Casino Guichard Perrachon, along with its rival Carrefour, have been experimenting with keeping select stores open even after their employees go home. The...

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Unions Urge NY To Offer Gig Workers More Protections
Unions Urge NY To Offer Gig Workers More Protections
September 16, 2019  |  Gig Economy

Unions in New York are petitioning the state to change its laws to include employment protections for gig economy workers, similar to a bill recently...

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