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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Friday February 21, 2025 ( 2 items )  

"Failing the Fix" Scorecard Grades Apple, Samsung, Google, and More on How Repairable Their Devices are
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 21 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * "Failing the Fix" scorecard grades Apple, Samsung, Google, and more on how repairable their devices are BOSTON - Smartphones made by Apple and Google have become more repairable, while those made by Samsung and Motorola, and laptops in general, lag behind, according to U.S. PIRG Education Fund's fourth annual "Failing the Fix" scorecard, released on Thursday. Unfixable p  more

271,500 Workers Went on Strike in 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * 271,500 workers went on strike in 2024 271,500 workers were involved in major strikes in 2024, according to an EPI analysis of data released this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This marks a 41% decrease compared with 2023 but remains significantly higher than average strike activity over the past two decades. These strikes included workers across the country--from health care wor  more