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☆ Giant refugee puppet joins 'huddled masses' in New York
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Andrew Hofstetter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A giant refugee girl puppet, known as "Little Amal," walked around New York City's Times Square on Friday, raising awareness of the plight of displaced children seeking safety across borders. Amal represents a 10-year-old looking for her mother who set out in search of food and never returned, said Peter Avery, director of theater for the New York City Department of Education and producer of Little Amal Walks New York. Broadway performers and about 200 New York City students serenaded Amal to calm her in bustling Times Square. "Little Amal's message to the world is, 'Don't forget us,'" Avery said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Andrew Hofstetter in New York Writing by Roselle Chen Editing by Richard Chang and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New York City sues Starbucks on claims the company illegally fired a Queens barista for union organizing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-03 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

New York City is suing Starbucks for allegedly firing an employee and union organizer in Queens. "Starbucks continues to wrongfully fire pro-union workers nationwide in retaliation for union organizing," the fired employee said in a statement. In a statement, Locke urged Starbucks to "rehire all illegally fired workers and put an end to their illegal union-busting campaign." "It's been a year since the campaign with Starbucks Workers United began at a Starbucks in Buffalo, NY," Locke said. Starbucks continues to wrongfully fire pro-union workers nationwide in retaliation for union organizing."

☆ I started my new role as LinkedIn's CEO during the pandemic. Here's what I learned from my first 6 months on the job.
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Ryan Roslansky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Roslansky shares what he's learned the first six months of being CEO and leading the company through a pandemic. It's been six months since I became LinkedIn's chief executive and, as I shared on day one, I never imagined I'd step into this new role during a pandemic. As we near the one-year mark of the pandemic, it's become clear our lives won't likely return to a pre-COVID-19 "normal." The only way you learn to be a CEO is by being a CEO, and there have been countless learnings every day about managing through uncertainty. Provide the resources working parents need to be successful as they're juggling work, childcare, and distance learning all from home.

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