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Micron offers Taiwan workers up to 68 months of pay after union pressure
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— Sep 11, 2026
Micron Taiwan unveiled a record fiscal 2026 compensation package for direct labor employees, including a one-time NT$1 million cash bonus for staff hired before August 29, 2025 and total rewards of 35-68 months’ pay with a minimum cash floor of NT$1.7 million, as unions signal potential strike and seek parity with peers amid strong AI hardware demand.
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Giving direct labor up to 68 months total rewards sets a high bar that other chip firms in Taiwan will now have to match.
Employees At DC’s Newest Gay Bar Get Fussy Over Unpaid Wages
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— Dec 27, 2025
Ex-employees at the Rush Bar and Lounge, a gay bar that launched in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, are having a big tiff with their boss after they said he did not pay them. Workers told WUSA9 they have gone…
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US Workers’ Health Insurance Costs To Soar Amid Affordability Crisis, Survey Says
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— Jun 12, 2026
The majority of American companies expect to charge more for employee health insurance plans in 2027, according to a new survey. Two-thirds of large U.S. businesses said they plan to raise monthly premiums for employee…
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Undercover Sex Predator Sting Leads to the Arrest of Disney Employee and 11 Others
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— Jun 18, 2022
Florida police arrested 12 suspects between the ages of 20 and 67 as part of a sting operation launched earlier this month. Among the arrested was a 30-year-old Disney employee, authorities announced Friday. Zachary…
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Senators Not Keen On Banning AI From Surpassing Humans Despite Alarm Bells
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Former Day Care Employees Charged With Child Abuse After Using Halloween Mask to Scare Kids
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— Oct 21, 2022
Former employees at a day care in Mississippi are facing child abuse charges after using a Halloween mask to scare children. Earlier this month, a video of the incident went viral on social media. The video shows the…
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Delta CEO Defies Biden Vaccine Mandate, Promises to 'Trust' Employees' Decisions
Opinion
— Oct 17, 2021
This month, the debate over both corporate and federal vaccine mandates has taken to the skies as pilots vocally push back against the requirements. Although President Joe Biden’s ongoing threats to require vaccination…
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Over 1,000 NYT Union Members Threaten to Walk Out: ‘Enough Is Enough’
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— Dec 2, 2022
Hundreds of employees at The New York Times are threatening to walk off the job if their contract demands are not met. In a tweet on Friday, The New York Times Guild wrote, “After 20 months of negotiations, enough is…
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Fox News Reportedly Has Banned Employees from Saying One Particular Word On-Air
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— May 29, 2023
Tucker Carlson’s biographer says a word that was once commonplace at Fox News has now been banned from the airwaves entirely. The word, according to Chadwick Moore, is “Tucker.” Carlson was pulled off the air a month…
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Major Reshuffle at Highest Level of Boeing After ‘Watershed Moment’ for Company
Opinion
— Mar 25, 2024
Three months of public catastrophes led to what many believe was a necessary first step in addressing the Boeing Co.’s severe quality and safety issues. In a message to employees on Monday, much-scrutinized Boeing CEO…
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Lamine Yamal Vows Ambition for Three World Cups and Five Champions League Titles Despite Early Success
Young Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal insists his early trophies have not diminished his drive, targeting three World Cups, five Champions Leagues and six leagues; the quotes from a Movistar interview are circulating positively among football fans.
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Disgruntled Employee Detonates Workplace Explosion in Thailand After Feud with Boss
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— Dec 22, 2021
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. One woman illustrated that last month by setting fire to an oil warehouse after reportedly receiving a negative review from her boss. According to the Daily Mail , 38-year-old Ann…
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Biotech firms award new hires stock options, some worth hundreds of thousands
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— Aug 31, 2026
Several biopharma and biotech companies—X4 Pharmaceuticals, Aura Biosciences, Akebia Therapeutics, Abeona Therapeutics, and Faeth Therapeutics—awarded inducement equity grants to newly hired executives or employees under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), including stock options (with Aura also granting RSUs) and with 10-year terms and multi-year vesting schedules designed to align new hires with company goals. Vesting generally starts with 25% after one year and proceeds in monthly or quarterly installments over the following three years, subject to continued employment, with exercise prices set to the grant-date closing price.
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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‘Go Woke, Go Broke’ Effect? Amazon Slashes Workforce With Most Job Cuts in Company History
Opinion
— Aug 3, 2022
Liberal retail juggernaut Amazon slashed its workforce by 6 percent in the second quarter despite experiencing higher sales for the three-month period ended June 30. The loss of 100,000 employees marks Amazon’s biggest…
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Gold Coast teacher charged over AI images
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— Jul 24, 2026
A 73-year-old former teacher at A.B. Paterson College on the Gold Coast has been charged with creating and possessing explicit AI-generated images of staff and students, after authorities say he used a work computer to generate the material during a nine-month investigation. The school says it acted immediately by securing the material, reporting to police, and terminating the employee; he is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on August 6, with police stressing that using AI to produce child exploitation material is a serious crime.
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