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Brussels, Oct 7 (EFE / EPA) .- The European Trade Union Confederation organized Thursday a rally in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels to demand decent jobs for digital platform workers such as Uber and Deliveroo.(Camera: LEO RODRÍGUEZ)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE PROTEST OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM.SOUND BITES: LUDOVIC VOET, SECRETARY OF THE EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (IN ENGLISH).
Barcelona, Madrid (Spain), Jun 22 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) CaixaBank unions have called for a strike throughout Spain one week after the end of the deadline to negotiate the lay-offs plan presented by the bank, which is set to terminate 7,400 contract and 686 relocations in affiliate companies.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS/STRIKES IN BARCELONA AND MADRID.
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden's presidency is likely good news for Uber and Lyft. The companies won big in California with Prop. 22, a law the President-elect was vocally opposed to. With the new gig-work model in place, companies are likely to try and replicate it in other states. Federal efforts to classify drivers or couriers as employees are likely to fall flat thanks to a divided congress, experts say. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
The US government will pay nearly 3,500 federal employees who contracted COVID-19 at work. According to Business Insider, the Department of Labor made the announcement on Friday. The US government will also grant death benefits to the families of 14 deceased employees on the same grounds. More than 6,600 federal workers are seeking compensation for catching COVID-19 at work. The Labor Department said that more than 2,600 further claims for benefits are pending. The pending claims also include 68 claims for deaths due to Covid-19.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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