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Added on the 04/01/2023 15:24:53 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Ambulance workers hold banners and flags at a picket line in Crawley, West Sussex (south of England), as they go on strike for non-life threatening calls. IMAGES
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss says she will "take action this week" on the energy crisis in the United Kingdom, as Britons tighten their belts in response to double-digit inflation and soaring energy costs. SOUNDBITE
London, Jun 23 (EFE) .- (Camera: Patricia Rodríguez / Facundo Arrizabalaga) Representatives of the travel sector and the airlines of the United Kingdom demanded this Wednesday from the Government urgent measures with which to reopen in a "safe" way an industry battered by the pandemic, at a "critical" moment to save the summer season.FOOTAGE OF THE CONCENTRATION AND SOUNDBITES OF SOME OF THE PROTESTERS, IN ENGLISH.
Since the 19th century, the infamous Pinkerton spy agency has a history of union-busting and involving itself in businesses. Now, Business Insider reports Amazon has turned to Pinkerton to monitor European workers' labor union organizing efforts. Leaked documents from Amazon's Global Security Operations Center revealed analysts have been tracking workers' union organizing activities. A report from Motherboard also disclosed that Amazon data analysts use social media to monitor social justice and environmental activist groups' activities. It's the latest in a string of evidence that highlights Amazon's robust efforts to monitor and crack down on its workers unionizing. Earlier this year, Amazon listed, but quickly removed, a job opening for an analyst that would monitor employee's efforts to organize.
800 nurses from St. Mary Medical Center, in the Philadelphia area, walked out Tuesday to protest hospital understaffing. As the third wave of coronavirus cases hits the country, hospitals are reaching capacity as hospital workers continue to suffer from burnout. According to Business Insider, the US reported a record 67,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations on November 12. But the issues nurses are striking over — caring for too many patients at once, understaffed hospitals, and burnout — existed prior to the pandemic. One study in the Journal of Nursing Administration found adding 10% more nurses to hospitals can reduce the odds a patient will die by 4%.
Bucharest (Romania), Apr 27 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Robert Ghement).- Thousands of Romanian seasonal workers are moving to Germany and the UK to harvest crops in the coming weeks.FOOTAGE OF ROMANIAN SEASONAL WORKERS AT BUCHAREST AIRPORT ON MONDAY.