A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint over instances of anti-union practices at Starbucks. And that was before the company’s boss threatened to withhold wages.
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Amazon can become the Earth’s best employer, but this must involve democratizing the workplace, recognizing the legitimate right of employees to organize and cooperating with labour representatives.
When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary – can help them fight for their resources.
Consumers should have more control over how online marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon collect and use their data, according to a new ACCC report.
Media ownership has consolidated around a handful of billionaires – and that might not be great for democracy.
Staten Island’s Amazon union has proven that one of the most powerful anti-union companies in North America can be unionized.
Successful union drives at two of America’s biggest companies were led by committed individuals, rather than established unions.
New research suggests 75% of the rainforest has become less resilient to stress since the early 2000s.
Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft have each taken some form of action against Russia — but the actual impact it will have isn’t clear.
Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings TV show, The Rings of Power, takes place thousands of years before the popular movie franchise, and tells a story from deep Tolkien lore.
Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.
The sensory importance of touch and nostalgia are some reasons retailers won’t turn the page on paper catalogues.
The deaths of six Amazon employees at a factory hit by a tornado raises concerns over prohibitions on cellphones for workers.
Union membership has dwindled over the past five decades. But could a flurry of positive headlines over union drives help reverse this trend?
Sainsbury’s is also experimenting with the till-free technology.
Black Friday, Christmas, and other ‘shopping events’ take a toll on the temporary workers hired to get purchases to consumers.
We reviewed hundreds of documents and reports on workplace safety in Amazon warehouses.
More than 100 world leaders have pledged to end the destruction of forests by 2030 as a way to slow climate change. That will require changing how the world produces four widely used commodities.
Photographing the full Earth from space could provide a profound and timely reminder of its vulnerability in the face of climate change.
Corporate rebranding is fundamental to the spread of metacapitalism which uses increasingly sophisticated technology to shape, exploit and profit from human interaction.
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Professor and Director of Labor and Employment Studies, San Francisco State University
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Screen Media, Victoria University
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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