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)
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)
The Life and Death of Hollywood: Film and television writers face an existential threat (harpers.org)
Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors (www.foxbusiness.com)
Woodford Reserve tried to undermine unionization effort at its Kentucky distillery, judge rules (apnews.com)
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)
From layoffs to lawsuits, billionaires are striking back to crush worker power (therealnews.com)
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!
Aubrey Plaza says what all the interns want to say #aubreyplaza #memes #intern #internships - YouTube (youtube.com)
California law would give employees the 'right to disconnect' during nonworking hours (www.usatoday.com)
Anyone tired of answering emails and calls from their boss after work may soon be protected by law in California....
Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO’s private jet in 2023 (techcrunch.com)
Weston Wamp, Helton, Several Legislators Urge VW Workers Not To Vote In UAW (www.chattanoogan.com)
Suicide Mission - What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane (prospect.org)
Feds Recently Hit Cargo Giant In Baltimore Disaster For Silencing Whistleblowers (www.levernews.com)
The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to the UK housing crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Waffle House Is Taking Heat For An 'Especially Alarming' Paycheck Policy (www.huffpost.com)
A union that’s organizing Waffle Houseworkers filed a petition with the Labor Department on Monday, asking federal officials to investigate the iconic chain’s policy of deducting mandatory meal costs from workers’ paychecks....
Heathrow Airport Passport Control Staff Vote To Strike (simpleflying.com)
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