Active - Work Reform

I think the rich need a reminder... ( lemmy.world )

Companies That Try to Union-Bust Will Be Forced to Recognize Union, NLRB Says ( newrepublic.com )

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.

Kaiser Permanente frontline workers to vote on strike ( thehill.com )

Since the International Brotherhood of Teamsters averted a strike when it ratified a new contract with UPS on Tuesday, the Kaiser coalition is currently embroiled in the largest single-employer negotiations in the U.S....

Construction Bids for EV Projects in Georgia Go to Gov. Kemp’s Donors ( prospect.org )

127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft ( www.propublica.org )

An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million.

What the electric car transition really means for autoworkers ( www.axios.com )

A big sticking point in contract talks between Detroit automakers and the United Auto Workers union is the popular assertion that it takes fewer workers to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) than conventional cars.

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, with 86% of votes cast in favor ( apnews.com )

Under the tentative agreement, full- and part-time union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more in total by the end of the five-year contract. Starting hourly pay for part-time employees also got bumped up to $21, but some workers said that fell short of their expectations....

WGA & SAG-AFTRA Join Labor Organizations Calling On California To Grant Unemployment Benefits To Striking Workers ( deadline.com )

SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild of America West are among more than 20 labor organizations lobbying for passage of a bill pending in the California legislature that would make striking workers in t…

WGA Slams Studios’ Latest Offer & Meeting As Attempt To Make Guild “Cave”; “Not To Bargain, But To Jam Us” ( deadline.com )

Just hours after the studios and streamers made public their latest “comprehensive package” towards a deal with the striking WGA, the guild has responded – and its seems the AMPTP and top CEOs may …

Forcing Workers Back to the Office Might Not Have Been a Good Idea After All ( futurism.com )

A new survey shows that the vast majority of senior executives say would've approached their return-to-work push "differently."

Amid Multi-Prong Hollywood Strike, Netflix Refuses To Meet With Korean Actors Union ( www.themarysue.com )

Netflix’s actors are not being paid in accordance with the success of the content they’ve provided—which is not exactly surprising.

Economics: The Family Wage ( infogalactic.com )

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3624236...

Thombert, Inc. strike continues ( lemmy.world )

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New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages ( www.propublica.org )

Record number of teachers quit for mental health reasons in 2021 ( www.japantimes.co.jp )

Education ministry officials say long working hours is one of the factors behind the rise.

207 Hours Overtime: Japanese Man in Kobe Worked to Death ( unseen-japan.com )

A medical resident worked 207 hours of overtime in a month. His case highlights Japan's continuing problem with karoshi - death by overwork.

The Elite's War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity ( www.okdoomer.io )

Career advice: should I give this interviewer a second chance?

Yesterday I had an interview for a certain position. Last Monday it had been scheduled for one location but on Friday it got moved to another. At the last minute yesterday, apparently it had gotten switched to the original interview location, and I was not notified until I got to that second location and waited a few minutes. I...

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 )

62% of Student Loan Borrowers Say They're Likely to Boycott Repayments: Poll ( www.commondreams.org )

Thombert, Inc. workers fighting back! ( lemmy.world )

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Tech workers react to UPS drivers landing a $170,000-a-year package with a mixture of anger and admiration ( www.businessinsider.com )

Some tech workers questioned whether UPS drivers deserved high pay — others jumped in to note the importance of the jobs and harsh working conditions.