OREFIELD, Pa. — From his office in an old barn on a turkey farm, David Jaindl watches a towering flat-screen TV with video feeds from the hatchery to the processing […]
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Back to news homeChris Cuomo Advised Gov. Andrew Cuomo After Sexual Harassment Allegations
The CNN prime-time host Chris Cuomo offered public-relations advice to his brother, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, after a series of sexual harassment allegations threatened the governor’s political […]
U.S. Asks Mexico to Investigate Labor Issues at G.M. Facility
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it was asking Mexico to review whether labor violations had occurred at a General Motors facility in the country, a significant […]
Mexican Factories Accused of Labor Abuses, Testing U.S.M.C.A.
WASHINGTON — The A.F.L.-C.I.O. and other groups filed a complaint with the Biden administration on Monday over claims of labor violations at a group of auto parts factories in Mexico, […]
Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines.
As American companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office in the coming months, executives are facing one of their most delicate pandemic-related decisions: Should they […]
Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World
Mr. Donaldson declined to be interviewed. A representative for him declined to address the working conditions at his companies but said of the videos with offensive content: “When Jimmy was […]
A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges
VERSAILLES, France — The USB stick mysteriously appeared from an unidentified deliveryman. It held an explosive trove: a cache of startling emails detailing an intricate effort by Ikea executives in […]
Garment Workers Who Lost Jobs in Pandemic Still Wait for Severance Pay
Over a crackling phone line, Ashraf Ali, a 35-year-old father in Bangladesh, described feeling suicidal and desperate to feed his family. Sokunthea Yi, in Cambodia, said she spends sleepless nights […]
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds
SEATTLE — Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics when it fired them last year, the National Labor Relations Board has determined.The employees, Emily Cunningham and […]
Ellen DeGeneres Loses 1 Million Viewers After Apologies for Toxic Workplace
Public perception of Ms. DeGeneres started to change in July when BuzzFeed reported that several of the show’s former and current staff members said they had confronted “racism, fear and […]