Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization 

[ad_1] California lawmakers struck a deal with Uber and Lyft that will allow app-based drivers to form unions. The agreement is a win for gig workers who have long been classified as independent contractors, and thus, ineligible for certain protections that employees receive, like the right to collective bargaining. Gov. …

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US banana giant Chiquita returns to Panama

[ad_1] Chiquita closed its Changuinola plant in the Caribbean province of Bocas del Toro at the end of May and laid off 6,000 workers after a strike over pension reforms that crippled production for weeks. Photo: DANIEL SANTOS / AFP/FileSource: AFP US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in …

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