Tag: service industry
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Self-cleaning tables, robotic arms: Can technology solve Singapore’s cleaner shortage?
Singapore’s cleaner shortage: a growing challenge In Singapore, a shortage of reliable cleaners has become a pressing issue for small businesses, especially cafés and food stalls that rely on consistent, clean service areas. When job postings go up, responses can be slow, and even when staff are hired, turnover remains alarmingly high. The reasons are…
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Whatever it takes: Starbucks workers launch US strike and call for boycott
Overview: A national walkout for a first union contract Hundreds of Starbucks workers across more than 25 cities in the United States are staging a strike as part of a sweeping push for a first union contract. The action comes amid stalled negotiations with the company over pay, benefits, workplace safety, scheduling, and respectful treatment…
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Whatever it takes: Starbucks workers strike and call for boycott across the US
Overview: A Growing Labor Action at Coffee Chain Stores Hundreds of Starbucks workers across more than 25 cities in the United States planned to walk off the job in a coordinated strike on a pivotal day for the coffee chain. The action comes amid protracted negotiations with the company over a first union contract, with…