City news: Jobs market, unions and Run-DMC
RAP group Run-DMC has filed a $50million (£40.6million) lawsuit in New York accusing Wal-Mart, Amazon and other retailers of selling products that traded on the group’s name without permission.
A founder of the group and owner of the Run-DMC brand, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, was listed as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York.
The complaint said the defendants are “advertising, selling, manufacturing, promoting and distributing multiple products” in the group’s trademarked name.
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The products include glasses, hats, T-shirts, patches, wallets and other items.
The lawsuit alleged that the retailers have improperly profited, diluted and harmed the Run-DMC brand, which it said has generated more than $100million (£81.2million) in revenue since its inception.
Run-DMC was founded in New York in 1981 by McDaniels, Joseph “Run” Simmons, McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, who was fatally shot in his Queens recording studio in 2002.
McDaniels and Simmons later announced that the group was officially disbanding.
In 2009, Run-DMC was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, becoming only the second rap act to be awarded that honour.
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FIRMS will struggle to retain staff in 2017, with two out of three workers planning to seek a better-paid job, according to a new study.
Recruiter Hays said its research among 2,200 employers and employees showed that business was braced for a “wave” of departures, which could threaten economic productivity.
The survey also revealed that professional salaries increased by an average of just 1.8 per cent in 2016, about 0.5 per cent lower than the previous year.
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UNIONS representing workers in industries ranging from broadcasting to nuclear will merge tomorrow, with a membership of more than 140,000.
Bectu, which represents TV technicians and other media employees, will join Prospect, which has members working as managers and specialists in a range of sectors.
Prospect leader Mike Clancy said: “The two unions have much in common, not least our expertise in the fields of communications and media, and we will quickly adapt to working together.”
