Grindr ‘Unlawfully’ Purged Staff at LGBTQ Dating App, Union Says (www.vice.com)
The union alleges severance agreements offered to former staff broke the law and the company illegally silenced workers....
I walked out today
Got laid off in June and have been fortunate enough to be on gardening leave until the end of this month. The job search has not gone well so far and I started getting desperate....
Many people feel they work in pointless, meaningless jobs, research confirms
The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are “bullshit” has been confirmed by a new study....
Tim Gurner apologises over call for more unemployment to fix worker attitudes (www.bbc.com)
Sorry not sorry teehee
A manufacturer tried the 4-day workweek for 5 days' pay and won't go back (www.npr.org)
Top 20 CEO pay in the S&P 500 is disgusting (www.visualcapitalist.com)
If Ryan Cohen took a salary in that leauge the bear thesis would still be alive and the turnaround of GameStop might never happen (or be significantly delayed). My executive chairman has other plans 🙌
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour (abc7.com)
More Perfect Union went to a trump rally. They seem to somewhat agree with socialists. (www.youtube.com)
The kids are all right. (lemmy.world)
Written in the teen room at the local public library.
Unionize Amazon Everywhere - On Strike Show (youtu.be)
Preview of Kshama Sawant’s new show.
Every member of Bandcamp union bargaining team was laid off in huge cuts at Oakland firm (www.sfgate.com)
The massive layoff that gutted Oakland-based music service Bandcamp hit one group at the company particularly hard: leaders of its nascent union.
Proposed initiative would remove 'Right to Work' statute from Arizona Constitution (kjzz.org)
UAW will not expand strikes at Detroit automakers after last-minute GM proposal (www.cnbc.com)
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)
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.”...
Unionize Amazon Everywhere - On the Ground at the Most Important Union Drive in the Country (youtu.be)
On Strike! is a news show that covers the labor movement that mainstream media refuses to honestly cover.
Workers at Mack Trucks reject tentative contract deal and will go on strike early Monday (www.al.com)
Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company and plan to strike at 7 a.m. Monday, the United Auto Workers union says....
Burger King gave candy to a worker who never called in sick. The internet gave $400K (www.npr.org)
Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.
Thombert, Inc. workers fighting back! (lemmy.world)
Support the workers! This will help a lot:...
Record national strike wave swells as 300,000 hit the picket lines (peoplesworld.org)
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.—Across the country a wave of strikes has grown to tsunami proportions with some 300,000 workers now out on strike and walking the picket lines.
UAW on Strike! At the Picket Line in Toledo (youtu.be)
Thombert, Inc. strike continues (lemmy.world)
Support the workers! This will help a lot:...
An Introduction To Class Warfare For The Software Engineer (medium.com)
If you work at one of the large tech companies that, in the last few weeks [or months], have laid off thousands of employees, you may be wondering what the hell is going on. Especially if the company you’re working for is not actually struggling economically right now. If you work for Google, say, you must be thinking, “What...
In 2021, my company laid off 100 people. Later that same year, they hire me and others to replenish this loss
And now, fast forward to 2023, they are laying me off, along with another 99 people....
At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars (www.reuters.com)
