On the heels of historic Volkswagen union vote, Starbucks asks Supreme Court to curb labor's power ( www.usatoday.com )
VW Chattanooga plant, where ID.4 is made, votes to unionize in historic move ( electrek.co )
Excellent news!
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits ( www.nola.com )
A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers....
GOP Governors Show 'How Scared They Are' of Workers Organizing With UAW ( www.commondreams.org )
Somebody do something. Somebody? ( lemmy.world )
can you help me formulate an answer to a colleague who is not my boss but feels entitled to tell me how I have to work?
the colleague in question feels that only her way of doing things is the right one and expects me to adapt to her way of thinking and her logic. This is tiring and burdensome because I have to force me to stop doing things automatically and efficiently, but think how she wants it done and do it her way. I work worse when this...
Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union ( apnews.com )
Shawn Fain, president of the UAW: ‘Workers realized they’ve been getting screwed for decades’ ( www.theguardian.com )
C'mon Charlie! ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14361659
The Life and Death of Hollywood: Film and television writers face an existential threat ( harpers.org )
Nurses with an overbearing manager, how do you pass time at work without getting caught?
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/792581...
Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors ( www.foxbusiness.com )
New Scam: Asking to download Signal/Telegram? ( lemmy.world )
Second, seemingly legit, job posting that’s contacted me after the fact to download Signal/Telegram. I’m in now way going to do it, not that dumb, just wondering if this is a new trend I’m not aware of?
Elect clowns, get a circus ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14145968...
Woodford Reserve tried to undermine unionization effort at its Kentucky distillery, judge rules ( apnews.com )
Give all your loyalty to the soulless predatory entity ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14132741
New Study: A $500 monthly basic income led to significant employment growth, enhanced savings, improved debt management, and better quality of life ( www.seakingwdc.org )
wake up! ( lemmy.world )
From layoffs to lawsuits, billionaires are striking back to crush worker power ( therealnews.com )
to those of you who get bored at work if there's lots of downtime, why?
cross-posted from: linux.community/post/767456...
Larian publishing director on mass layoffs: 'None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt. They were just at risk of pissing off the shareholders' ( www.pcgamer.com )
Speaking with Game File (users will encounter a paywall) at the Game Developers Choice Awards, Larian director of publishing Michael Douse gave his take on the current state of the industry, including some sharp criticism on the wave after wave of mass layoffs we’ve been seeing....
Bernie Sanders: It’s time for a 4-day work week | CNN Opinion ( www.cnn.com )
The wealthiest people in this country have never had it so good. While income and wealth inequality in the United States is soaring, more than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, we have one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among major countries on Earth, and more than 650,000 people are homeless....
All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth, research finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Surprise, surprise!