Amazon is ‘winding down’ some of its DEI programs
Like Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi ...
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Multi-Purpose Children’s Helmets recalled due to risk of head injury; Violation of Federal Regulations for Bicycle Helmets
Wemfg Children’s Multi-Purpose Bike Helmets Hazard: The helmets do not comply with the positional stability, impact labeling ...
Amazon cuts mentions of DEI and LGBTQ rights from public policies
The online retailer removed commitments to supporting transgender rights and the safety of Black customers and employees from ...
Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programs
The move coincides with activist pressure on U.S. companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.
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Teamsters expand strike against Amazon
“I am thrilled to be part of this fight,” Valerie Strapoli, a worker at the Staten Island facility, said in a statement released by the union. “Amazon has shoved us around for so ...
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Amazon workers to strike at 7 US sites. Retailer says it won't slow holiday deliveries
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed," Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “These greedy executives had every chance ...
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Teamsters president to rally with workers as Amazon strike set to go into 2nd day
"If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed," O'Brien said in a statement Thursday announcing the strike. "We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to ...
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U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement
TSX declines, Wall Street mixed as Fed signals no rush to cut rates By Investing.com - Jan 31, 2024 Investing.com — Canada’s main stock index, the S&P/TSX slid by late afternoon trading, while ...
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Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al Assad issues first statement since fall of regime
Former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad has issued his first statement since the fall of his regime. In a social media post, he claimed he had planned to keep fighting rebel forces before Russia ...
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Ministers to send letters of demand to Bloomberg, other media outlets over ‘libellous’ statements
Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng are taking legal action against Bloomberg and other media outlets for publishing statements concerning their property transactions, which they consider ...
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Ousted Syrian president Assad makes first public statement since fall of his regime
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