Hacker News with Generative AI: Wages

Uline turned to Mexico to staff warehouses, paid them a fraction of US workers (theguardian.com)
Uline, a Wisconsin-based office supply company owned by one of Donald Trump’s biggest financial backers, paid workers it brought from Mexico to work at its US warehouses just a fraction of what their US counterparts were paid, according to four sources who spoke to the Guardian.

Labor, Immigration, Business, Wages, United States

4 points by adrian_mrd 9 days ago | 1 comments

'So immoral': gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages (theguardian.com)
Retail assistants have accused a gig economy firm of “holding them to ransom” by making them pay a fee if they want to receive their wages within a month.

Gig Economy, Labor Rights, Exploitation, Wages, Technology

93 points by zfg 41 days ago | 101 comments

Boeing machinists end strike with 38% wage increases (cnbc.com)

Labor Unions, Boeing, Wages

11 points by throw0101d 108 days ago | 0 comments

Workers: US cannabis company Eaze pays supervisors less than those they oversee (theguardian.com)
The largest cannabis delivery service in the US faces a growing backlash in southern California from shift supervisors who said they are paid less than the workers they supervise, struggle to make ends meet on low and stagnant wages, and are at odds with the company over their right to form a union.

Labor Issues, Cannabis Industry, Wages, Unions, California

9 points by PaulHoule 148 days ago | 3 comments

Why does Germany pay so low for high skilled workers (reddit.com)
Ever wondered which beer Germans enjoy the most? Asked yourself where we go on vacation or what we think of the European Union?

Germany, Wages, Skilled Labor, Economy, Europe

4 points by rustoo 150 days ago | 0 comments

Backlash over Amazon's return to office comes as workers demand higher wages (arstechnica.com)
Amazon currently faces disgruntled workers in every direction.

Amazon, Labor Relations, Work Culture, Remote Work, Wages

74 points by rntn 156 days ago | 107 comments

Bank of America raises minimum hourly pay (npr.org)
Bank of America is pledging to pay its bank tellers and other hourly workers at least $24 per hour starting in October.

Business, Finance, Employment, Wages

47 points by toomuchtodo 164 days ago | 55 comments

Bosses Are Finding Ways to Pay Workers Less (wsj.com)

Economy, Business, Labor, Wages

33 points by petethomas 177 days ago | 61 comments

Delivery Drivers Got Higher Wages. Now They're Getting Fewer Orders (wsj.com)

Delivery Drivers, Wages, Gig Economy, Employment, Technology

31 points by lxm 236 days ago | 86 comments

IKEA's Genius Plan: Pay Workers More to Keep Them (jacobin.com)

IKEA, Labor, Wages, Economics

12 points by PaulHoule 239 days ago | 2 comments

IKEA's retailer's solved global 'unhappy worker' crisis by raising salaries (fortune.com)