[Galveston Daily News] La Marque UPS workers rally for better conditions as strike looms ( www.galvnews.com )
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Google lays off contractors who unionized last month. Suspecting retaliation, the discharged workers have begun a hearing with the NLRB. ( www.engadget.com )
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.
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever ( www.theverge.com )
“This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no...
Genshin Impact Voice Actors Say They Haven't Been Paid In Months ( www.gamespot.com )
Despite the game's massive profits, its voice actors say they aren't getting paid, with some even choosing to leave their roles.
Hollywood actors’ union recommends strike as talks deadline passes ( www.theguardian.com )
Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US ( www.theverge.com )
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Hundreds of thousands of actors will go on strike Wednesday night if negotiations with studios are not reached by midnight. ( lemmy.worldhttps )
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Hollywood Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike After Contract Expires ( www.wsj.com )
Screen Actors Guild ends negotiations over new contract with studios
[WIS News] Garners Ferry Road Waffle House workers on strike for better working conditions ( www.wistv.com )
“Those customers could have had guns on them they could have decided to start shooting. Just out of nowhere just started pouring stuff into their containers and just throw it behind the counters....
Sega of America workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize ( www.engadget.com )
They say AEGIS-CWA is the 'largest multi-department union of organized workers in the entire gaming industry
[Texas Tribune] Limited regulations make Texas workers responsible for preventing on-the-job heat injuries ( www.texastribune.org )
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Corporate profits are accounting for an increasing share of inflation. Our wages are being suppressed so rich shareholders can get richer. ( www.npr.org )
In the past, corporate profit growth accounted for maybe a third of inflation. But a report from the Kansas City Fed found that nearly 60% of inflation in 2021 was because of corporate profits.
[Germany] Former Employers can make you lose a month of unemployment benefits
In Germany we have a relatively good social security system. If you are unemployed, there are basically two types of unemployment benefits that you can apply to. If you don’t qualify for the first one, normal unemployment benefits (ALG1), then you would qualify for the second one (ALG2), which covers people who are not...
Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sue New York City over $18 minimum-wage law ( www.engadget.com )
When faced with the prospects of actually paying workers a far wage, these companies are doing everything they can to prevent it. Says a lot about their priorities.
A Just Society ( i.imgur.com )
See “A Theory of Justice”....
Article: ‘Castlevania’ Studio Unionizes, Marking Expansion for The Animation Guild ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
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 )
Teaching young kids about work reform? I approve! ( lemmy.world )
At California’s Great America theme park
‘It’s exhausting but I think I’m going to have to keep working’: the over-65s who can’t afford to retire ( www.theguardian.com )
Many of those who have left the workplace are being forced to return by the cost of living crisis to bolster their finances.
Money Won't Save Them Now ( lemmy.world )
Pretty ironic that the wealthiest men in Pakistan are stuck in a submarine a week after hundreds of Pakistani refugees drowned trying to get to Greece because these guys are pilfering all the country’s money for themselves.
No retirement: Why are more and more people over 70 still working? ( www.euronews.com )
Yet another article about this.
Setting "personal goals" at work is such bullshit
Now on top of my workload, which is already insane, I’m expected to set and meet personal goals by some arbitrary deadline? This shit is so condescending. I’m an adult, being paid to exchange my time and work for a salary. I don’t need to be treated like a child and made to complete these homework assignments to prove my...
Railway workers in Pakistan show victory is possible even in times of crisis ( www.itfglobal.org )
Wage inequity is a global issue!
"People don't want to work anymore" - A tale as old as time ( lemmy.world )
Or… Here’s a thought. Kids DO want to work, they just want their time valued; to be respected and have a liveable wage.
