Hearst magazine workers protest mandatory return to office - November 11, 2021

Workers at the magazine-publishing division of Hearst, which runs outlets like Cosmopolitan and Men’s Health, have filed an unfair labor practices charge against their employer after the company mandated employees return to the office. More companies are in the process of recalling workers back to their offices – the Department of Labor noted 11.6% of employed persons teleworked due to the pandemic last month, down from 13.2% in September. Only 28% of New York office workers are back in the office - CNBC As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why? - NPR @margotroosevelt: 300+employees at Hearst’s magazine division signed petition objecting to company’s plan to have them return to the office starting next week. Their union has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. The Biden administration urged the court not to block its vaccine mandate on employers after an appeals court temporarily halted the mandate with a nationwide stay last week. Data regarding vaccine mandates suggest they’re working, with some organizations seeing their employee vaccination rates jump from less than half to over 90%. The Vaccine Mandate Kicks In at 100 Employees. What If You’re at 98? - The New York Times How Employee Unrest Over Biden's Vaccine Mandate Is Spilling Over to the Smallest Businesses - Inc. The lawsuits attacking Biden’s workplace vaccine mandate, explained - Vox The U.S. and China announced a joint agreement Wednesday to “enhance ambition” on climate change, saying they will work together to cut emissions this decade. A draft agreement being circulated at the United Nations climate summit calls on countries to phase-out coal power and flesh out deeper cuts in carbon emissions by next year. U.S. airlines and Amazon join push to reduce aircraft emissions - Reuters Public Transit Use Must Double to Meet Climate Targets, City Leaders Warn - Bloomberg The threshold for the top federal income-tax bracket in 2022 will climb by $20,000 for married couples a