Amazon: Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive for COVID-19
Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Oct 2, 2020
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Automating manual resuscitators could aid sickest COVID-19 patients, developing countries
Spurred by fears of a shortage of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing a low-cost solution using a common medical device.
Apr 23, 2020
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Research shows gig economy gives a mental health boost to workers
The general picture of gig economy work and mental wellbeing is not a pretty one. Around the world, Uber drivers face wage and security worries. Deliveroo workers have too much competition. Airbnb owners face legal problems ...
Jul 26, 2019
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Study finds stronger links between automation and inequality
Modern technology affects different workers in different ways. In some white-collar jobs—designer, engineer—people become more productive with sophisticated software at their side. In other cases, forms of automation, ...
May 6, 2020
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Apple will begin negotiations with union workers at Maryland store
Apple store workers in Towson, Maryland, who became the first of the tech giant's U.S. employees to unionize, will start contract negotiations with the company next month.
Dec 12, 2022
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In apology, Amazon admits some drivers have to 'pee in bottles'
E-commerce giant Amazon has apologized to a US lawmaker after falsely denying that some of its drivers are forced at times to urinate in plastic bottles.
Apr 3, 2021
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Whatsapp for helpful social communities
Dutch computer scientists have assessed the value of the Whatsapp mobile communication platform in the context of social support. The research seems rather pertinent in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic that has forced ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Walmart to begin temperature checks of workers
Walmart announced Tuesday it will begin taking the temperatures of workers at stores and warehouse facilities in the United States as it fortifies its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 31, 2020
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California sues Uber, Lyft for driver wage theft
California has filed lawsuits against Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft by misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, the Labor Commissioner's Office said Wednesday.
Aug 6, 2020
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Google pledges $50 million to help people land jobs
Google is pledging $50 million over the next two years to prepare workers for a 21st century job market that's being dramatically reshaped by powerful forces, including Google itself.
Jul 26, 2017
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Laborer
One of the construction trades, traditionally considered unskilled manual labor (as opposed to skilled labor). In the division of labor, laborers have all blasting, hand tools, power tools, air tools, and small heavy equipment, and act as assistants to other trades , e.g. operators or cement masons. The first century BC engineer Vitruvius writes in detail about laborer practices at that time. In his experience a good crew of laborers is just as valuable as any other aspect of construction. Other than the addition of pneumatics, laborer practices have changed little. With the advent of advanced technology and its introduction into the construction field, the laborers have been quick to include much of this technology as being laborers work.
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