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Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns

AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts

The Guardian - US · Sep 9

AI Hasn’t Replaced These Interpreters — But It Has Degraded Their Working Conditions

Employees at LanguageLine Solutions report heavier workloads, erratic schedules and burnout since the $1.1 billion company shifted to AI-powered workforce software.

Capital & Main · Sep 7

How Trump and corporations have hobbled US labor watchdog

Former NLRB counsel Jennifer Abruzzo says firings and court rulings have left agency toothless

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025