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Amazon has lost its bid to delay Alabama union vote

The Verge

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has denied a set of motions from Amazon that sought to delay a union election at a company warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Once again Amazon workers have won another fight in their effort to win a union voice,” said the RWDSU in a statement. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

Non Profit Quarterly

The Local Voices Network (LVN), developed by the nonprofit Cortico in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab , is bringing people together to share their perspectives with each other and with a small electronic “digital hearth” that records their every word. Their next launches will be in Massachusetts and Alabama this year.—Julie

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TAACCCT Grantee Focus Group / Reception

VisionLink

We really appreciate the input from community college leaders from Ohio, Alabama, and Illinois--and we look forward to implementing their suggestions. TAConnectT also hosted a networking reception for a wide range of leaders in this work.

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After a decade, Congress might finally bring 911 into the internet age

TechCrunch

After more than a decade of heavy advocacy, the transition to the “next generation” of 911 (dubbed NG911), which would replace a voice-centric model with an internet-based one designed around data streams, has been trundling along, with some early traction but little universality.

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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

At the same time, the company has also been able to successfully fend off union victories at a second warehouse on Staten Island, as well as at facilities near Albany, New York, and in Bessemer, Alabama. By Haleluya Hadero and Matt O’Brien, AP Business Writers

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Amazon CEO says unions are ‘slower and more bureaucratic’ in leaked employee all-hands

The Verge

The all-hands came after weeks of news stories about ongoing union elections at its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Alabama (where the results are currently being disputed ), and Staten Island, New York (where employees voted to unionize one facility and another election is scheduled for next week.). “We

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Poolit raises millions to turn accredited investors into LPs in VC, private equity funds

TechCrunch

Poolit’s includes a retired PWC audit partner and a JPMorgan executive that are meant to represent the voices of underlying investors and approve fees from third parties (even Poolit). “In “There are just all of these protections that exist out there for the underlying investors.”. Registered funds also have majority independent boards.

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