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Less than a month after taking control of Twitter , Elon Musk said addressing child sexual exploitation content on the social media platform was "Priority #1." "It is a crime that they refused to take action on child exploitation for years!" Meanwhile, Twitter's resources to fight child sexual exploitation content online (and what is sometimes called child pornography or child sexual abuse materials) are thin, following layoffs, mass-firings and resignations from the company. Twitter's imperfect efforts fighting child sexual exploitation content were well documented. Stroppa said he felt Twitter's previous efforts were lacking and that it now moves quickly to find and suspend accounts that post child sexual exploitation content.

☆ Former employees suing Twitter speak out on Elon Musk’s ‘clumsy and inhumane’ layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A group of former Twitter employees who are suing the company spoke out Thursday, alleging that new owner Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at the company have triggered multiple labor rights violations. The employees who spoke during the Thursday press conference are each plaintiffs in lawsuits filed by attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan against Twitter on behalf of former employees who were affected by Musk’s takeover of the company. The attorney said Thursday she has also filed three claims against Twitter with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of former employees. The employees have rights here.”Weeks after the initial Twitter layoffs, hundreds more Twitter employees exited after Musk gave them an ultimatum to work “extremely hardcore” or leave the company. “Of all the issues Elon Musk is facing right now, this feels like the easiest one to fix … treat your workers with respect,” Liss-Riordan said.

☆ Abortion was a hot topic in the 2022 midterms. Here's how an abortion clinic in Ohio plans to move forward after the end of Roe v. Wade.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The executive director of an independent Ohio clinic shares her plans for keeping the business open. At the same time, abortion clinics are navigating the new normal. While abortion access is temporarily restored in Ohio, limited timelines mean the viability to run an independent clinic is shrinking. Sri Thakkilapati, the interim executive director at the Cleveland independent abortion clinic Preterm, is trying to balance the two realities. It's always been our mission to destigmatize abortion and support patients through whatever reproductive-health decisions they make.

☆ Morgan Stanley cut about 2% of staff Tuesday, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

James Gorman, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Morgan Stanley cut about 2% of its staff on Tuesday, according to people with knowledge of the layoffs. Morgan Stanley is following rival Goldman Sachs and other firms in reinstating a Wall Street ritual that had been put on hold during the pandemic: the annual culling of underperformers. Banks typically trim 1% to 5% of those it deems its weakest workers before bonuses are paid, leaving more money for remaining employees. The industry paused the practice in 2020 after the pandemic sparked a two-year boom in deals activity; deals largely screeched to a halt this year amid the Federal Reserve's aggressing rate increases, however.

☆ United Furniture Industries owner reportedly has vanished and is staying silent after laying off 2,700 staffers right before Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

United Furniture Industries founder David Belford has remained silent and unreachable since firing 2,700 employees last week. Belford allegedly shut down a plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy days before the layoffs, the New York Post reported. Staffers were terminated in late-night emails and texts sent right before Thanksgiving. In the messages, sent just before midnight, UFI said it was laying off "all employees" due to "unforeseen business circumstances." "Belford said, 'We are not going forward with a Chapter 11,'" Hearn told the New York Post.

☆ One of biggest the US furniture companies laid off nearly 3,000 workers in overnight emails and texts without severance or benefits right before Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

United Furniture Industries laid off 2,700 employees shortly before midnight on Monday, according to local reports. One former employee filed a class-action lawsuit against the company claiming it violated the WARN Act. A follow-up email subsequently stated that "all benefits will be terminated immediately without provision of COBRA," leaving laid-off employees without health insurance. In the lawsuit, Neal states that the employees were fired via email and/or text message shortly before midnight on Monday, FreightWaves reported. The mass layoffs at the furniture company join a growing list of terminations across industries in recent weeks as a recession looms, ranging from tech giants like Meta and Twitter to fellow retailers like Amazon.

