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Starbucks tells workers to return to the office
Starbucks will begin an “accountability process” in January, requiring corporate employees to comply with its three-day-a-week office mandate or face possible termination, according to an internal message obtained by The Wall Street Journal. Starbucks’ new chief executive, Brian Niccol, has a hybrid work arrangement himself. The company has said Niccol would meet or exceed its…
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Baltimore hotel workers ratify new contract with Hilton
Employees at Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor have successfully ratified a new four-year contract, as announced by UNITE HERE Local 7. The agreement includes “significant” wage increases and enhanced funding for pension and healthcare benefits. Additionally, the contract addresses fair pay for banquet workers and other essential provisions. This victory follows a one-day strike by union…
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Microsoft fires employees who organized vigil for Palestinians
Microsoft has dismissed two employees who organized an unauthorized vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington for Palestinians killed in Gaza during Israel’s war with Hamas. The two employees were reportedly fired by phone call late Thursday, several hours after the lunchtime event. The workers were members of an employee coalition called “No Azure…
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Wells Fargo to close Oregon offices
Wells Fargo plans to close its global operations offices in Hillsboro, Portland, and Salem by the end of 2025, following over 400 layoffs since September 2022. The company, which employs more than 1,000 workers across these sites, has not disclosed how many jobs will be affected. Michael Grossberg, a Wells Fargo executive, said: “These decisions…
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American Airlines fined $50m for failing to assist passengers with disabilities
American Airlines has been fined $50m by the U.S. Transportation Department for mistreating passengers with disabilities from 2019 to 2023. The investigation found the airline provided unsafe and undignified wheelchair assistance, resulting in injuries and damaged equipment. This is the largest-ever fine issued to an airline for violating disability protections. While American Airlines has invested…
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Nurse fights for religious freedom
Alexandra Clark, a behavioral health nurse at St. Clare’s Denville Hospital, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the hospital for allegedly denying religious exemptions for the influenza vaccine. In her lawsuit, filed on October 18, Clark claims that the hospital informed employees in September that it would not accept religious exemptions this year, a departure…
