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Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans
After four weeks of working as a background actor on the Disney+ series WandaVision during the pandemic, Alexandria Rubalcaba was told by the production… -
Still in Senate limbo, acting US Labor Secretary Su says she’s ‘embedding equity in everything we do’
At the NAACP convention Tuesday, Su staked out a pro-union stance and zeroed in on closing the racial wealth gap. -
Lawmakers demand answers after worker killed in Newburyport factory explosion
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McDonald's franchises face more than $200,000 in fines for child-labor law violations
Three McDonald's franchisees are being fined more than $200,000 after breaking federal child labor laws, including employing, but not paying two… -
This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers.
Lately, it's felt like technological change has entered warp speed. Companies like OpenAI and Google have unveiled new Artificial Intelligence systems… -
Cambridge tries giving thousands of low-income residents money, no strings attached
Starting in July, Cambridge’s poorest families will all receive $500 a month in a new guaranteed income program. -
Airbnb let its workers live and work anywhere. Spoiler: they're loving it
When Carrie Kissell learned that her employer Airbnb was letting people live and work anywhere, she was on a sailboat off the coast of Key Biscayne,… -
Mass General Brigham residents accuse hospital system of ‘union-busting activities’
MGB medical residents want to change long hours, low pay and poor benefits. -
Residents’ union push at Mass General Brigham moves to formal election
The state’s largest health care system opted not to voluntarily recognize the union. -
The Home Depot says it is spending $1 billion to raise its starting wage to $15
The Home Depot is spending $1 billion to give associates wages of at least $15, the company announced Tuesday.The first changes were reflected in…