☆ Laid off from your tech job? Here's what you need to do to boost your chance of getting hired
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Pooja Chhabria Career expert, LinkedInThis makes for a tight labor market that is "flooded with unemployed professionals and qualified candidates," she added. Time is of the essenceThe good news is that there are still tech opportunities available in "countless industries," said Salemi. Vicki Salemi Career expert, Monster.comWhile there are jobs available, experts told CNBC Make It that time is of the essence. Other than highlighting tech skills in your resume, soft skills like time management and customer service are crucial too. Be sure to engage and check in on your professional community on a regular basis to pave the way for mentorship opportunities, career advice and potential job opportunities.

☆ Walmart fired Black hourly employees twice as often as their white coworkers at the pandemic's start, congressional report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Congressional report finds Walmart laid off double the amount of Black workers during the pandemic. As of July 29 this year, Black workers comprised roughly 21% of Walmart's 1.6 million US workforce. "Walmart had some of the largest racial inequities of the surveyed companies when it came to employment outcomes," the report says. As of July 29 this year, Black workers comprised roughly 21% of Walmart's 1.6 million US workforce, according to the Walmart's culture, equity, diversity, and inclusion 2022 mid-year report. The congressional report found that while Black salaried workers were promoted at a higher rate than white salaried workers (36.2% to 28.0%), Black hourly workers were promoted at a lower rate than white hourly workers (8.7% to 11.1%).

☆ Former SpaceX employees file labor-law complaint
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Eight former SpaceX employees filed labor-law complaints, alleging that Elon Musk’s space company unlawfully fired workers after they wrote company management a letter begging them to publicly condemn Musk’s “harmful” behavior on social media. The company, which Musk founded in 2002, is one of the most influential and powerful commercial space companies in the world. SpaceX has nearly 10,000 total employees, according to an NLRB complaint. The same day the letter was sent, Holland-Thielen and four others were fired, according to the NLRB complaint. “It’s shocking that SpaceX appears to believe that its mission of getting humans to Mars justifies turning a blind eye to workers’ basic civil rights,” Burgess said.

☆ Musk believes after Twitter purge he's dealing with loyalists, says Platformer’s Casey Newton
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMusk believes after Twitter purge he's dealing with loyalists, says Platformer’s Casey NewtonBig Technology’s Alex Kantrowitz and Platformer’s Casey Newton join 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to discuss the latest terminations and news surrounding Elon Musk and Twitter.

The rapid moves Tuesday in Berkeley County, the fourth largest school district in the state, showed the impact of Moms for Liberty’s focus on electing conservative school board members, and prompted uproar among some community members in attendance. Deon Jackson was voted in as district superintendent during a special meeting of the Berkeley County School District board on May 19, 2021 in South Carolina. Berkeley County School DistrictMoms for Liberty said it has endorsed more than 500 school board candidates across the country this year, and 49% have won. Berkeley County School DistrictNone of the board members responded to emails or phone calls Wednesday. Each vote — firing the superintendent, picking his replacement, terminating the district’s lawyer and banning critical race theory — passed with support from only the six Moms for Liberty-backed members.

☆ Meta reportedly disciplined or fired more than two dozen employees for taking over user accounts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Meta Platforms reportedly fired or disciplined over two dozen employees and contractors who allegedly compromised and took control of user accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Bribery was involved in some cases, the Journal reported, citing sources and documents. So, some users resorted to seeking outside sources who have contacts within Meta that were willing to unlock accounts for them. According to the report, some of the fired employees were employed as Allied Universal contractors providing security for Meta facilities who were given access to internal employee tools to assist company employees. The tools, the Journal reported, were referred to as "Oops," a shorthand for Online Operations, and were originally intended for internal and special case use.

☆ Amazon employees are cobbling together lists of teams experiencing layoffs, and a 'Safe List,' in a communication vacuum from leadership
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Katherine Long | Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Staff anxious to know more formed a Slack channel to discuss layoffs. The channel keeps a tally of teams where employees appear to have been cut, and a "Safe List." In a Slack channel, created Tuesday morning, employees are swapping news of job cuts, sharing resources, and supporting laid-off colleagues. Members of the new Slack have also drafted a "Safe List" of divisions that likely have avoided serious layoffs, underscoring the uncertainty some Amazon employees are experiencing. Employees criticized the offer, including the warning of layoffs, on the internal Slack channel.

Elon Musk has fired a group of Twitter engineers, some of whom posted critical comments either on the social network or on its internal Slack messaging system, according to one current Twitter employee and two former employees familiar with the situation. Some of the newly fired engineers spoke out on Twitter, others in a widely accessible internal Slack channel called “social watercooler.”Musk had already tweeted Monday that he had fired at least one engineer who publicly criticized him on Twitter. The latest terminations come in the wake of Musk’s decision to let go of about half of all Twitter employees in a bid to cut costs. Some Twitter employees confirmed the layoffs on their verified accounts. “I can’t begin to describe the institutional knowledge they’re taking with them," the current employee said.

☆ The wild life of billionaire Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who has apologized for Elon Musk's layoffs and is known for eccentricities like eating one meal a day, and taking ice baths
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Isobel Asher Hamilton | Katie Canales | Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jack Dorsey cofounded Twitter in 2006 and the company made him a billionaire. He's famous for his unusual life of luxury, including a daily fasting routine and regular ice baths. He stepped down as Twitter CEO in November 2021 but continues to lead Block as its "Block Head." From fighting armies of bots to quashing rumors about sending his beard hair to rapper Azealia Banks, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey leads an unusual life of luxury. Scroll on to read more about the fabulous life of Jack Dorsey.

☆ Layoffs have already started at Elon Musk's Twitter. Here's what we know so far.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk began to terminate Twitter staffers last night, insiders told us. Last night Elon Musk's Twitter broke its silence with employees and sent a memo to staffers confirming that much-anticipated layoffs were happening the following day (so, today). But staffers told us the terminations started shortly after that email went out. Workers suddenly started to get locked out of services like Slack and email around 8 p.m. PT on Thursday night, multiple employees told Insider. Citing an "unusual macro-economic environment," Amazon told staff it'd put a pause on new corporate hires.

☆ Twitter cut more than 950 California employees after Elon Musk took over, WARN notice shows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

According to the letters from Twitter, shared by the California Employment Development Department, Twitter notified affected employees on Nov. 4. This kind of arrangement may serve as "payment in lieu of notice," in California depending on specific terms of employment. At the company's satellite locations in Santa Monica, Twitter cut approximately 93 employees including 17 mid-level officials and managers, 66 professionals and 10 combined sales and administrative support workers, the WARN notice showed. At a San Jose office, Twitter cut approximately 106 employees, including one executive or senior-level official or manager, 18 mid-level officials and managers, 85 professionals and two administrative support workers, according to the WARN notice. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a worker's rights attorney representing the terminated Twitter employees, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure. His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Jonathan Allen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

On May 18 that year, Jones said, Zahra drove her to the clinic and paid for her abortion. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra. Michigan CourtsAside from Zahra, Jones said she did not immediately tell anyone that she was pregnant in May 1983. The abortion-rights coalition sued to place it on the ballot, and the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the coalition — ordering state officials to put the proposed amendment to voters on Nov. 8. She calculated her menstrual cycle and told Zahra she thought she might be pregnant.

☆ Calls from Uvalde show pleas for help from inside school long before police confronted shooter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The disturbing audio released by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica include 911 calls from a hiding teacher and a child who was trapped, calling with muffled voices. At 11:33 a.m., a man called 911 and yelled, “He’s inside the school shooting at the kids!” according to the audio released by the Texas Tribune and ProPublica. More coverage of the Uvalde school massacre Newly released Uvalde video shows officers discussing need to confront gunman, concerns about being shotBlistering report finds 'systemic failures' by authorities in the wake of Uvalde school shootingThe officer husband of slain Uvalde teacher tried to save her. Uvalde school district superintendent will resign after outrage over response to school massacreArredondo has testified that he thought of the situation as a “barricaded subject,” state legislators said in their report released in June. Last month, the school board approved the terms of district superintendent's retirement, the Texas Tribune reported.

☆ Elon Musk denied reports that he's speeding up Twitter layoffs to avoid paying out hefty stock grants to workers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said reports he's speeding up layoffs to avoid paying out stock grants are false. Musk is set to lay off workers before Tuesday, when they're scheduled to receive stock grants, per the NYT. Media reports suggest that Musk may also avoid giving fired execs their expected multi-million-dollar payouts. The Times reported that Musk could therefore avoid paying the grants. The Information reported that the "for cause" terminations were an attempt to avoid paying out severance pay and unvested stock awards.

☆ Newly released Uvalde video shows officers discussing need to confront gunman, concerns about being shot
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Newly released body camera video shows Texas law enforcement at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre discussing the need to confront the gunman, but expressing concerns about being shot. I wonder if we can get in there ... and maybe open that door," a trooper says in the video. People mourn at a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 28, 2022. During Thursday's public meeting in Austin, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Col. Steven McCraw said that he does not believe the agency failed the community. Someone is heard in the video saying how there have been no attempts to negotiate with the gunman.

☆ How Equifax used employment records it collects from 2.5 million companies to fire dozens of its own employees for working second jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Kate Taylor | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The crackdown was the result of an investigation that unfolded in recent months conducted by Equifax employees, including HR and cybersecurity, according to a document seen by Insider. The product has employment records, including weekly pay, of 105 million US workers, according to the company's last annual report. At one point, 25 employees were interviewed on the investigation's findings, and 24 were terminated, resulting in savings of $3.2 million, according to a document. In one author's case, this included all salaried positions since graduating college in 2013, as well as a job working in the college library as a student. "With predictions of more than 36 million employees working remotely by the year 2025, the need to monitor an employee's employment status will continue to grow," the company says in marketing material.

☆ Oil giant Exxon was ordered to reinstate 2 employees and pay $800,000 for illegally firing them after suspecting them of leaking information to the media
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Exxon Mobil fired two workers it suspected of leaking information to the WSJ, the DoL said. The company has been ordered to reinstate them and pay them $800,000 in back wages and damages. Employees had told the WSJ in 2020 they thought Exxon's growth plans in Texas were unrealistic. The company has been ordered to reinstate the employees and pay them $800,000 in back wages and damages, the DoL said. OSHA said that neither of the fired scientists were revealed as sources for the article.

☆ Twitter slams Elon Musk's third attempt to get out of the deal as 'illegal.' Next up, more Musk texts could be made public and the whistleblower will testify.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Musk's team argued an alleged $7.75 million severance to the Twitter whistleblower breached the deal. In the letter, Musk's lawyers argued that a recently reported $7.75 million severance payment given to Twitter whistleblower and ex-security chief Peiter Zatko breached the deal. Last week, one of Musk's text messages appeared to cast doubt on the billionaire's reasons for ditching the deal. Twitter's legal team used the tweet to support its argument that Musk is walking away from the deal due to economic concerns. More of Musk's text are expected to be released publicly as soon as Monday.

☆ A group of strippers from Los Angeles is seeking to join one of the largest actors' unions
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-18 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dancers who work in a topless bar in California are seeking to join the Actors' Equity Association. The dancers had already been seeking to unionize, as Insider reported in May, but Wednesday's press release specifically linked their bid to the Actors' Equity Association. President of the Actors' Equity Association, Kate Shindle, said in the press release that the dancers approached the organization for support. "We like what we do," a Star Garden dancer named Velveeta said in the press release. Wednesday's press release claimed that the club's security guards repeatedly failed to protect dancers from "threatening and abusive behavior from patrons."

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