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UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. So how high were they?

The United Auto Workers union has made CEO pay a central part of their argument for a big worker wage increase NEW YORK -- It’s been a central argument for the United Auto Workers union: If Detroit's three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises . UAW President Shawn Fain has repeatedly cited the figure, contrasting it with the 6% pay raises autoworkers have received since their last contract in 2019. He opened negotiations with a demand for a similar 40% wage increase over four years, along with the return of pensions and cost of living increases. The UAW has since lowered its demand to a 36% wage increase but the two sides remain far apart in contract talks, triggering a strike. Fain's focus on CEO pay is part of a growing trend of emboldened labor unions citing the wealth gap between workers and the top bosses to bolster demand for better pay and working conditions. In June, Netflix shareholders rejected executive pay

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A cash-for visas scandal hits Poland's strongly anti-migration government, weeks before elections

Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he is awaiting results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold a quarter of a million work visas to migrants from Asia and Africa for thousands of dollars WARSAW, Poland -- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Thursday he was awaiting the results of an investigation into allegations that Polish consulates sold temporary work visas to migrants for thousands of dollars, just weeks before the strongly anti-migration ruling party seeks re-election for a third term. Media reports allege Poland’s consular sections issued some 250,000 visas to migrants from Asia and Africa since 2021 in return for bribes. Asked about the reports, Duda said he could “not disclose the details related to my knowledge about the suspicions of such practices.” He said he was waiting for the result of the investigation, adding that “according to my knowledge, at least some of the information in the media is untrue.” The deput

China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, as good jobs grow scarce

A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19 TAIPEI, Taiwan -- When she first moved to the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen after graduating from college, Marguerite Wang imagined she would spend her career working hard in a big city. Instead, she's living with her parents in her hometown in northeastern China. A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions at least temporarily derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19. Wang, who was laid off from a gaming company in December, is among an estimated 16 million young Chinese who, daunted by the difficulties of finding decent jobs, have moved back home. She asked that her English nickname be used out of concern that speaking to foreign media might hurt her job prospects. Afte

14th Amendment challenges grow over Trump's qualification for office; campaign calls it 'absurd'

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Legal challenges are mounting against Trump seeking to remove him from the 2024 election because of the 14th Amendment; he and his campaign have dismissed the suits A group of Minnesota voters on Tuesday morning filed a legal challenge asking the state Supreme Court to direct the secretary of state to exclude Donald Trump from the ballot in 2024, citing the argument that the former president is disqualified from public office because of the 14th Amendment and the push to overturn the 2020 election results. While that theory is increasingly being embraced by advocates and critics of Trump, he has rejected it outright and his campaign calls it "election interference." Some other leading Republicans have also played down the viability of such an argument. Trump denies all wrongdoing. Tuesday's suit becomes the second major legal filing in the past couple of weeks as part of efforts to try to keep Trump off the ballot in next year's presidential race under Section 3 o

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KTM’s radical new MotoGP chassis shows true success of European marques

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Carbon fibre chassis are not a new concept in MotoGP , but a full frame made of the material has not been used since Ducati did so with its 2009, 2010 and 2011 bike. Though it was a race winner with Casey Stoner, Ducati struggled to retain its title-winning form from 2007 when it ran a steel trellis chassis, and abandoned the carbon concept for 2012 when it switched to a conventional aluminium design. Aluminium chassis were standard across the grid until KTM made its debut in 2017, bringing with it the return of the steel trellis chassis – a concept basically a part of the Austrian brand’s DNA. KTM regularly batted away suggestions that it would find competitiveness in MotoGP by joining its rivals in a switch to an aluminium frame, but steadfastly stuck to its guns. Since 2020, KTM won at least one race and has been rewarded with its determination. On Friday at Misano, however, KTM hinted at its next development step as 31-time MotoGP race winner

Factbox: How the EU's Digital Markets Act challenges Big Tech

New European Union rules will rewrite the basic tenets of Business on the internet and on mobile, upending how Big Tech makes money and how consumers access these services. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one of the world's toughest pieces of legislation targeting the world's top Technology companies' market clout and is aimed at making it easier for people to move between com Pet ing services – such as social media platforms, internet browsers and app stores. On Wednesday, the EU Commission designated 22 services of the major tech companies as "gatekeepers" of online services. That means they will be required to make their messaging apps inter-operate with rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices. The firms are Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok owner ByteDance. They have six months to comply. Here is how the new rules might impact each service: Advertising Under the DMA, gatekeeper services will now have

Man Utd name 25-player Champions League squad

Manchester United have submitted a 25-player squad for the 2023/24 Champions League group stage, including new signings Rasmus Hojlund and Sofyan Amrabat. Every club com Pet ing in the group stage must have a minimum of eight "locally trained" players in their squad , either trained by the club or another within that country. United have nine. In keeping with the UEFA regulations, there are five players who are considered "club trained" – that includes Luke Shaw because he joined United aged 18 – and four others who came through the ranks at other English teams. There are 16 other players. There is one notable omission from the list and that is teenage starlet Alejandro Garnacho, but it doesn't mean he won't be eligible to play in the Champions League this season. The 18-year-old will be included on the B list, yet to be confirmed, which is a supplementary list of players born since the start of 2002 and who don't count towards the main limit of 25.

Gold Coast skateboarder falls after hitching dangerous ride behind tram

A skate r has been filmed clinging to the back of a moving tram before eventually falling on the Gold Coast. The young man appeared to avoid serious injury in footage that was posted on social media recently and which has received thousands of views and shares. In the video, which can be seen above, the rider appears to skate up behind the stationary tram, before hanging on to the rear windscreen wiper as it departs the Southport South stop. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Another angle shows the skate r being filmed from inside the tram before he lets go and falls off his skate board. The man grabbed on to the tram at Southport and was filmed later falling onto the tracks. Credit: Instagram The man grabbed on to the tram at Southport and was filmed later falling onto the tracks. Credit: Instagram Comments on social media were divided, with some users finding the prank funny, while others instead highlighted the potential for things to have gone horribl

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro defeats Bagnaia in sprint, Quartararo 18th

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A year on from losing a podium on home soil for miscounting how many laps he had remaining, Espargaro made up for it by beating world champion Bagnaia by just under two seconds. Strong all weekend at Barcelona, Espargaro ran fourth on the opening lap having dropped from second on the grid but would take the lead on lap seven. Easing away from Bagnaia, Espargaro came under no trouble as he took the chequered flag for his second win of the 2023 MotoGP season. Bagnaia fended off the sister factory Aprilia of Maverick Vinales over the remaining laps to secure runner-up spot by just 0.051s. Just as he did in Austria, Bagnaia converted pole to the holeshot as Vinales proved his start woes had been fixed by rocketing into second. Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin slotted into third ahead of Espargaro, but by the start of lap two the latter had moved up to second. Bagnaia pushed early on and built a lead of 0.5s come the end of the second tour, but Espargar