White House To Host Union Organizers At Amazon, Starbucks

White House To Host Union Organizers At Amazon, Starbucks

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting on Thursday with organizers from unions seeking to represent workers at Amazon.com Inc, Starbucks and other employers. The meeting will include Christian Smalls, who heads the Amazon Labor Union, and other grassroots organizers from Starbucks/SEIU, United Paizo Workers/CWA, Baltimore…

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Opioid Distributors Reach $518 Million Settlement With Washington State

Opioid Distributors Reach $518 Million Settlement With Washington State

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Washington has reached a $518 million settlement with drug distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc, ending a months-long trial over the companies’ alleged role in fueling the opioid epidemic in the state. McKesson will pay $197 million, while AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal will each contribute $160.5 million to the…

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Oil Falls 2% As China Lockdowns Outweigh Proposed EU Russia Oil Ban

Oil Falls 2% As China Lockdowns Outweigh Proposed EU Russia Oil Ban

By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Oil slipped 2% on Tuesday as demand worries due to China’s prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns outweighed support from a possible European oil embargo on Russia. Beijing, reporting dozens of new cases daily, is mass-testing residents to avert a lockdown similar to Shanghai’s over the past month. The capital’s restaurants were closed for…

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