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• As many Americans struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, median pay for CEOs at more than 300 of the nation’s largest public companies zoomed to $13
• 7 million, up from $12
• 8 million a year earlier, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis

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• Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama voted against unionizing in the most closely watched U
• union election in decades — a win for the online retail giant and a stinging setback for organized labor
• In a preliminary tally completed Friday by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), workers voted 1,798 to 738 against unionizing

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• Union supporters are bracing for a loss in Alabama as labor officials count the ballots cast by Amazon warehouse workers in the most closely watched union election in years
• Officials of the National Labor Relations Board made it nearly halfway through the vote tally on Thursday before breaking for the night
• The “no” votes led the “yes” votes by 1,100 to 463

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• A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said Wednesday
• The drugmaker didn’t say how many doses were lost, and it wasn’t clear how the problem would impact future deliveries
• A vaccine ingredient made by Emergent BioSolutions — one of about 10 companies that Johnson & Johnson is using to speed up manufacturing of its recently approved vaccine — did not meet quality standards, J&J said

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• The iconic Volkswagen brand is preparing to change its name to “Voltswagen” in the U
• to highlight its massive investment in electric vehicles
• The German automaker’s announcement about the name change appeared briefly on its media website Monday before it was yanked; it was apparently released too soon, reported USA Today

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• Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama are wrapping up the most closely watched union election in decades
• Following a seven-week mail-in voting period, a count will begin on Tuesday to determine whether the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union has won the election and represents nearly 6,000 workers at the facility
• The union needs a simple majority of votes cast in order to win