The Medieval Times Union Campaign Is Over ( www.huffpost.com )
Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years in sign of Japan Inc's big pay bump ( finance.yahoo.com )
California’s minimum wage isn’t enough to keep up with workers’ costs of living, new report says ( calmatters.org )
Amazon union president knocks Biden: ‘No cavalry coming’ for American workers ( thehill.com )
Job Websites Need a "Report for incorrect information" Option ( lemmy.whynotdrs.org )
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Amazon Worker Fired Over Unionizing (Interview) [25:51 | Mar 11 2024 | Sabby Sabs] ( youtu.be )
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Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Activision/Blizzard QA workers form the largest US video game union yet ( www.theverge.com )
Can American labor seize the moment? ( www.motherjones.com )
For years, I suspected MI5 interfered in the miners’ strike. The truth was even more shocking than I thought | Mark Hollingsworth ( www.theguardian.com )
A document buried in the National Archives reveals how the security service abused its power to help the government win.
The Strike Returns ( nwlaborpress.org )
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Forty Years Later, the Miners’ Strike Leaves Bitter Memories ( jacobin.com )
Big Labor Gamble: Push to Unionize Every U.S. Auto Plant ( www.nytimes.com )
Archive.org link if you need it...
I love gen-Z's attitude towards corporate culture ( lemmy.world )
i recently lost my job and it’s horrible being in the ‘unemployed’ class – you’re made to feel worthless, you have to take advice from people, perfectly well meaning of course, that are basically encouragement on digging your own grave - i love being in the position where i have to do some fake elizabethian courting...
Knights among toner cartridges ( infosec.pub )
(Business people) speaking a language familiar and dear to them. Its portentous nouns and verbs invest ordinary events with high adventure; executives walk among toner cartridges, caparisoned like knights. We should tolerate them - every person of spirit wants to ride a white horse. -William Strunk Jr. (The Elements of Style)
Why does a prospective employer need my address? ( lemmy.world )
This happens a lot: I apply for a job and they ask for my complete address. Why? I would understand if they just want to know what city/town I’m in: That has bearing on how easily I can get to the office....
Seton Nurses Finally Win Contract With Ascension ( www.austinchronicle.com )
Kentucky: New bill eliminating work break rights rings alarm bells ( www.newsweek.com )
The Borking of America | Robert Reich ( www.youtube.com )
Rich Countries Are Becoming Addicted to Cheap Labor ( www.wsj.com )
The Billionaire-Fueled Lobbying Group Behind the State Bills to Ban Basic Income Experiments in the U.S. ( www.scottsantens.com )
Yelp says going all in on remote work boosted job applications by 43% and led to a more satisfied workforce ( fortune.com )
It’s great to see Yelp buck the RTO trend. It seems they believe what’s best for their employees is also benefit to the company. I wish others would do the same.