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Why Leaders Should Pay Attention to the Rise in Organized Labor Disputes

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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 1919, the United States was gripped by two seemingly unrelated trends: a global pandemic (influenza) and a wave of labor unrest. Four million workers, or one-fifth of the labor force, went on strike that year. Flash forward a century, and history appears to be repeating itself. … Read more

Disney allegedly underpaid maintenance workers at California hotel

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Disney has been slapped with lawsuit for allegedly underpaying the maintenance workers at its Disneyland Hotel located just outside of its California-based theme park. The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court on Thursday, claims the hotel’s workers were not paid the correct overtime rate and were forced to pay for their own “hand tools” and … Read more