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Watt A Concept: Volkswagen Poised To Change Name To ‘Voltswagen’ In U.S.
The iconic Volkswagen brand is preparing to change its name to “Voltswagen” in the U.S. to highlight its massive investment in electric vehicles. The German automaker’s announcement about the name change appeared briefly on its media website Monday before it was yanked; it was apparently released too soon, reported USA Today. Officials were mum about […] More
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The Amazon Union Election Results Could Get Really Messy
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama are wrapping up the most closely watched union election in decades. Following a seven-week mail-in voting period, a count will begin on Tuesday to determine whether the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union has won the election and represents nearly 6,000 workers at the facility. The union needs a simple […] More
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Cargo Ship Wedged Across Suez Canal Imperils Shipping Worldwide
ISMAILIA, Egypt (AP) — Dredgers, tugboats and even a backhoe failed to free a giant cargo ship wedged in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday as the number of stacked-up vessels unable to pass through the vital waterway climbed to 150 and losses to global shipping mounted. The skyscraper-sized Ever Given, carrying cargo between Asia and […] More
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We’re Hiring A Part-Time Copy Editor/Fact-Checker
Accuracy, rigor and clarity are core values here at FiveThirtyEight, and we’re looking for someone who shares them. FiveThirtyEight is hiring a part-time copy editor and fact-checker to join its copy desk and help ensure that our stories, charts, videos and interactive graphics meet the site’s standards for methodological rigor, clear presentation and sound argument. […] More
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How Amazon’s Biggest Union Threat Turned Up In Alabama Of All Places
BESSEMER, Ala. ― Darryl Richardson took a job on the factory floor at Faurecia Automotive Seating, a seat supplier to Mercedes, in Cottondale, Alabama, in 2011. He soon joined a successful effort to unionize the plant with the United Auto Workers. Over the following years, his wages climbed from $12.50 per hour to more than […] More
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The Amazon Union Election Is Unusual. Amazon’s Robust Anti-Union Campaign Isn’t.
BESSEMER, Ala. ― The union election taking place at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is exceptional in many ways. With nearly 6,000 workers, a victory for the union at this facility would mark the biggest win for organized labor in more than a decade, while creating the first unionized workforce among all of Amazon’s sprawling […] More
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Five Things The COVID-19 Bill Revealed About How Washington Will Work In The Biden Era
President Biden will soon sign into law a $1.9 trillion bill intended to boost the economy and help the U.S. deal with the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the second bill Biden has signed into law and likely to be one of the most significant. So let’s look at what we learned […] More