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Truth or Fiction?→ Bank of America ‘We Hope Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse’ Memo

2022-08-01 On July 31 2022, posts to Twitter and Reddit referenced signs about a leaked Bank of America memo and a quote — “we hope conditions for American workers get worse”: Posters Everywhere At Bank Of America #BankOfAmericaScandal #Boycot Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Arizona Election Workers Breaking the Law with Mail-In Ballots?

2022-07-22 (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)On July 19, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward—who has has pushed baseless voter fraud claims about the 2020 election in Arizona—tweeted a picture of an early voting mailing envelope from Maricopa Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy

2022-07-08 There’s no doubt about it: For election officials across the country, recruiting poll workers is more challenging than ever. COVID-19 made people with health worries want to stay home. Rampant […] The post Poll workers are short-staffed, under Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy

2022-07-06 Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack and quietly defending democracy Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Average salary of workers involved in RMT national rail strike is not £44,000

2022-06-22 Figures for the salary of rail workers mentioned by transport secretary Grant Shapps are not representative of those involved in the national rail strike. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ CEO Pay Rose 17% in 2021 As Profits Soared; Workers Trailed

2022-05-26 The gain towers over the 4.4% increase in wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers through 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Starbucks Will Cover Travel for Workers Seeking Abortions

2022-05-17 Starbucks is among the most high-profile companies to have adopted a travel benefit for workers seeking abortions. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ McDonald’s to Sell Its Russian Business, Try to Keep Workers

2022-05-16 McDonald's said that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Swiss Nespresso Workers Find Cocaine Stash Amid Coffee Bean Bags

2022-05-06 They found 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of cocaine, with a street value of $50 million, as they unloaded coffee beans that had arrived by train. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Rob Astorino – Did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fire 35,000 health care workers?

2022-04-06 Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Amazon Workers in NYC Vote to Unionize in Historic Labor Win

2022-04-04 Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Lawsuit Says Google Discriminates Against Black Workers

2022-03-22 A former Google employee sued the tech giant for racial discrimination, saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of unfair treatment for its Black workers. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden Moving to Narrow Gender Pay Gap for Federal Workers

2022-03-15 The White House is marking Equal Pay Day by taking new steps aimed at ending the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Video Shows Man Stabbing 2 Workers at New York’s MOMA

2022-03-14 Video from the Museum of Modern Art shows the moment a man leaped over a reception desk and stabbed two employees as they tried to flee. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Florida Video Shows Legal Migrant Workers, Not ‘Busloads of Illegals’

2022-02-10 Quick Take Dozens of people stayed at a Florida hotel in January while employed as temporary farmworkers for a wholesale plant nursery. But a Facebook video and a tweet by State Rep. Anthony Sabatini falsely claimed they were “illegals” &# Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Workers shown in video arriving at Florida hotel are here legally as part of H-2A visa program

2022-02-01 Hundreds of ‘illegals’ were dropped off at Florida hotel. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Illegal’ Migrant Workers Arriving At Florida Hotel

2022-02-01 Does a video posted by Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer show dozens of "illegal" migrant workers arriving at a Florida hotel? No, that's not true: The workers were legally contracted to work for a central Florida plant nurs Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ FDR: ‘No Business Which Depends for Existence on Paying Less Than Living Wages to Its Workers Has Any Right to Continue in This Country’

2022-01-28 On January 28 2022, a quote meme circulated on social media platforms, attributing commentary about businesses paying “less than a living wage” to United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt: On the right side of the meme was a portrai Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Omicron is Latest Blow to Pandemic-Weary Front-Line Workers

2021-12-24 Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Kellogg’s tweet about striking workers is fake

2021-12-21 Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?" Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Amazon Didn’t Fire Workers Who Didn’t Clock Out After Getting Buried in Rubble

2021-12-17 The claim originated on a website known for satirizing current events. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ In a First, Starbucks Workers Agree to Union in Buffalo, NY

2021-12-09 Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Video thanking Hungarian key workers doesn’t show pandemic is staged

2021-12-03 A video appearing to show a camera crew filming several people in hazmat suits pushing a trolley with the caption “Caught in the act 🤔 light, camera, action! 🎬 The media is the v!rus 🤦‍♀️ wake up people 🤣” has over 5,000 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Supermarket chain Aldi will terminate the employment of all unvaccinated workers by March 2022.

2021-11-23 Only Aldi Australia has made COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for its employees. The supermarket chain has not mandated it in other countries. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Health Care Workers Do NOT Need To Quarantine After Testing A COVID-19 Positive Person

2021-11-19 Do health care workers giving COVID-19 tests need to quarantine after coming into contact with those who test positive? No, that's not true: Those workers are wearing personal protective equipment and are only in close contact for the sec Go to site post…»

Logically→ 15,000 workers have died in Qatar during FIFA World Cup 2022 construction work.

2021-11-18 Official statistics show that there were at least 15,000 migrant worker deaths between 2010-2020, but there is no reliable data on the cause of death. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge?

2021-11-12 The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a construction site and found something inside its body. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ The battle over Biden’s child tax credit and its impact on poverty and workers

2021-11-08 A fierce dispute has erupted among economists about whether the president's child-tax credit expansion will cause parents to stop working. We explain the debate. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ FEMA Staff and Contracted Medical Workers Are Required to Follow Vaccine Mandate

2021-10-26 SciCheck Digest The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But social media posts falsely claim that “doctors and nu Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’

2021-10-19 An October 16 2021, a Facebook post by performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Supreme highlighted an October 11 tweet claiming that it became illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay rate 86 years earlier: Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence Tesco is sacking 4,300 workers

2021-10-18 A post shared 29,000 times on Facebook claims that Tesco is sacking 4,300 staff and relates this to the use of self-service checkout machines. There is no evidence that this is happening. Tesco also confirmed that this was false. The post may refer to Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Deere & Co. Workers Go on Strike After Rejecting Contract

2021-10-14 More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers CAN Get Infected With And Spread COVID-19 To Other People

2021-10-11 Are fully vaccinated people unable to spread COVID-19 if they are infected? No, that's not true. President Joe Biden incorrectly stated that vaccinated healthcare workers cannot spread the coronavirus if they are infected after receiving Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Workers at All of Kellogg’s U.S. Cereal Plants Go on Strike

2021-10-06 It wasn't immediately clear how much the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company's other iconic brands would be disrupted. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Missouri Man Executed for Killing 3 Workers in ’94 Robbery

2021-10-05 Ernest Johnson died from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Workers at Bezos’ Rocket Company Allege Sexism, Safety Risks

2021-10-01 More than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship company of being a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Health Workers Once Saluted As Heroes Now Get Threats

2021-09-29 Some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and ditching their scrubs before going out in public for fear of harassment. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ New healthcare workers suicide figures should be treated with caution

2021-09-10 “More than 60 frontline UK healthcare workers took their own life at the beginning of the pandemic.” The i, 9 September 2021. The i newspaper has reported new data claiming to show that 64 frontline healthcare workers died by suicide at th Go to site post…»

Snopes→ AP Source: Biden Requiring Federal Workers to Get COVID Shot

2021-09-09 Biden will sign a new executive order to require vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Shortages of Supplies and Workers Will Delay Gulf Rebuilding

2021-09-06 Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast at a time when building contractors were already grappling with severe shortages of workers and depleted supply chains. Go to site post…»

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