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AI surveillance startup Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say

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Company, which grown rapidly in recent years, has been under scrutiny as privacy concerns grow Flock Safety plans to shed about 18% of its employees, people with direct ⁠knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI -powered surveillance cameras and license-plate readers faces mounting opposition to its products from communities and ⁠lawmakers. The people said the job ⁠cuts came after ​a voluntary buyout program and were expected to affect roughly 270 employees at Flock, a surveillance technology startup that has seen rapid growth in…

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United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain easily wins re-election

Fain was dogged by investigation but still decisively beat challenger Rich Boyer, who received just 13% of vote The president of the United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain, has easily won his re-election bid after an campaign period marred by accusations of corruption and election interference. The union’s election of leadership for a four-year term began with mail-in ballots being sent out in late August 2026, with vote tabulating commencing on 6 October.

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‘People are pissed’: union decries TSA’s removal of chairs for checkpoint staff

Order for workers to remain standing to ‘reinforce professionalism’ draws rebuke amid plunging morale Union officials have launched a campaign to allow airport security staff to sit once more after the Trump administration unilaterally removed all the chairs for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff at checkpoints. “People are pissed,” said Johnny Jones, secretary-treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) TSA council 100 and president of AFGE local 1040, which represents TSA workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.

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