Watch: Billionaire CEO says unemployment 'has to jump' to put 'arrogant' workers in their place (www.rawstory.com)
Thombert, Inc. strike continues (lemmy.world)
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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.”...
Unionize Amazon Everywhere - On Strike Show (youtu.be)
Preview of Kshama Sawant’s new show.
New At 6:30: Anti-Union Propaganda (www.levernews.com)
The proletarianization of tech workers (doctorow.medium.com)
Remember when tech workers dreamed of working for a big company for a few years, before striking out on their own to start their own company that would knock that tech giant over?...
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....
Durham Public Works Employees “Illegally” Strike for 1st Time (paydayreport.com)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – In late June, I attended a meeting of public works employees in Durham, who were planning the first strike of public works employees in the rapidly gentrifying city, where many city workers can’t afford to live....
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....
Americans Are Less Motivated to Work This Year Compared to Last, New Data Shows (www.bloomberg.com)
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.
UAW strike would show Biden, other leaders that it's time to 'pick a side,' union boss says (www.cnbc.com)
Unions seek gains in hostile territory: ‘If you change the South, you change America’ (www.politico.com)
They’re wielding new tactics with low-wage workers after decades of failed organizing efforts.
Bernie Sanders Champions 32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay (www.commondreams.org)
As part of his Labor Day message to workers in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday re-upped his call for the establishment of a 20% cut to the workweek with no loss in pay—an idea he said is “not radical” given the enormous productivity gains over recent decades that have resulted in massive profits for...
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.
Nigerian unions strike again to protest soaring costs after subsidy removal (www.aljazeera.com)
Government workers in Nigeria are striking over the rising costs of living worsened by the removal of petrol subsidies.
Slavery was abolished, so the rich are now trying to make economic oppression the equivalent of slavery. (i.imgur.com)
Workers of the world unite! Happy Labor Day! (lemmy.world)
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Workers' struggle against money-loving company continues (lemmy.world)
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New Survey Reveals That Many Game Developers Consider Their Career Unsustainable (www.ign.com)
IGN can exclusively reveal the details from IATSE's 2023 Gameworkers.org Rates and Conditions Survey, where the organization asked hundreds of video game developers about their pay, benefits, and working conditions.
Kentucky Autoworkers at Ford Are Preparing for a Strike (jacobin.com)
In past negotiation cycles, the UAW has chosen one of the Big Three legacy automakers (Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis) as a strike target, picking the company the union believed would agree to the best deal in order to set a pattern for the remaining two....
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal (www.npr.org)
A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.
Amazon CEO says 'it’s probably not going to work out' for employees who defy return-to-office policy (apnews.com)
