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CCOO Challenges Madrid Public Employee Agreement
The Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) union in Madrid is challenging a new collective bargaining agreement signed by four unions, including one of its federations, with the Madrid regional government, which allocates €60 million for public employee improvements but contains clauses allowing the suspension o...
CCOO Challenges Madrid Public Employee Agreement
The Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) union in Madrid is challenging a new collective bargaining agreement signed by four unions, including one of its federations, with the Madrid regional government, which allocates €60 million for public employee improvements but contains clauses allowing the suspension o...
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40% Bias Score
California's $20 Minimum Wage: Mixed Results for Fast Food
California's landmark $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, implemented in April 2023, has yielded mixed results, with employees reporting significant financial improvements while some large chains claim negative impacts on profits and employment.
California's $20 Minimum Wage: Mixed Results for Fast Food
California's landmark $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, implemented in April 2023, has yielded mixed results, with employees reporting significant financial improvements while some large chains claim negative impacts on profits and employment.
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40% Bias Score
Shein's Profits Double Amidst Ethical Concerns
Shein, a Chinese fast-fashion giant, reported a doubling of UK profits to over £24 million in 2023 despite facing scrutiny over its labor practices, including a BBC investigation revealing 75-hour workweeks for some employees, violating Chinese labor laws; however, millions of consumers continue to ...
Shein's Profits Double Amidst Ethical Concerns
Shein, a Chinese fast-fashion giant, reported a doubling of UK profits to over £24 million in 2023 despite facing scrutiny over its labor practices, including a BBC investigation revealing 75-hour workweeks for some employees, violating Chinese labor laws; however, millions of consumers continue to ...
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60% Bias Score
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Gaps in Collective Bargaining and Gender Inequality in State-Owned Firms
A new report reveals that half of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 20 state-owned private companies only partially comply with collective bargaining agreements regarding wages, with inconsistencies in pay grades and bonuses. Women hold only 24 percent of leadership positions, although this figure has increa...
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Gaps in Collective Bargaining and Gender Inequality in State-Owned Firms
A new report reveals that half of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 20 state-owned private companies only partially comply with collective bargaining agreements regarding wages, with inconsistencies in pay grades and bonuses. Women hold only 24 percent of leadership positions, although this figure has increa...
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32% Bias Score
925,266 Unpaid Spanish Interns Contribute to Social Security in 2024
In 2024, 925,266 unpaid Spanish interns contributed to Social Security, gaining future pension rights as part of pension reforms; this policy, despite university concerns, proved largely successful.
925,266 Unpaid Spanish Interns Contribute to Social Security in 2024
In 2024, 925,266 unpaid Spanish interns contributed to Social Security, gaining future pension rights as part of pension reforms; this policy, despite university concerns, proved largely successful.
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32% Bias Score
Trump's Return Threatens Recent Surge in Student Worker Unionization
The incoming Trump administration threatens to reverse the recent surge in student worker unionization, which saw nearly 45,000 student employees join unions between 2022 and 2024, as Trump's administration previously sought to restrict their collective bargaining rights.
Trump's Return Threatens Recent Surge in Student Worker Unionization
The incoming Trump administration threatens to reverse the recent surge in student worker unionization, which saw nearly 45,000 student employees join unions between 2022 and 2024, as Trump's administration previously sought to restrict their collective bargaining rights.
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48% Bias Score
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Sector Workers
Utah lawmakers passed a bill banning collective bargaining for all public sector workers, making it one of the most restrictive states for public sector unions; Republicans say it allows direct employer-employee communication while opponents say it weakens teachers' unions and hurts worker safety.
Utah Bans Collective Bargaining for Public Sector Workers
Utah lawmakers passed a bill banning collective bargaining for all public sector workers, making it one of the most restrictive states for public sector unions; Republicans say it allows direct employer-employee communication while opponents say it weakens teachers' unions and hurts worker safety.
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48% Bias Score
Shein's Low Prices: Ethical Concerns Amidst Global Success
Shein, a Chinese fast-fashion company with $36.9 billion in global revenue last year, faces criticism for labor violations, including 75-hour workweeks uncovered by a BBC investigation, yet maintains immense popularity due to its low prices.
Shein's Low Prices: Ethical Concerns Amidst Global Success
Shein, a Chinese fast-fashion company with $36.9 billion in global revenue last year, faces criticism for labor violations, including 75-hour workweeks uncovered by a BBC investigation, yet maintains immense popularity due to its low prices.
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52% Bias Score
DALE Program Protects Undocumented Workers, Faces Uncertain Future
The Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) program has provided deportation protection and work authorization to nearly 8,000 undocumented workers in exchange for reporting workplace abuse, resulting in over \$3.6 million in back wages and damages recovered in one case; however, the program's ...
DALE Program Protects Undocumented Workers, Faces Uncertain Future
The Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) program has provided deportation protection and work authorization to nearly 8,000 undocumented workers in exchange for reporting workplace abuse, resulting in over \$3.6 million in back wages and damages recovered in one case; however, the program's ...
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48% Bias Score
Spain's Substitute Judge Crisis: Instability, Inequality, and EU Scrutiny
In Spain, 913 substitute judges, mostly women, face unstable employment and inadequate benefits, highlighting systemic issues within the judicial system and raising EU compliance concerns.
Spain's Substitute Judge Crisis: Instability, Inequality, and EU Scrutiny
In Spain, 913 substitute judges, mostly women, face unstable employment and inadequate benefits, highlighting systemic issues within the judicial system and raising EU compliance concerns.
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44% Bias Score
Human Trafficking Allegations Rock BYD's Brazilian Factory
Brazilian authorities accuse BYD and its contractor Jinjiang Group of human trafficking, involving 163 Chinese workers at a Bahia factory construction site; both companies are cooperating to rehouse workers while resolving contracts, amidst accusations of miscommunication and "foreign forces" involv...
Human Trafficking Allegations Rock BYD's Brazilian Factory
Brazilian authorities accuse BYD and its contractor Jinjiang Group of human trafficking, involving 163 Chinese workers at a Bahia factory construction site; both companies are cooperating to rehouse workers while resolving contracts, amidst accusations of miscommunication and "foreign forces" involv...
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40% Bias Score
Spain Challenges Madrid's Public Employee Agreement Over Protest Restrictions
Spain's Labour Minister challenges Madrid's public employee agreement (until 2028), which restricts protest rights by suspending salary increases for those participating in strikes or demonstrations; the Minister requests the Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman to intervene.
Spain Challenges Madrid's Public Employee Agreement Over Protest Restrictions
Spain's Labour Minister challenges Madrid's public employee agreement (until 2028), which restricts protest rights by suspending salary increases for those participating in strikes or demonstrations; the Minister requests the Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman to intervene.
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52% Bias Score
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