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The pandemic was a great time to be a tech worker, as business boomed, working remotely became standard and perks flowed like water. Now, things look less certain.

LISTEN up, plebs. I know times are tough, but that’s just too bad. Sure, you’re facing the worst cost of living crisis in 70 years, but let’s…

Shareholders reject proposal calling for an independent audit of Amazon’s working conditions during the company’s annual general meeting.

Trade union body pushes for workers to be consulted on the implementation of new technologies at work, warning that invasive surveillance practices are getting out of hand

Defence stocks are involved in supplying militaries and law enforcement groups with weapons, machinery, transportation and other services. Let’s take a look at eight of the most popular defence stocks to watch in times of geopolitical tension.

Prospect union releases guidance on how workers and unions can engage employers over the use of technology at work, with particular emphasis on the need to include technology provisions in collective bargaining agreements

The Scottish government is the first in the UK to publicly support a right to disconnect, which would give people the ability not engage in digitally enabled work-related activities outside of their contracted hours

Google is planning to pay employees who are working from home less because of the savings they make on commuting and costs like food.

Unions turn up heat on Silicon Valley in fight for transparency Big tech workers are looking to unionise as concerns mount over their employers ethics 16 January 2021 • 6:00pm Google employees staged a walkout in San Francisco in 2018 over sexual misconduct allegations against executives. Credit: Eric Risberg/ AP Among Silicon Valley executives, Wesley McEnany could be public enemy number one. The healthcare union veteran has been slowly convincing workers at the most valuable companies in t...