Between 2018 and 2020, transaction volume on wage-access apps tripled from $3.2 billion to $9.5 billion, according to Datos Insights.
Remote workers about to get rude awakening (Second column, 15th story, link)
Restaurants and other service sector businesses often give workers their schedules with little notice, but that's changing in some places.
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A disconnect between the Brightspeed corporate office and its employees led to an information picketing event in Downtown Dothan on Saturday afternoon. Over 20 people at the intersection of West Troy Street and North Oates Street in Dothan picketed to try and get better benefits from Brightspeed. This internet company is []
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The local chapter of the Communication Workers of America could lose about 40 Brightspeed employees as they say it's an uphill battle trying to get more of a fair labor contract. The labor agreement for Brightspeed's Dothan chapter and North Alabama chapter expired one month ago. After negotiation a few weeks []
Adobe has unveiled its new Photoshop app featuring updated generative AI tools with text-to-image capabilities for designers and photographers. Adobe supercharges iOS app with new AI-driven features Driven by the Adobe Firefly Image 3 Foundation Model, the new advancements announced on Tuesday, add generative AI features for creators to the Photoshop app. Functions such as Reference Image, Generate Image, Generate Similar, Generate Background, and Enhance Detail can streamline the...
The labor dispute began late last year after the collective bargaining agreement ended Dec. 3, 2023.
Porsche has unveiled its new 2024 Porsche Cayenne GTS SUV and the car comes with more power than the previous model, plus a range of other upgrades. The 2024 Cayenne GTS boasts an upgraded 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, which now produces an impressive 500 PS, a notable increase from its predecessor. This substantial power boost […]
VW workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., became the first big auto plant in the South to join the United Auto Workers in a victory for organized labor.
Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga overwhelmingly voted to join the United
The United Auto Workers’ ambitious drive to expand its reach to nonunion factories across the South and elsewhere faces a key test Friday night, when workers at
The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. In Seattle, in 1999, Lefts Old and New converged to mount what is arguably the most far-reaching protest against the corporate domination of the planet. The protests extended well beyond the young enragés’ sit-down strike in the city’s streets, which made it impossible for the… Source