'Leave them stranded': Rideshare drivers shut off apps at Atlanta airport, boycott for hours (www.fox5atlanta.com)
If you have company flying into Atlanta for the holidays, they may have a hard time getting a ride to your place.
The minimum wage is going up in 22 states on Jan. 1 (www.axios.com)
The minimum wage is set to increase in 22 states on Jan. 1, 2024....
German train drivers' union votes for 'unlimited' strikes (www.thelocal.de)
Explaining US labor law: "Right to work" & "At-will" employment
Many people are confused by two common terms related to employment in the USA: “right to work” and “at-will employment”. This post will attempt to demystify both....
Executives Should Be Facing The Music, Not Laying Off Workers (aftermath.site)
Embracer's executives should be held accountable for their failures
Mailchimp cancels podcast after refusing to work with union producers (www.theverge.com)
The email marketing company has sponsored top podcasts like Serial.
The Mondragon Corporation: Employee Ownership as Strategy [47:42] (invidious.no-logs.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/5020763...
Is this an error in the application form or is it a violation of EEO laws?
ZipRecruiter has some automated surveys that inadvertently require the applicant to disclose their race and ethnicity even though they provide the checkbox to opt out....
Hard-up this holiday? Amazon flyer tells workers to ask company mascot for help (www.theguardian.com)
Yeah, definitely don’t put any of those profits toward a living wage though. Make your employees trauma dump for the chance at a few extra bucks! Probably comes as an Amazon gift card, too.
The 4-day workweek was a longshot. The UAW isn’t giving up (www.cnn.com)
'There's almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffs (www.pcgamer.com)
I assume that somebody, somewhere, has done the detached corporate penny-pinching to make this all make sense on paper. But this is a disastrous move from a consumer goodwill standpoint. If you have the CEO of a studio which handed you a major commercial success publicly mourning the depth and scope of your layoffs, something's...
Starbucks told to reopen stores Labor board finds were closed over union organizing (www.axios.com)
Panera founder says employees today aren't motivated by the idea of making money for shareholders: 'Nobody cares' (www.businessinsider.in)
Panera's founder says "therapists belong in the C-Suite" and can help CEOs understand workers' motivations.
6.5% of Quebec's population is on strike (www.cbc.ca)
Campaign to unionize automakers in America picks up pace rapidly; Honda starts anti-union campaign
Just a few days ago, the UAW announced a campaign to unionize over a dozen non-union automakers in America. Now it’s reporting rapid progress, citing the example of 30% of workers at Volkswagen’s only U.S. plant having signed up in less than a week....
The Blue Cross (Michigan) strike has now ended (lemmy.world)
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Woman who threw bowl of food at Chipotle worker sentenced to work 2 months in fast food job (www.cnn.com)
Air Wisconsin pilots ratify new agreement in 2023 (lemmy.world)
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The first results from the world’s biggest basic income experiment in Kenya are in - Vox (www.vox.com)
California Faculty at Largest US University System Launch Strike for Better Pay (www.usnews.com)
Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert (news.un.org)
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive.
This very important strike you probably haven't heard of has now been going on for about 6 months
You probably haven’t heard of the battle pitting BCTGM Union Local 390G against International Flavors (IFF) in Memphis, TN, USA. But with workers who are mega-exploited and a company that refuses to stand down, it has become one of the most relevant for the working class....
(Anti Union talk due to new UAW wins/Tesla to unionize) Elon Musk: I disagree with the idea of unions [5:36 | Elon Musk and Andrew Ross Sorkin | CNBC Television] (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9075430...
Sullair - Proof that if you treat workers well and remove middle management, productivity increases exponentially | 60 Minutes (vid.puffyan.us)
Amazon Strikes Back - Bosses Retaliate at KCVG Air Hub (youtu.be)
