Category: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
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Violence at work Brazil LGBTQ group hides from virus in Copacabana building
About 50 LGBTQ people have sheltered from the new coronavirus in a formerly abandoned building a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beachBy YESICA FISCH Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 5:30 PM3 min readRIO DE JANEIRO — In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on…
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Violence at work Virginia man charged in connection with cross burning
A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the burning of a cross on the front lawn a Black teenager who had recently organized a civil rights protestJune 27, 2020, 5:19 PM2 min readMARION, Va. — A Virginia man was charged in federal court this week in connection with the…
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Violence at work Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
NEW YORK — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace. Organizers said at least 20,000 workers in 160 cities walked off…
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Violence at work Shipbuilder files complaint over union threats during strike
Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing its largest union of threatening workers who cross the picket line during an ongoing strikeBy DAVID SHARP Associated PressJuly 10, 2020, 9:51 PM2 min read Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Friday filed a complaint with the National Labor…
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Violence at work Seattle protesters: We are here to dismantle systemic racism
Protesters that have been active in an “occupied” protest zone near downtown Seattle held a news conference saying the goal of their movement is to dismantle systemic racismBy LISA BAUMANN Associated PressJune 26, 2020, 2:14 AM3 min readSEATTLE — Protesters that have been active in an “occupied” protest zone near downtown Seattle held a news…
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Violence at work Feds feared Epstein confidante might kill herself: AP source
Federal officials were so worried that Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attireBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated PressJuly 9, 2020, 5:32 PM4 min readLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime…
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Violence at work California sues Cisco for bias based on Indian caste system
California regulators have sued Cisco Systems for discriminating against an engineer at the company’s headquarters because he is a Dalit IndianBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology WriterJuly 1, 2020, 11:05 PM3 min readNEW YORK — California regulators have sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a…
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Violence at work Lebanon’s plea to skeptical expats: Come visit, bring cash
BEIRUT — With Beirut’s airport partially reopening from a three-month virus shutdown, the government is hoping thousands of Lebanese expatriates will return for the summer — and bring dollars desperately needed to prop up the crashing economy. But Lebanon’s far-flung diaspora, renowned as entrepreneurs who for years sent their cash home, may no longer be…
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Violence at work New HBO series looks at lives disrupted by a serial killer
It’s said that timing is everything when it comes to documentary filmmakingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterJune 25, 2020, 5:30 PM5 min readNEW YORK — It’s said that documentary filmmaking is all about being in the right place at the right time. If so, director Liz Garbus has been doubly lucky with her latest project.…
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Violence at work Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
NEW YORK — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in the workplace. Organizers said at least 20,000 workers in 160 cities walked off…