From Marine Insight — Britain’s most hated boss, Peter Hebblethwaite drops off Seattle ferry panel after union pressure — Britain’s most hated boss, P&O Ferries CEO Peter Hebblethwaite has dropped off the panel of an industry event following public pressure from the international labour movement and U.S. government representatives. The disgraced CEO was scheduled to appear at the 46th Interferry Conference in Seattle on Monday, however Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan confirmed that, “Mr. Hebblethwaite is not able to participate at our conference.”
The Stand (Sept. 30) — ‘Most hated man in Britain’ will no longer attend Seattle event
From KUOW — Starbucks workers have unionized at record speed; many fear retaliation now — Starbucks workers are busy this fall, and not just with making pumpkin spice lattes. This month, workers from hundreds of unionized Starbucks stores are expected to sit down for collective bargaining for the first time, while others will vote in still more union elections to come.
TODAY at The Stand — Jayapal joins lawmakers urging Starbucks against union-busting — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash., 7th) joined more than 30 members of Congress on Monday in signing a letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz requesting a fair bargaining process for all Starbucks employees and expressing “great concern” about National Labor Relations Board charges that Starbucks is withholding pay and benefit increases from workers actively unionizing across...
Assma Ali SOURCE: Assma Ali BENOIT, Miss. — Officials in the small Mississippi Delta town of Benoit are standing behind their newly appointed municipal judge after viral social media posts questio...