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☆ Twitter's landlord sues after Elon Musk stops paying millions in rent at SF headquarters
  + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Twitter's landlord in SF accused the company of skipping out on rent since December. It's the latest landlord scuffle for Twitter, which was sued in the UK by King Charles III's firm. Twitter's headquarters at 1355 Market Street, where its landlord is suing over unpaid rent. Earlier this month, the landlord of Twitter's Hartford Building at 650 California Street, sued the social media company over some $136,260 in unpaid rent. In the UK, a real estate firm for King Charles III is also pursuing claims against Twitter there for unpaid rent.
☆ College wrestler missing after friends say he jumped into California ocean for 'polar plunge'
  + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +1 min
A San Francisco State University wrestler is missing after jumping into Esplanade Beach for a "polar plunge," friends and authorities said. San Francisco StateThe two other men were able to get out of the water and called 911 for help. The U.S. Coast Guard, California Highway Patrol's air unit, the San Bruno Police Department, and California State Parks Ocean Life Guards were also called in to assist. Friends told KTVU that Alsaudi and his wrestling teammates were doing a polar plunge, when people jump into cold water during the winter months. Alsaudi is a political science major at the university with a minor in Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies.
☆ Here's what the Year of the Rabbit could symbolize
  + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Kimmy Yam | Kimmy Yam Is A Reporter For Nbc Asian America. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
It’s the Year of the Rabbit and we should all be focusing on rest, introspection and working smarter not harder. Though it was a weak swimmer, the rabbit used its brain, opting to cross the river portion of the course on a raft. … If you did just jump in because of FOMO, you’re going to have a whole slew of issues.”The rabbit in the Chinese zodiac also speaks to the power of empathy. What does my community need? How can I make myself of service to my community?” Lee said.
☆ Janitors who clean Twitter's HQ are on strike after failed negotiations mean they face losing their jobs, union says
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Janitors cleaning Twitter's HQ went on strike over unfair labor practice, SEIU Local 87 says. Twitter ended the contract with the firm employing the janitors, per the California Labor Federation (CLF). The janitors face losing their jobs on Friday when the contract with the janitorial company is set to end. The union shared a picture of people who appeared to be demonstrating outside Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. It wasn't clear which janitorial company Twitter has picked as its new contractor.
☆ Gen Z wants equality, diversity, and flexibility at work, but it may cause them to sacrifice financial security
  + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Alexandra York | Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Some Gen Zers are focusing on a company's mission and job security during their job searches. As a recession looms, Gen Zers might want to consider their financial futures when applying for their next role. Additionally, over half of Gen Z could enter retirement without sufficient savings due to savings challenges and rising costs, Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff previously told Insider. In fact, the typical annual salary for Gen Z employees was $32,500 in 2021, according to research from the personal finance site GoBankingRates. To be sure, plenty of Gen Zers understand the financial pressures to come and are prioritizing salary in their job search.
☆ Gen Z wants security more than a dream job. A look at their finances shows why.
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
It has some Gen Zers focusing on job security over the pursuit of their dream job. The environment has some Gen Zers prioritizing job security. But it's easier to not worry about job security when one's finances are strong and the risk of unemployment is low. It may be wise for Gen Z in particular to prioritize job security, as young Americans are among the individuals hardest hit by economic downturns. If security is what Gen Zers value, then many should be well positioned — at least in the short term — to retain their jobs.
☆ Worker complaints alleging anti-union shutdowns rise as organizing surges
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Eli M. Rosenberg | Eli Rosenberg Is An Investigative Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +13 min
The company, G&D Integrated, had closed the factory, saying it had suddenly lost its decade-old contract with a Japanese company, workers said. Starbucks closed multiple stores this year following union activity. Trader Joe’s, for example, abruptly closed a wine shop in the center of New York City where workers had been organizing. Demonstrators protest outside a closed Starbucks in Seattle on July 16. More than 40 percent of the stores had union campaigns, according to data from Starbucks Workers United, the union that has been organizing the workers.
☆ Inside the cold war between Amazon and unions, which are wielding drones and secret agents to expose the company's labor practices
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Unions infiltrated Amazon construction sites in Oregon and Washington seeking regulatory violations. On a frosty morning in February 2021, Tom Tanner walked into an under-construction Amazon warehouse in eastern Washington seeking work. Campaigns to organize Amazon warehouse workers have grabbed national headlines. Amazon workers at the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center join a rally in support of the union on April 24 in Staten Island, New York. Wendell Jeffson in a boom lift at the Amazon warehouse in Shelby, Michigan, when he was 17.
☆ U.S. tech execs hone approach to counter unions amid growing worker interest
  + stars: | 2021-11-24 | by ( Julia Love | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
Mapbox's response offers a window into how tech companies are pushing back as unions seek to bring workers into the fold. The CWA also formed the Alphabet Workers Union, a so-called minority union that does not have collective bargaining rights. For many tech workers, the promise of a generous payday is no longer enough. They also want sound working conditions and assurances that the products they are building will not harm society, tech employees and organizers say. On their website, members of the Mapbox Workers Union wrote that they banded together "to build a lasting, accountable, inclusive Mapbox."
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