The question of how to manage political interactions and expression in the workplace has become increasingly urgent for managers over the past year.
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Federal labor regulator says delivery drivers are Amazon employees
Thursday’s determination suggests Amazon is wrong, finding that it failed to bargain in good faith after delivery drivers in Palmdale, Calif., voted to unionize in 2023, a first for the company’s delivery drivers.
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British tech entrepreneur’s body is fifth found in yacht wreckage
Mike Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter is the only person still missing in the sinking.
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Prices still at record levels as existing-home sales inch up
The latest figures also show a slight increase in inventory.
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Price of typical Maine home hovering around $400,000, but more are hitting the market
The median home sale price in Maine last month was $399,250 – a 5% increase over July 2023, but a slight dip from the record high of $406,000 reported this June.
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Markets and households eagerly await Powell’s hints about Fed rate cut
Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech will offer the clearest clue yet about what the Federal Reserve plans to do with interest rates at its September meeting.
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Canadian freight trains to roll again as government forces arbitration of labor dispute
The railroads have said that once the dispute enters arbitration the trains will be able to get moving again.
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Bigelow lab receives $7 million for algae research, business development
The Boothbay lab will use the National Science Foundation grant to build the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator in a bid to unlock more ways macroalgae and its microscopic counterpart can be used and ultimately marketed.
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Ford revamps electric vehicle strategy with push into hybrids
Ford is revamping its money-losing electric vehicle business, retreating from some plans for all-electric vehicles and instead prioritizing the development of hybrid technology, the automaker announced.
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Gifford’s Ice Cream in Farmington permanently closes ‘with a heavy heart’
FARMINGTON — Gifford’s Ice Cream announced the permanent closure of its Farmington shop Wednesday morning with a post on Facebook. In the post, the company expressed their sorrow over this loss of their second-ever store that opened in 1982. The location was flooded with mud and water when the Sandy River rose and covered lower […]