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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing | #elections | #alabama

It could have been the first unionized Amazon warehouse in America. Now, three years later, workers are waiting to learn whether they’ll get a third shot at a union election. A sweeping, monthslong hearing begins on Thursday to decide the fate of the unionization campaign at Amazon’s facility in Bessemer, Alabama. An administrative law judge […]

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Mayor Adams’ half-baked LockerNYC program gives for-profit companies taxpayer resources

Nicole Gelinas Opinion By Nicole Gelinas Published April 14, 2024, 4:32 p.m. ET Mayor Adams announced a pilot program with startup GoLocker to install seven LockerNYC locations. NYC Mayor’s Office Another week, another pilot program: Mayor Adams last week debuted LockerNYC to allow New Yorkers to pick up delivery packages at seven sidewalk sites. Just like an […]

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Central Falls mayor discusses standardized test results, policing on ’10 News Conference’

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Arkansas

Tech Companies Sue Arkansas Over Social Media Consent Law

After Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law that requires teens and kids to get parental consent before signing up for social media, that law is now in the crosshairs of a tech trade group called NetChoice, which filed a lawsuit against it. How To Remove Followers From Twitter According to a press release […]

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Northwest Arkansas companies trying to get more people into tech

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Northwest Arkansas is growing daily and is short-handed when it comes to people in the tech industry. As of today, Google and Amazon announced layoffs in the tech industry that involved more than 12,000 employees. “I think what you’re seeing right now is some sort of course correction in the tech […]

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Mayor Perkins touts accomplishments in “state of the city” address 5 days before election | News

SHREVEPORT, La. – Mayor Adrian Perkins delivered a “state of the city” speech Thursday night on the banks of the Red River, 5 days before city voters will go to the polls. The mayor touted the accomplishments of his administration, calling for unity to get things done. “And that’s when we will see the real […]

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Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York | #elections | #alabama

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in upstate New York overwhelmingly rejected a union bid on Tuesday, handing a second defeat to the labor group that’s been attempting to drag the company to the negotiating table since its historic win earlier this year. This time around, warehouse workers near Albany cast 406 votes — or […]

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Amazon workers reject union bid in upstate New York | #elections | #alabama

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Amazon loses key step in its attempt to reverse its workers’ historic union vote | #elections | #alabama

Updated September 1, 2022 at 7:38 PM ET Amazon appears to be losing its case to unravel the union victory that formed the company’s first organized warehouse in the U.S. After workers in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to join the Amazon Labor Union this spring, the company appealed the result. A federal labor official presided […]

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The cost of an abortion ban in Northwest Arkansas

While it’s clear that an abortion ban in Arkansas would have a disproportionate effect on lower-income people, it’s unclear what the overall economic impact to the state would be. At least one study claims that restrictive reproductive health care policies, including an abortion ban, would cost the state $1.2 billion per year. The Institute for […]