Clear It With Sidney

The best of the week’s news by Lindsay Beyerstein

October 2022

October 28, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Starbucks negotiating team walks out; the first HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Starbucks corporate negotiators walk out of talks over Zoom issue. (Vice)
After 185 years, the nation’s oldest HBCU is still fighting for a fair deal. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sysco Teamsters in MA win a new contract with the help of a mass picket line. (Labor Notes)
Speaker Pelosi’s husband was hospitalized after an intruder attacked him in their San Francisco home. (NYT)
Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy flouted labor law with remarks on unions, NLRB alleges. (CNBC)

October 21, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Amazon's Crushing Productivity

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The Best of the Week’s News:

Amazon’s relentless productivity demands are turning minor injuries into chronic conditions. (Insider)
Big Lie conspiracy theorists are running to be Secretaries of State, and some of them could win. (NYT)
Railroads reject union’s ask for seven paid sick days out of hand in a move union official calls “asinine.” (CNN)
Cartels recruiting teens to drive migrants with promises of quick cash on social media. (WSJ)
Rich antisemite spends lavishly to take over critical swing county in Nevada. (KNUR)

October 14, 2022

Sidney's Picks: Biden Helps Gig Workers; Cannabis Industry Exploits Workers

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Sidney’s Picks:

Gig workers would get federal minimum wage and other protections under a proposed rule by Biden’s Labor Department. (TAP)
Meat industry giants start tracking workers like cattle using new body-worn app. (Investigate Midwest)
Unlicensed cannabis farms in Oregon are exploiting undocumented workers. (Politico)
Investigators confirm that a Nevada gold mining company broke safety rules, contributing to miner’s fatal fall. (High Country News)
Buffalo Starbucks organizers allege that the company sabotaged service to turn customers against striking workers. (Newsweek)