A barista refused to serve a man ‘being really racist’ to a Muslim. Her bosses backed her.Washington Post California barista refuses to serve man who made ‘Islamophobic comments’ to Muslim womanThe Mercury News While Starbucks Is Calling The Police On Black Men, This Coffee Shop Refused Service To A ‘Very Racist’ White ManBlavity Coffee shop […]
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Seattle’s new ‘head tax’ blasted by city’s mega-corporations
Seattle’s new ‘head tax’ blasted by city’s mega-corporationsFox News Starbucks slams Seattle’s new big business taxCNNMoney Amazon’s bitter fight with Seattle over a new tax shows just how important HQ2 will be to the companyBusiness Insider Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employersSeattle Times ‘How is that a compromise?’: Iconic […]
Uber will no longer force victims of sexual assault into arbitration
Uber will no longer force victims of sexual assault into arbitrationCNNMoney Uber Ends Mandatory Arbitration Clauses for Sexual-Harassment ClaimsWall Street Journal Uber will now allow riders, drivers and employees to pursue individual claims of sexual assault in open courtRecode Uber Ends Forced Arbitration In Individual Cases Of Sexual Assault, HarassmentHuffPost Full coverage
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao to Depart After a Decade
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao to Depart After a DecadeWall Street Journal UPDATE 2-Vodafone’s Vittorio Colao to step down in October, Nick Read to step upReuters Vodafone weighs on Britain’s FTSE after CEO steps downNasdaq Opening Quote: Vittorio leaves Voda after victoryFinancial Times Full coverage
Seattle passes a smaller version of the ‘Amazon tax’
Seattle passes a smaller version of the ‘Amazon tax’CNNMoney Seattle Scales Back Tax in Face of Amazon’s Revolt, but Tensions LingerNew York Times Seattle City Council approves lower, compromise head tax; Amazon, Starbucks blast actionKOMO News After head-tax vote, Amazon resuming work on one building, but unsure of plans for anotherSeattle Times After Amazon opposition, […]