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Rite Aid to close more pharmacies amid restructuring

The bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid announced this week that it will shutter more stores as part of a restructuring effort in hopes of rebounding.

November 30, 2023

UAW begins courting nonunion autoworkers with sign-up program

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is making good on his promise to unionize nonunion automakers in the U.S.

November 30, 2023

Judge recuses himself in Musk’s Media Matters lawsuit

The judge presiding over Elon Musk's lawsuit against the progressive media watchdog Media Matters has recused himself.

November 30, 2023

Not exactly a happy Cruise: GM’s robo taxis face financial roadblock

General Motors is looking to change the direction of its Cruise robot taxi subsidiary before the company goes off a cliff.

November 29, 2023

Jezebel bought by Paste digital magazine after closure

The feminist blog site Jezebel has found a home after it was shuttered by its parent company this month.

November 29, 2023

GM expects labor contracts to cost an additional $9.3 billion

General Motors announced this week that its new contracts with the United Auto Workers and Canadian auto union Unifor will cost the company upward of $9.3 billion during the length of the deals.

November 29, 2023

Tesla scores win against Swedish labor unions

A Swedish court sided with Tesla this week, saying striking postal workers must find a way to deliver license plates to the company.

November 29, 2023

Musk goes all in on Pizzagate, then deletes post

Tech billionaire Elon Musk plunged deeply into the Pizzagate conspiracy theory this week before erasing the post.

November 29, 2023

Crash lawsuit over Tesla’s self-driving technology can proceed, Florida judge says

Tesla must defend itself in a lawsuit accusing the company of gross negligence with its self-driving technology, a Flordia judge ruled this week.

November 24, 2023

Elon Musk calls Swedish Tesla strikes ‘insane’

After the entire country of Sweden seemingly organized against his company, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally responded.

November 24, 2023

Las Vegas culinary workers ratify new deal with Caesars

Las Vegas hospitality workers for Caesars Entertainment overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new five-year contract with the casino.

November 21, 2023

Founder of GM’s self-driving division resigns amid collisions

Kyle Vogt, the founder and CEO of Cruise, General Motors' self-driving vehicle unit, resigned Sunday following a turbulent period.

November 21, 2023

Musk warms to Pizzagate-Media Matters link on X

Elon Musk brought more attention to his online escapades Monday by amplifying the Pizzagate conspiracy on his X platform.

November 21, 2023

Swedish postal workers join strike against Tesla

Tesla will now get its mail a little late if the carmaker gets it at all.

November 21, 2023

Nissan hiking wages after UAW contract ratifications

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor announced that starting Jan. 8, over 9,000 Nissan production technicians, maintenance and tool & die technicians will receive a 10% pay boost.

November 21, 2023

Swedish dockworkers block Tesla imports in labor action expansion

Sweden's dockworkers are blocking imports of Tesla cars at all of the country's ports as part of a union protest.

November 17, 2023

It’s over: UAW workers ratify new contracts with major carmakers

Members of the United Auto Workers this week ratified deals with the big three automakers in a significant victory for the union.

November 17, 2023

NYC Starbucks workers file labor complaints as hundreds of stores join strike

Workers at New York City Starbucks locations added fuel to the already burning labor battle at the company by filing 14 new labor complaints alleging the coffee giant has violated state labor law.

November 16, 2023

Meta will let ads say 2020 election was stolen

Tech giant Meta said it will allow political advertisements that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen on its social media platforms.

November 16, 2023

UAW GM workers near ratification after Texas plant approves contract

United Auto Workers' members at General Motors' Arlington, Texas, plant ratified a tentative contract with the company on Wednesday, marking a serious victory for the union.

November 16, 2023