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Samsung Compliance Committee Chair Lee Chan-hee says the company is carefully considering Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s non-return as a registered director, amid ongoing governance and labor challenges.
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Samsung Compliance Committee Chair Says Company Weighing Lee Jae-yong’s Non-Return as Registered Director

Samsung Compliance Committee Chair Lee Chan-hee says the company is carefully considering Chairman Lee Jae-yong’s non-return as a registered director, amid ongoing governance and labor challenges.

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Alex Jimenez Feb 20

California community bank agrees to new union deal

Beneficial State Bank in Oakland, California, the first U.S. bank in several decades to agree to a union contract, has re-upped its collective-bargaining agreement with the Communications Workers of America.

https://www.americanbanker.com/news/california-community-bank-agrees-to-new-union-deal

#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #LaborRelations

California community bank agrees to new union deal

Beneficial State Bank in Oakland has reached a three-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America. The deal follows a groundbreaking union pact the bank signed in 2021.

American Banker

Yonhap Infomax News Feb 16

South Korea’s major shipbuilders, including Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, are sharing record profits with partner firms through substantial year-end and Lunar New Year bonuses, strengthening labor relations and securing skilled workers amid a robust industry upcycle.
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https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=105550

Warmth of K-Shipbuilding Spreads to Partners—Year-End and Lunar New Year Bonuses Total Billions of Won

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The North Star Nov 21

BC instructor wins case after college fires her for Palestine support

#EducationRights #FreeSpeech #LaborRelations

BC instructor wins case after college fires her for Palestine support

After a lengthy fight over Langara College’s decision to fire Dr. Natalie Knight for comments she made at a pro-Palestine rally in October 2023, an arbitrator has ruled in her favour.

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Nonilex Sep 22, 2025

The justices’ decision back then ushered in an era of powerful #independent #FederalAgencies charged with regulating #LaborRelations, employment #discrimination & #PublicAirwaves. But it has long rankled *conservative* legal theorists who argue such agencies should answer to the president.

#Trump #law #SCOTUS #ActivistCourt #democracy #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Thomas Dorr Sep 12, 2025

More coffee is necessary to function, but the food service workers are striking...

I will have to brew mediocre office coffee.

I worry most about on-campus students over the weekend... Hmm

#umnduluth #laborrelations

Alex Jimenez Aug 25, 2025

Union accuses Wells Fargo exec of eavesdropping

Amidst a meeting between the employees union and Wells’ attorneys, a bank executive was heard speaking on an attorney laptop. Remote attendance hadn’t been approved. Attorneys say it was just a oopsie.

https://www.americanbanker.com/news/exclusive-union-accuses-wells-fargo-exec-of-eavesdropping

#FinTech #FinServ #Banking #LaborRelations

Exclusive: Union accuses Wells Fargo exec of eavesdropping

A recent bargaining session was interrupted when union representatives learned that a Wells executive who wasn't in the room could hear what was being said. The bank maintains that it was a simple mistake involving a Microsoft Team meeting that should have been disconnected, but union officials aren't buying that story.

American Banker

RonSupportsYou Aug 23, 2025

"Elon Musk to pay $500 million in severance to 6,000 ex-Twitter workers":
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/musk-twitter-settlement-severance-20849802.php #SocialMedia #LaborRelations

Elon Musk to pay $500 million to fired Twitter employees

Elon Musk reached a tentative settlement to pay $500 million to 6,000 former Twitter employees who say they were denied severance after his takeover.

San Francisco Chronicle

Alex Jimenez Jul 16, 2025

Wells Fargo workers allege union-busting again

Employees rallied in Charlotte on Tuesday to call attention to allegations that a senior HR exec at the bank is coercing workers to decertify their union.

https://www.bankingdive.com/news/wells-fargo-workers-allege-union-busting-charlotte/753097/

#LaborRelations #FinTech #FinServ #Banking

Wells Fargo workers allege union-busting again

Employees rallied in Charlotte on Tuesday to call attention to allegations that a senior HR exec at the bank is coercing workers to decertify their union.

Banking Dive

WYM Mod Jul 9, 2025

In a pivotal labor development, Susie Madrak reveals that Philadelphia's first major city worker strike since 1986 ended after eight days with a new contract. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and union leader Greg Boulware agreed to terms, allowing 9,000 essential workers to return. The three-year contract includes 3% annual raises and a new pay scale step, but Boulware expressed disappointment, highlighting the negotiation's challenges. For more insights, read the full article. https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/philadelphia-tentative-contract-citywide #Philadelphia #unionstrike #AFSCME #laborrelations #cityworkers #publicservice

In Philadelphia, Tentative Contract In Citywide Trash Strike

The union got very little in the agreement.

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