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Kroger, Albertsons Allegedly Colluded Against Grocery Workers’ Union
The grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger illegally colluded to weaken workers’ leverage amid strikes and contract negotiations in 2022, according to a lawsuit Colorado’s attorney general filed this week.As workers at 78 Kroger-owned King…
Number Of Striking U.S. Workers More Than Doubled In 2023
If it feels like a lot of workers are going out on strike these days, that’s because they are, according to a new report from Cornell University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.The number of U.S. workers involved in work…
January Inflation and Stocks: Is the Bull Market Finished?
When the market is greedy, that’s when it’s the most vulnerable. However, greed is quickly flipping to fear today as the January Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that U.S. inflation is…
S&P 500 Closes Over 5,000 for the First Time in Historic Week for Markets
The stock market finished in uncharted territory on Friday as the S&P 500 closed above 5,000 points for the first time in its history. The large-cap benchmark closed on Friday at 5,027, up by about 29 points on the day, as it had…
Trader Joe’s Disputes Union’s Election Win, Files Another Appeal
Trader Joe’s on Wednesday escalated a fight with union members in Kentucky by filing another appeal of their union’s January 2023 election victory.A regional director for the National Labor Relations Board rejected the company’s objections…
Workers At The U.S.’s Largest Nuclear-Fuel Factory Plan To Unionize
Workers at the United States’ largest factory for assembling the fuel rods used in nuclear reactors are attempting to unionize. Nearly 700 employees at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility, located 25 minutes southeast of Columbia, South…
Starbucks Is Sending 1 Lucky Barista To Costa Rica, But Not If They’re In A Union
Dillon Dix was excited to compete this year in Starbucks’ North America Barista Championship, a company-wide contest in which the winner would receive a paid trip to Starbucks’ coffee farm in Costa Rica. But he found some disappointing news…
Did the Market Overreact to What the Fed Said?
The markets fell on Wednesday, dropping sharply in the afternoon following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates at their current levels. The S&P 500 dropped 79 points or 1.6% on Wednesday to close at 4,845, while the…
Japan Sends Impact Startups and Investors To SOCAP23 Conference In San Francisco
From Oct. 22–26, a delegation of 20 Japanese entrepreneurs and members of the impact startups ecosystem attended the SOCAP23 social entrepreneurship conference in San Francisco. Each year, SOCAP brings together investors, entrepreneurs and…
Elon Musk Can’t Keep Tesla Pay Package Worth More Than $55 Billion
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.The ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude…