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Washington (AFP) - A rule issued Tuesday by the US Labor Department making it tougher for companies to classify workers as "independent contractors" could take a toll on the gig economy -- and is likely to face challenges. The Biden administration rule rescinds requirements under former president Donald Trump which made it easier to consider workers contractors rather than employees. This includes drivers of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, or delivery workers for companies like DoorDash. But the Department of Labor said Tuesday that it believes the Trump-era rule is not in line wi...
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Palmdale (United States) (AFP) - When they started to unionize, Amazon tried to get rid of them. That's the argument at the heart of a strike by more than 80 delivery drivers in California, who have taken legal action against the online retail giant in a case that could have major implications for the way it operates in the United States. For the past month, employees have manned a picket line outside an Amazon warehouse in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles, slowing down vans that carry the company's packages. Their strike is "not for our building alone -- we want to go nationwide," said Michael ...
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Washington (AFP) - Leftist US senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill Thursday to raise the minimum wage to $17 an hour, reigniting the battle for better federal pay standards as workers see pandemic-era gains erased by runaway inflation. The $7.25 federal floor has not increased since 2009, and the dollar has since lost almost a third of its purchasing power, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Sanders, a former presidential candidate, has been campaigning for years for a hike but has seen little success in Congress, amid opposition from conservatives who say mandated hikes hurt smal...
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Washington (AFP) - The decline in unionization and moves by employers to stop workers from changing jobs have undermined competition in the US labor market, lowering American salaries by 20 percent, the Treasury Department said Monday. "Capitalism without competition isn't capitalism. Capitalism without competition is exploitation," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said during a roundtable with workers affected by the practices. The cost of anti-competitive measures are "severe" and "large enough to meaningfully change a family's standards of living," she said. President Joe Biden has repeated...
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New York (AFP) - Walmart said Thursday it will hike wages for some 565,000 US employees this month, its latest move to attract and retain staff in the tight American labor market. The announcement means at least $1 an hour more in pay for employees in customer service, food and consumables and general merchandise, the company said. Previous moves by Walmart increased wages for some 425,000 stocking and digital associates and another 165,000 store associates. Walmart also dropped fees for workers who participate in an employee education program. The shift comes amid an ongoing labor crunch tha...
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Washington (AFP) - As the number of Covid-19 cases soared in Washington through the fall and winter, Tizoc Zarate waited tables at a local restaurant -- but struggled to put enough food on the table for himself and his girlfriend. Zarate, 22, says he is angry about the health risks he faced, especially given the low pay -- and the lack of support from his bosses. "I felt as if I couldn't say anything to management," Zarate told AFP, adding that at the time, he and his co-workers felt lucky to be working at all. The Mexican-American server is not alone -- hundreds of restaurant workers and act...
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New York (AFP) - Bank of America announced plans to lift its minimum wage to $25 an hour and said Tuesday it is requiring US vendors to pay employees at least $15 an hour. The salary hike for employees will take place by 2025, the company said. In March 2020, the giant US bank lifted its minimum wage to $20 an hour from $17 an hour. "A core tenet of responsible growth is our commitment to being a great place to work which means investing in the people who serve our clients," said Sheri Bronstein, chief human resources officer. "That includes providing strong pay and competitive benefits to he...
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New York (AFP) - McDonald's announced Thursday it will hike wages at US company-owned restaurants as it seeks another 10,000 employees, while Amazon launched a North American recruitment drive with signing bonuses of up to $1,000. The inducements are the latest by big companies seeking to quickly staff up as the reopening US economy spurs a sudden uptick in consumer demand after the coronavirus-induced downturn. They come amid a pitched debate in Washington on whether US unemployment benefits have been extended too long and are now unnecessarily discouraging work at a time when Covid-19 vaccin...
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New York (AFP) - McDonald's said Thursday it will raise wages at US company-owned restaurants and hire an additional 10,000 workers, the latest corporate response to a labor crunch as the economic reopening accelerates. Employers nationwide have reported trouble filling open positions as Covid-19 restrictions are eased, allowing businesses to resume operations, but some people still face challenges returning to work. The fast-food chain said it plans to lift hourly wages for about 36,500 workers by an average of 10 percent, boosting the entry level range to "at least" $11 to $17 an hour, while...
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New York (AFP) - When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan's hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden's inclusion of a measure to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15. The move, backed by leading Democrats including left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders, establishes the fight for higher wages as a top priority for the new administration, potentially leading to one of Washington's boldest adjustments in US social and labor policy in decades. The fate of the initiative -- which so far lacks supp...
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