Nearly 20% of workers have changed their name on a resume because of discrimination concerns, says new report (www.cnbc.com)
A recent survey on hiring practices led by hiring software company Greenhouse found "pretty sobering stats" about discrimination in hiring processes.
Infrastructure 😍 (lemmy.world)
Strikes against automakers spread to 38 locations in 20 states, Stellantis and GM are targeted (apnews.com)
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states....
Pillaging by the Super-Rich Will Continue Until the Working Class Revolts (www.commondreams.org)
Amazon union president knocks Biden: ‘No cavalry coming’ for American workers (thehill.com)
Major US corporations threaten to return labor to ‘law of the jungle’ (www.theguardian.com)
UAW will not expand strikes at Detroit automakers after last-minute GM proposal (www.cnbc.com)
Got laid off today.
Whole Maryland office is being “consolidated” with Austin. They offered to move us to Austin if we want. How fucking generous....
Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike (apnews.com)
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision that follows similar pauses over the weekend by “The Drew Barrymore Show,” “The Talk” and “The Jennifer Hudson Show.”...
Unions seek gains in hostile territory: ‘If you change the South, you change America’ (www.politico.com)
They’re wielding new tactics with low-wage workers after decades of failed organizing efforts.
What if employers could gauge the ‘moods’ of workers? A dangerous new tech gains ground in India (scroll.in)
Emotion recognition systems are finding growing use, from monitoring customer responses to ads to scanning for ‘distressed’ women in danger.
"People don't want to work anymore" - A tale as old as time (lemmy.world)
Or… Here’s a thought. Kids DO want to work, they just want their time valued; to be respected and have a liveable wage.
Get on my mindset grindset, peasants. (sh.itjust.works)
A real estate billionaire said Fridays are ‘dead forever’ for offices, and remote work guru Nick Bloom says he’s right—it’s part of a new 3-part week (fortune.com)
Amazon hit with $5.9 million fine for violating California labor law (www.cnbc.com)
Poll: 61% of young adults confess they are not saving for retirement (medium.com)
Somebody do something. Somebody? (lemmy.world)
I think minors need a union, may help with the safety issues at the work place (web.archive.org)
“Working Families Party 🐺 @WorkingFamilies”...
Universal basic income is 'straight out of the Karl Marx playbook,' financial guru Dave Ramsey says (www.businessinsider.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/MoGwg
U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO’s private jet in 2023 (techcrunch.com)
The end of workplace loyalty: Why work feels so broken right now — and how it can be repaired (www.businessinsider.com)
In the two years I've been writing about Americans' changing relationship to work, there's one theme that's come up over and over again: loyalty. Whether my stories are about quiet quitting, or job-hopping, or leveraging a job offer from a competitor to force your boss to give you a raise, readers seem to divide into two groups....