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Amazon’s ‘Safe’ New Robot Won’t Fix its Worker Injury Problem

July 8, 2022

Amazon’s ‘Safe’ New Robot Won’t Fix its Worker Injury Problem

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Reading Time: 3 minutes ad_1 The introduction of Proteus comes 10 years after Amazon’s acquisition of Kiva Systems, which became Amazon Robotics. Kiva robots carry up to 1,000 pounds of …

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Before Starbucks Baristas Had Unions, They Had Coworker Petitions

June 27, 2022

Before Starbucks Baristas Had Unions, They Had Coworker Petitions

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Reading Time: 2 minutes ad_1 The tattoo petition would go on to inspire similar successful efforts at Skechers, Publix, and Jimmy John’s. Since then, more Starbucks workers have launched almost …