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The Big 3 automakers now have record offers on the table. UAW says they can do more (www.npr.org)

Writers’ Union Wins Historic Concessions — An Example-Setting Strike for the Labor Movement (youtu.be)

Confused Automakers Braced for Strike at the Wrong Plants (theintercept.com)

The Big Three automakers stalled production and moved parts out of plants across the country ahead of the strike, according to rank-and-file UAW members.

Disney and Marvel VFX Unionization Likely to Spur More: This Is About ‘Respect for the Work We Do’ (variety.com)

Marvel and Disney VFX artists have voted to unionize with IATSE - could the push lead to unionization for artists across the industry?

Biden’s NLRB Brings Workers’ Rights Back From the Dead (prospect.org)

Costco Japan Pays Workers a Fair Wage, Local Businesses Seethe - Unseen Japan (unseen-japan.com)

Costco Japan says it'll pay a higher than market wage in all its warehouses countrywide. That has some local business owners fuming.

NLRB Complaint Calls a Noncompete Agreement an Unfair Labor Practice (prospect.org)

The NLRB’s action adds another dimension to the Biden administration’s assault on noncompetes. The FTC proposed a ban on most noncompete agreements earlier this year.

An industry shouldn't have multiple human rights watch reports about working conditions (lemmy.ml)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/6711307...

Amid financial stress, workers are asking for emergency savings accounts as a job benefit, survey finds (www.nbcchicago.com)

How Unions CRUSH Capitalists (youtube.com)

Hustle culture has infected America. But the truth is, the only real way to get ahead isn’t by working harder or out-competing your co-workers -- it’s by teaming up and collectively REFUSING to work.

It’s A Deal! WGA & AMPTP Reach Tentative Agreement To End Writers Strike (deadline.com)

cross-posted from: feddit.ch/post/1259391...

TikTok Blocked 'WGA' Searches Amid Writer's Strike Because It Thought It Was a Conspiracy (www.vice.com)

The social media app, which has been an instrumental tool during the strike, is blocking searches for “WGA.”...

National Labor Relations Board slams union-busting tactics by employers (www.courthousenews.com)

The new ruling forces employers found interfering with a union election to immediately recognize the union without a new election.

I think minors need a union, may help with the safety issues at the work place (web.archive.org)

“Working Families Party 🐺 @WorkingFamilies”...

Walmart cuts starting hourly pay for some workers (www.detroitnews.com)

The retailer says the change will create consistency in starting hourly pay across individual stores.

Warner Bros. Discovery Says Ongoing Strikes Will Mean $300M-$500M Hit to 2023 Earnings (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

"The company now expects to exceed $1.7 billion in free cash flow for the third quarter of 2023, in part due to the strong performance of 'Barbie' as well as incremental impact from strike-related factors," the entertainment giant says in a regulatory filing.

Union leaders demand change following Kroger employee death (www.fox13memphis.com)

“Them guys said he was dripping in sweat. Them guys said that guy was asking for water,” said Teamster 667 Union Chief Maurice Wiggins. “He did walk to produce a couple of times to cool off, and that’s where he ended up passing at, in the produce section on the dock in front of all his coworkers.”

Marvel VFX Artists Will Vote to Unionize (variety.com)

Why companies say you're 'family' while underpaying you (therealnews.com)

Felix Allen, a recently fired New Orleans-based organizer at Lowe's, recounts the measures taken by his employer to prevent his store from unionizing.

Marvel Studios' VFX Staff Unanimously Votes to Unionize (gizmodo.com)

Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight. (lemmy.worldhttps)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1410523...

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