Updated March 29, 2023 at 6:50 PM ET
It was a hearing for the history books: Billionaire Howard Schultz, the totally anti-union architect of Starbucks, confronted Sen. Bernie Sanders, the outspoken champion of the union movement in Congress.Schultz was once a prominent Democrat hailed as a progressive corporate pioneer of better pay and benefits for service industry workers. On Wednesday, under threat of subpoena, he appeared in the Senate to address allegations that Starbucks has been breaking labor laws as it fights its employees’ nationwide unionization push.“Over the past 18 months Starbucks has waged the most aggressive and…
Study design and participants
This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 66 newly married women with cases in Asad-Abadi and Haft-e-Tir pre-marriage counseling centers in Tabriz. All Iranian couples previously referred to pre-marital centers for pre-marriage tests were selected as sample.
The inclusion criteria were newly married women (1—3 years passed from their marriage), scoring less than 50 in the Hulbert Sexual Assertiveness Index, having at least elementary education, first marriage, and living in a shared house. The exclusion criteria included aged below 18-years, pregnant or breastfeeding women, being candidates for divorce, history of mental disorders, such as depression,…
The interview began well. The medical school applicant delivered informed answers about the role of artificial intelligence in medicine, giving a patient bad news (step five: “offer support and resources”), and applying ethical reasoning to determine which of two patients gets a donated liver. But when Sahil Mehta, MD, sought personal reflections — about college experiences, personal ambitions, and motivation to practice medicine — the responses got strange:
“I do not attend college.”
“I do not have personal preferences or desires.”
“My knowledge of medicine is based on information that was available to me at the time of my training,…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tests before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee – Copyright AFP/File STR
John BIERS
Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz defended the coffee chain’s confrontational approach to unionization Wednesday, while insisting it had not violated US labor law in countering the campaign.
The hearing, which got contentious at some points, was convened by progressive Vermont independent Senator Bernie Sanders, focusing on what Sanders called “illegal union busting.”
In his testimony, Schultz said he understood that workers have the right to unionize. But he argued that management-led efforts to persuade employees otherwise were also protected.…
OverviewAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a diverse group of conditions. They are characterized by some degree of difficulty with social interaction and communication. Other characteristics are atypical patterns of activities and behaviors, such as difficulty with transitions from one activity to another, a focus on details and unusual reactions to sensations.
The abilities and needs of autistic people vary and can evolve over time. While some people with autism can live independently, others have severe disabilities and require life-long care and support. Autism often has an impact on educational and employment opportunities. In addition, the demands on families providing…
Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz insisted his company hasn’t broken labor laws and is willing to bargain with unionized workers as he was questioned during an often testy, two-hour appearance before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
But he also was firm in his stance that the Seattle coffee giant already provides good wages and benefits and doesn’t need a union.
“We’ve done everything that we possibly can to respect the right under the law of our partners’ ability to join a union,” Schultz said. “But conversely, we have consistently laid out our preferences, without breaking any…
The last time David Skinns won on the Korn Ferry Tour, the Englishman earned his first PGA TOUR card as his wife, Kristin, and three sons – Brayden, Bennett, and Colt – watched on television back home in Suwanee, Georgia. This time around, all four of them ran into Skinns’ arms mere moments after he tapped in the winning par putt at the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.Skinns held off fan favorite Shad Tuten and United States Air Force veteran Tom Whitney for his third career Korn Ferry Tour win. A native of Lincoln, England…
A recruitment team unknowingly recommended ChatGPT for a job interview after the AI was used to complete an application task.
Since its release back in November, the internet at large has been putting out the impressive language model through its paces to see just how flexible and human-like it can be.
With little more than a short prompt, the bot has had a go at everything from writing articles to solving PC problems, putting the fear of potential redundancy into copywriters, customer support staff and beyond.
But one business owner decided to get ahead of that particular game, involving the…