Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market is asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to set aside the results of a union election in which the first group of employees voted in favor of collective bargaining. Whole Foods claims the union interfered by promising employees free transportation and a 30% wage increase if they unionized. The company…

Pam Bondi will become U.S. attorney general after the Senate approved her by a 54-46 vote. All Republican senators voted to confirm Bondi, while Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote in favor. Born in Tampa, Florida, Bondi studied criminal justice at the University of Florida and then received a degree from…

Citigroup is to continue to allow most employees to work remotely at least two days a week. Jane Fraser, the bank’s CEO, promised to continue the hybrid work schedule on a quarterly call with managing directors in mid-January, the FT has reported, citing people familiar with the matter. She believes Citi’s more flexible in-office work…

Starbucks and Workers United, the union representing workers at more than 500 company-owned outlets across the U.S., have decided to engage an outside mediator to restart stalled bargaining discussions. In a joint statement, the two sides said that they had made progress over the last nine months, and that they were “committed to continuing to…

Amazon has initiated further layoffs as part of its ongoing efforts to streamline operations. Recently, the company announced job cuts in its communications and corporate responsibility department, following a previous reduction of 200 positions in its stores division. Additionally, Amazon is closing all seven warehouses in Quebec, resulting in 1,700 job losses. Amazon spokesperson Brad…

About 200 Portland, Ore. workers are set to strike next week due to stalled contract negotiations between city leaders and trade unions. Mark Hinkle, president of the District Council of Trade Unions, announced that the strike will commence on February 6. An additional 1,000 workers from AFSCME Local 189 may also strike shortly after. The…