Hollywood Shuts Down After 160,000 Actors Walk Off the Set (youtu.be)
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.
A pastor invited to DeSantis' Disney board meeting quoted the Bible telling people not to 'resist authority' as it strips workers' park perks (www.businessinsider.com)
Retirees and employees at Disney World are losing their perks under the new district board, which says benefits like park passes are unethical.
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....
Millennial and Gen Z employees are rejecting assignments, turning down offers, and seeking purpose. Here's what they expect of their employers, according to Deloitte’s latest survey (fortune.com)
Health care workers picket outside US hospitals in multiple states, kicking off 3-day strike (apnews.com)
Video on subject, The Hill:...
33 Amazon Japan workers halt deliveries over nonpayment of 'Prime Day' incentives: union - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)
NAGASAKI -- Thirty-three Amazon Japan delivery workers in the Nagasaki area boycotted their jobs on the afternoon of Sept. 15, claiming that they were not paid incentives as promised when they received more packages during the shopping website's "Prime Day" sale in July, a labor union has revealed.
62% of Student Loan Borrowers Say They're Likely to Boycott Repayments: Poll (www.commondreams.org)
They quit their jobs. Their ex-employers sued them for training costs (www.straitstimes.com)
New York Times tech workers to strike over return-to-office rules (www.reuters.com)
Tesla is the next biggest union target in the United States. Sorry, Elon Musk | Hamilton Nolan (www.theguardian.com)
The carmaker is now US labor’s most important target. If Musk doesn’t like that, he’s welcome to settle it with an auto worker by cage match
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 got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
Are the same petty mods running this show? If so, please ban me immediately. I don’t see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.
Wabtec workers, day 23 on strike against a company that refuses to cover workers' basic needs (Photo credit: "UE Members 506" FB) (lemmy.world)
Support the workers! This will help a lot:...
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....
N.J. nurses vote to strike, reject hospital’s settlement (www.nj.com)
Nurses voted to strike Monday night, seeking greater hiring, pay hikes and more
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.