The US supreme court agreed to consider a challenge by Starbucks to a judicial decision requiring the world’s largest coffee chain to rehire seven union activists in Memphis, Tennessee. A federal agency determined the workers were fired for supporting unionization.A lower court found that Starbucks – grappling with a wave of unionization across the United States – probably discouraged other employees from exercising their rights under US labor law by dismissing the workers, dubbed the “Memphis Seven”, in 20 ...

花旗集团裁员计划 - 花旗集团计划在2026年底前裁员2万人，以推进全面重组[1] - 花旗目前在全球拥有239,000名员工，该银行计划在重组中裁减2万名员工[3] - 高管最终预计员工人数将减少到约18万人，因为花旗的墨西哥消费者部门Banamex即将上市，预计将减少约4万名员工[4] 花旗集团财务状况 - 花旗第四季度录得18亿美元的亏损，主要是由于一系列与重组、撤离俄罗斯和暴露于阿根廷有关的一次性费用和支出，总计38亿美元[5] - 花旗股价在纽约早盘交易中上涨了0.4%，这家美国第三大银行的市值为1000亿美元，正在努力提高利润、减少官僚主义并提高股价[7] 花旗集团领导层表态 - 花旗集团首席执行官简·弗雷泽称2024年是美国银行集团的“转折点”，而首席财务官马克·梅森则承认裁员对士气的影响，并概述了计划中的裁员[2] - 虽然第四季度受到显著项目影响而令人失望，但弗雷泽表示，花旗在2023年取得了简化业务和执行战略的重大进展[6]

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Starbucks, the coffee chain that has long portrayed itself as an ethical business and fair employer, is being sued by a US consumer group that claims its image is a deception that hides multiple instances of labor and human rights violations in the making of its products.While the coffee giant has committed to “100% ethical” sourcing, the lawsuit claims it has instead misled the public by procuring materials from farms and cooperatives that have committed various violations against workers.“On every bag of ...

Boeing is facing a formal investigation into whether it made sure 737 Max 9 planes were “in a condition for safe operation” after a cabin panel blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight.“This incident should have never happened, and it cannot happen again,” the Federal Aviation Administration said, announcing an investigation into whether the planemaker “failed to ensure” the jets complied with safety regulations.The FAA grounded 171 737 Max 9 planes with plug doors over the weekend. “The safety of the flyi ...

Facebook and Instagram have been profiting from placing corporate adverts from companies such as Walmart and Match Group next to content potentially promoting child sexual exploitation, a legal filing alleges.The accusation is the latest in an explosive lawsuit initiated in December by Raúl Torrez, the New Mexico attorney general, against Meta claiming the company “enabled adults to find, message and groom minors” for sexual exploitation. The suit follows a Guardian investigation in April, which revealed th ...

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Meta said on Tuesday it would hide more sensitive content from teenagers on Instagram and Facebook amid global pressure from regulators for the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps.The move will make it more difficult for teenagers to come across sensitive content such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders when they use features like Search and Explore on Instagram, according to Meta. All teenagers’ accounts will by default be under the most restrictive content contro ...

US aviation investigators were on the ground in Oregon on Sunday trying to figure out what caused a door panel to blow out of a brand new Boeing passenger jet just minutes after takeoff, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing with a hole “the size of a refrigerator” in the side of the plane.The American jet maker was facing fresh scrutiny as regulators temporarily grounded the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after a section of a plugged exit door on an Alaska Airlines flight detached 16,000ft (4,877 meters) ...